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What is up with floppy disks on MX Linux?
I have tested several floppy disks, that work fine on Windows, but I can't get them work properly on MX Linux.
The problem is that I can only read them. I can't write them.
When I attempt to write I got always "Acces denied". Changing owner and privileges does'n make a difference.

Forgot to mention that when I got "Acces denied" with an USB drive, I can change privileges and then I can write the usb drive.
With a floppy disk it woun't work.

Do anyone of you an experience ?

With all requests, as per forum rules (which, if you haven't, please read), please share your full Quick System Info, do not edit.
If need be, you can do this using the LiveUSB, thanks.

r-tea wrote: Fri Dec 20, 2024 5:43 pm I have tested several floppy disks, that work fine on Windows, but I can't get them work properly on MX Linux.
The problem is that I can only read them. I can't write them.
Do anyone of you an experience ?

Floppy diskettes used to have a little tab in the corner on the back of them that could be slid into a read-only position to prevent anyone from overwriting them. Assuming you can run "mount" and the floppy diskette is mounted in Linux and does not have the "ro" flag set, consider double-checking if the disks themselves don't have the tab locked. You could also confirm if the disk is writable by attempting to write something to it in, say, Windows or FreeDOS.

Eadwine Rose wrote: Fri Dec 20, 2024 5:49 pm With all requests, as per forum rules (which, if you haven't, please read), please share your full Quick System Info, do not edit.
If need be, you can do this using the LiveUSB, thanks.

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Snapshot created on: 20241210_1400
System:
  Kernel: 6.1.0-28-amd64 [6.1.119-1] arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 12.2.0
    parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-6.1.0-28-amd64 root=UUID=<filter> ro quiet splash
  Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 5.27.5 wm: kwin_x11 vt: 7 dm: SDDM Distro: MX-23.4_KDE_x64 Libretto May
    19 2024 base: Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm)
Machine:
  Type: Desktop Mobo: ASRock model: 960GM-GS3 FX serial: <superuser required>
    BIOS: American Megatrends v: P1.10 date: 09/22/2011
CPU:
  Info: model: AMD Athlon II X4 640 bits: 64 type: MCP arch: K10 level: v1 built: 2009-13
    process: AMD 45nm family: 0x10 (16) model-id: 5 stepping: 3 microcode: 0x10000C8
  Topology: cpus: 1x cores: 4 smt: <unsupported> cache: L1: 512 KiB desc: d-4x64 KiB; i-4x64 KiB
    L2: 2 MiB desc: 4x512 KiB
  Speed (MHz): avg: 800 min/max: 800/3000 boost: disabled scaling: driver: acpi-cpufreq
    governor: ondemand cores: 1: 800 2: 800 3: 800 4: 800 bogomips: 24047
  Flags: ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4a svm
  Vulnerabilities:
  Type: gather_data_sampling status: Not affected
  Type: itlb_multihit status: Not affected
  Type: l1tf status: Not affected
  Type: mds status: Not affected
  Type: meltdown status: Not affected
  Type: mmio_stale_data status: Not affected
  Type: reg_file_data_sampling status: Not affected
  Type: retbleed status: Not affected
  Type: spec_rstack_overflow status: Not affected
  Type: spec_store_bypass status: Not affected
  Type: spectre_v1 mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization
  Type: spectre_v2 mitigation: Retpolines; STIBP: disabled; RSB filling; PBRSB-eIBRS: Not
    affected; BHI: Not affected
  Type: srbds status: Not affected
  Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected
