The OpenWindowsTM File Manager fails to display a File Manager view that lists the contents of a floppy disk in certain circumstances. The problem occurs when you insert a floppy disk into the drive on a system that also has a SCSI removable media device. When you select Check for Floppy from the File menu in File Manager, File Manager mounts the floppy disk in the /floppy directory, but fails to display a File Manager view that lists the floppy disk contents.
Workaround: Choose one of the following workarounds.
To view the contents of a floppy disk, follow these steps:
Click on the / folder in the File Manager Iconic Path.
Double-click on the floppy folder in the / display window.
Double-click on the floppy0 folder in the /floppy display window.
To format a floppy disk, follow these steps:
Unmount the floppy disk..
% volrmmount -e floppy0 |
Format the floppy disk.
% fdformat floppy0 |
To create a new file system on a floppy disk, follow these steps:
If you have already unmounted the floppy disk, go to step 2 of this workaround.
Unmount the floppy disk.
% volrmmount -e floppy0 |
Create the appropriate file system on the floppy disk.
To create a new UFS file system on the floppy disk, use the newfs command:
% newfs /vol/dev/aliases/floppy0 |
To create a PCFS file system on the floppy disk, use the mkfs command:
% mkfs -F pcfs /vol/dev/aliases/floppy0 |
Mount the floppy disk.
% volrmmount -i floppy0 |
To eject the floppy disk, use the eject command.
% eject floppy0 |
To prevent this problem, apply patch 109464-01.