OpenWindows File Manager Fails to Mount Diskette (4329368)

If you insert a diskette into its drive on a system with SCSI removable media devices and then select Check for Floppy from the File menu in OpenWindows^TM File Manager, File Manager mounts the diskette in the /floppy directory, but fails to display a File Manager view listing the disk contents. The Format Floppy and Eject Floppy options do not appear in the File menu of File Manager.

Workaround: Choose one of the following workarounds.

• To view the contents of a diskette, follow these steps:

  1. Click on the / folder in the File Manager Iconic Path.

  2. Double-click on the floppy folder in the / display window.

  3. Double-click on the floppy0 folder in the /floppy display window.

• To format a diskette, follow these steps:

  1. Unmount the diskette.

     % volrmmount -e floppy0

     where floppy0 is the floppy disk's folder in the /floppy directory.

  2. Format the diskette.

     % fdformat floppy0

• To create a new file system on a diskette, follow these steps:

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  If you have already unmounted the diskette, go to step 2 of this workaround.

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  1. Unmount the diskette.

     % volrmmount -e floppy0

     where floppy0 is the diskette's folder in the /floppy directory.

  2. Create the appropriate file system on the diskette.

     • To create a new UFS file system on the diskette, use the newfs command:

       % newfs /vol/dev/aliases/floppy0

     • To create a PCFS file system on the diskette, use the mkfs command:

       % mkfs -F pcfs /vol/dev/aliases/floppy0

  3. Mount the diskette.

     % volrmmount -i floppy0

• To eject the diskette, use the eject command.

  % eject floppy0

To prevent this problem, apply patch 109464-01.