Graphics:
  Device-1: AMD RS780L [Radeon 3000] vendor: ASRock driver: radeon v: kernel alternate: amdgpu
    arch: TeraScale code: R6xx/RV6xx/RV7xx process: TSMC 55-65nm built: 2005-13 ports: active: VGA-1
    empty: HDMI-A-1 bus-ID: 01:05.0 chip-ID: 1002:9616 class-ID: 0300
  Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 1.21.1.7 with: Xwayland v: 22.1.9 compositor: kwin_x11 driver: X:
    loaded: radeon unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,vesa dri: r600 gpu: radeon display-ID: :0 screens: 1
  Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1280x1024 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 338x270mm (13.31x10.63") s-diag: 433mm (17.03")
  Monitor-1: VGA-1 mapped: VGA-0 model: EIZO NANAO L565 serial: <filter> built: 2003
    res: 1280x1024 hz: 60 dpi: 96 gamma: 1.2 size: 337x270mm (13.27x10.63") diag: 432mm (17")
    ratio: 5:4 modes: max: 1280x1024 min: 720x400
  API: OpenGL v: 3.3 Mesa 24.2.2-1~mx23ahs renderer: AMD RS780 (DRM 2.50.0 / 6.1.0-28-amd64 LLVM
    15.0.6) compat-v: 3.0 direct-render: Yes
Audio:
  Device-1: AMD SBx00 Azalia vendor: ASRock driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus-ID: 00:14.2
    chip-ID: 1002:4383 class-ID: 0403
  API: ALSA v: k6.1.0-28-amd64 status: kernel-api tools: alsamixer,amixer
  Server-1: PipeWire v: 1.0.0 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse status: active
    2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin 4: pw-jack type: pluginSnapshot created on: 20241210_1400
System:
  Kernel: 6.1.0-28-amd64 [6.1.119-1] arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 12.2.0
    parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-6.1.0-28-amd64 root=UUID=<filter> ro quiet splash
  Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 5.27.5 wm: kwin_x11 vt: 7 dm: SDDM Distro: MX-23.4_KDE_x64 Libretto May
    19 2024 base: Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm)
Machine:
  Type: Desktop Mobo: ASRock model: 960GM-GS3 FX serial: <superuser required>
    BIOS: American Megatrends v: P1.10 date: 09/22/2011
CPU:
  Info: model: AMD Athlon II X4 640 bits: 64 type: MCP arch: K10 level: v1 built: 2009-13
    process: AMD 45nm family: 0x10 (16) model-id: 5 stepping: 3 microcode: 0x10000C8
  Topology: cpus: 1x cores: 4 smt: <unsupported> cache: L1: 512 KiB desc: d-4x64 KiB; i-4x64 KiB
    L2: 2 MiB desc: 4x512 KiB
  Speed (MHz): avg: 800 min/max: 800/3000 boost: disabled scaling: driver: acpi-cpufreq
    governor: ondemand cores: 1: 800 2: 800 3: 800 4: 800 bogomips: 24047
  Flags: ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4a svm
  Vulnerabilities:
  Type: gather_data_sampling status: Not affected
  Type: itlb_multihit status: Not affected
  Type: l1tf status: Not affected
  Type: mds status: Not affected
  Type: meltdown status: Not affected
  Type: mmio_stale_data status: Not affected
  Type: reg_file_data_sampling status: Not affected
  Type: retbleed status: Not affected
  Type: spec_rstack_overflow status: Not affected
  Type: spec_store_bypass status: Not affected
  Type: spectre_v1 mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization
  Type: spectre_v2 mitigation: Retpolines; STIBP: disabled; RSB filling; PBRSB-eIBRS: Not
    affected; BHI: Not affected
  Type: srbds status: Not affected
  Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected
Graphics:
  Device-1: AMD RS780L [Radeon 3000] vendor: ASRock driver: radeon v: kernel alternate: amdgpu
    arch: TeraScale code: R6xx/RV6xx/RV7xx process: TSMC 55-65nm built: 2005-13 ports: active: VGA-1
    empty: HDMI-A-1 bus-ID: 01:05.0 chip-ID: 1002:9616 class-ID: 0300
  Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 1.21.1.7 with: Xwayland v: 22.1.9 compositor: kwin_x11 driver: X:
    loaded: radeon unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,vesa dri: r600 gpu: radeon display-ID: :0 screens: 1
  Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1280x1024 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 338x270mm (13.31x10.63") s-diag: 433mm (17.03")
  Monitor-1: VGA-1 mapped: VGA-0 model: EIZO NANAO L565 serial: <filter> built: 2003
    res: 1280x1024 hz: 60 dpi: 96 gamma: 1.2 size: 337x270mm (13.27x10.63") diag: 432mm (17")
    ratio: 5:4 modes: max: 1280x1024 min: 720x400
  API: OpenGL v: 3.3 Mesa 24.2.2-1~mx23ahs renderer: AMD RS780 (DRM 2.50.0 / 6.1.0-28-amd64 LLVM
    15.0.6) compat-v: 3.0 direct-render: Yes
Audio:
  Device-1: AMD SBx00 Azalia vendor: ASRock driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus-ID: 00:14.2
    chip-ID: 1002:4383 class-ID: 0403
  API: ALSA v: k6.1.0-28-amd64 status: kernel-api tools: alsamixer,amixer
  Server-1: PipeWire v: 1.0.0 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse status: active
    2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin 4: pw-jack type: plugin
    tools: pactl,pw-cat,pw-cli,wpctl
Network:
  Device-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet vendor: ASRock driver: r8169
    v: kernel pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: e800 bus-ID: 02:00.0 chip-ID: 10ec:8168
    class-ID: 0200
  IF: eth0 state: down mac: <filter>
  Device-2: Qualcomm Atheros AR2417 Wireless Network Adapter [AR5007G 802.11bg] driver: ath5k
    v: kernel bus-ID: 03:05.0 chip-ID: 168c:001d class-ID: 0200
  IF: wlan0 state: up mac: <filter>
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 592.31 GiB used: 133.16 GiB (22.5%)
  SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
  ID-1: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: GOODRAM model: N/A size: 223.57 GiB block-size:
    physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 3.0 Gb/s type: SSD serial: <filter> rev: 22.3 scheme: MBR
  ID-2: /dev/sdb maj-min: 8:16 vendor: Samsung model: HD250HJ size: 232.88 GiB block-size:
    physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 3.0 Gb/s type: N/A serial: <filter> rev: 0-06 scheme: MBR
  ID-3: /dev/sdc maj-min: 8:32 vendor: Seagate model: ST380011A size: 74.51 GiB block-size:
    physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: <unknown> type: N/A serial: <filter> rev: 3.16 scheme: MBR
  ID-4: /dev/sdd maj-min: 8:48 type: USB vendor: GOODRAM model: Wilk GOODRAM 16GB size: 14.45 GiB
    block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B type: N/A serial: <filter> scheme: MBR
  SMART Message: Unknown USB bridge. Flash drive/Unsupported enclosure?
  ID-5: /dev/sde maj-min: 8:64 type: USB vendor: SanDisk model: Ultra USB 3.0 size: 14.32 GiB
    block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B type: N/A serial: <filter> rev: 1.00 scheme: MBR
  SMART Message: Unknown USB bridge. Flash drive/Unsupported enclosure?
  ID-6: /dev/sdf maj-min: 8:80 type: USB model: USB DISK 2.0 size: 3.72 GiB block-size:
    physical: 512 B logical: 512 B type: N/A serial: <filter> rev: PMAP scheme: MBR
  SMART Message: Unknown USB bridge. Flash drive/Unsupported enclosure?
  ID-7: /dev/sdg maj-min: 8:96 type: USB vendor: Generic model: N/A size: 28.85 GiB block-size:
    physical: 512 B logical: 512 B type: N/A serial: <filter> rev: 1.11 scheme: MBR
  SMART Message: Unknown USB bridge. Flash drive/Unsupported enclosure?
Partition:
  ID-1: / raw-size: 37.57 GiB size: 37.57 GiB (100.00%) used: 33.22 GiB (88.4%) fs: btrfs
    dev: /dev/sdb1 maj-min: 8:17
Swap:
  Kernel: swappiness: 15 (default 60) cache-pressure: 100 (default)
  ID-1: swap-1 type: file size: 2 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: -2 file: /swap/swap
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 32.4 C mobo: N/A
  Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A
Repos:
  Packages: 2785 pm: dpkg pkgs: 2777 libs: 1538 tools: apt,apt-get,aptitude,nala pm: rpm pkgs: 0
    pm: flatpak pkgs: 8
  No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian-stable-updates.list
    1: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm-updates main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian.list
    1: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
    2: deb http://security.debian.org/debian-security bookworm-security main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mx.list
    1: deb http://ftp.icm.edu.pl/pub/Linux/dist/antix-workspace/mx/repo/ bookworm main non-free
    2: deb http://ftp.icm.edu.pl/pub/Linux/dist/antix-workspace/mx/repo/ bookworm ahs
Info:
  Processes: 257 Uptime: 1h 55m wakeups: 1 Memory: 7.26 GiB used: 2.61 GiB (35.9%) Init: SysVinit
  v: 3.06 runlevel: 5 default: graphical tool: systemctl Compilers: gcc: 12.2.0 alt: 12
  Client: shell wrapper v: 5.2.15-release inxi: 3.3.26
Boot Mode: BIOS (legacy, CSM, MBR)
    tools: pactl,pw-cat,pw-cli,wpctl
Network:
  Device-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet vendor: ASRock driver: r8169
    v: kernel pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: e800 bus-ID: 02:00.0 chip-ID: 10ec:8168
    class-ID: 0200
  IF: eth0 state: down mac: <filter>
  Device-2: Qualcomm Atheros AR2417 Wireless Network Adapter [AR5007G 802.11bg] driver: ath5k
    v: kernel bus-ID: 03:05.0 chip-ID: 168c:001d class-ID: 0200
  IF: wlan0 state: up mac: <filter>
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 592.31 GiB used: 133.16 GiB (22.5%)
  SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
  ID-1: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: GOODRAM model: N/A size: 223.57 GiB block-size:
    physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 3.0 Gb/s type: SSD serial: <filter> rev: 22.3 scheme: MBR
  ID-2: /dev/sdb maj-min: 8:16 vendor: Samsung model: HD250HJ size: 232.88 GiB block-size:
    physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 3.0 Gb/s type: N/A serial: <filter> rev: 0-06 scheme: MBR
  ID-3: /dev/sdc maj-min: 8:32 vendor: Seagate model: ST380011A size: 74.51 GiB block-size:
    physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: <unknown> type: N/A serial: <filter> rev: 3.16 scheme: MBR
  ID-4: /dev/sdd maj-min: 8:48 type: USB vendor: GOODRAM model: Wilk GOODRAM 16GB size: 14.45 GiB
    block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B type: N/A serial: <filter> scheme: MBR
  SMART Message: Unknown USB bridge. Flash drive/Unsupported enclosure?
  ID-5: /dev/sde maj-min: 8:64 type: USB vendor: SanDisk model: Ultra USB 3.0 size: 14.32 GiB
    block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B type: N/A serial: <filter> rev: 1.00 scheme: MBR
  SMART Message: Unknown USB bridge. Flash drive/Unsupported enclosure?
  ID-6: /dev/sdf maj-min: 8:80 type: USB model: USB DISK 2.0 size: 3.72 GiB block-size:
    physical: 512 B logical: 512 B type: N/A serial: <filter> rev: PMAP scheme: MBR
  SMART Message: Unknown USB bridge. Flash drive/Unsupported enclosure?
  ID-7: /dev/sdg maj-min: 8:96 type: USB vendor: Generic model: N/A size: 28.85 GiB block-size:
    physical: 512 B logical: 512 B type: N/A serial: <filter> rev: 1.11 scheme: MBR
  SMART Message: Unknown USB bridge. Flash drive/Unsupported enclosure?
Partition:
  ID-1: / raw-size: 37.57 GiB size: 37.57 GiB (100.00%) used: 33.22 GiB (88.4%) fs: btrfs
    dev: /dev/sdb1 maj-min: 8:17
Swap:
  Kernel: swappiness: 15 (default 60) cache-pressure: 100 (default)
  ID-1: swap-1 type: file size: 2 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: -2 file: /swap/swap
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 32.4 C mobo: N/A
  Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A
Repos:
  Packages: 2785 pm: dpkg pkgs: 2777 libs: 1538 tools: apt,apt-get,aptitude,nala pm: rpm pkgs: 0
    pm: flatpak pkgs: 8
  No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian-stable-updates.list
    1: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm-updates main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian.list
    1: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
    2: deb http://security.debian.org/debian-security bookworm-security main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mx.list
    1: deb http://ftp.icm.edu.pl/pub/Linux/dist/antix-workspace/mx/repo/ bookworm main non-freeSnapshot created on: 20241210_1400
System:
  Kernel: 6.1.0-28-amd64 [6.1.119-1] arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 12.2.0
    parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-6.1.0-28-amd64 root=UUID=<filter> ro quiet splash
  Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 5.27.5 wm: kwin_x11 vt: 7 dm: SDDM Distro: MX-23.4_KDE_x64 Libretto May
    19 2024 base: Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm)
Machine:
  Type: Desktop Mobo: ASRock model: 960GM-GS3 FX serial: <superuser required>
    BIOS: American Megatrends v: P1.10 date: 09/22/2011
CPU:
  Info: model: AMD Athlon II X4 640 bits: 64 type: MCP arch: K10 level: v1 built: 2009-13
    process: AMD 45nm family: 0x10 (16) model-id: 5 stepping: 3 microcode: 0x10000C8
  Topology: cpus: 1x cores: 4 smt: <unsupported> cache: L1: 512 KiB desc: d-4x64 KiB; i-4x64 KiB
    L2: 2 MiB desc: 4x512 KiB
  Speed (MHz): avg: 800 min/max: 800/3000 boost: disabled scaling: driver: acpi-cpufreq
    governor: ondemand cores: 1: 800 2: 800 3: 800 4: 800 bogomips: 24047
  Flags: ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4a svm
  Vulnerabilities:
  Type: gather_data_sampling status: Not affected
  Type: itlb_multihit status: Not affected
  Type: l1tf status: Not affected
  Type: mds status: Not affected
  Type: meltdown status: Not affected
  Type: mmio_stale_data status: Not affected
  Type: reg_file_data_sampling status: Not affected
  Type: retbleed status: Not affected
  Type: spec_rstack_overflow status: Not affected
  Type: spec_store_bypass status: Not affected
  Type: spectre_v1 mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization
  Type: spectre_v2 mitigation: Retpolines; STIBP: disabled; RSB filling; PBRSB-eIBRS: Not
    affected; BHI: Not affected
  Type: srbds status: Not affected
  Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected
Graphics:
  Device-1: AMD RS780L [Radeon 3000] vendor: ASRock driver: radeon v: kernel alternate: amdgpu
    arch: TeraScale code: R6xx/RV6xx/RV7xx process: TSMC 55-65nm built: 2005-13 ports: active: VGA-1
    empty: HDMI-A-1 bus-ID: 01:05.0 chip-ID: 1002:9616 class-ID: 0300
  Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 1.21.1.7 with: Xwayland v: 22.1.9 compositor: kwin_x11 driver: X:
    loaded: radeon unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,vesa dri: r600 gpu: radeon display-ID: :0 screens: 1
  Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1280x1024 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 338x270mm (13.31x10.63") s-diag: 433mm (17.03")
  Monitor-1: VGA-1 mapped: VGA-0 model: EIZO NANAO L565 serial: <filter> built: 2003
    res: 1280x1024 hz: 60 dpi: 96 gamma: 1.2 size: 337x270mm (13.27x10.63") diag: 432mm (17")
    ratio: 5:4 modes: max: 1280x1024 min: 720x400
  API: OpenGL v: 3.3 Mesa 24.2.2-1~mx23ahs renderer: AMD RS780 (DRM 2.50.0 / 6.1.0-28-amd64 LLVM
    15.0.6) compat-v: 3.0 direct-render: Yes
Audio:
  Device-1: AMD SBx00 Azalia vendor: ASRock driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus-ID: 00:14.2
    chip-ID: 1002:4383 class-ID: 0403
  API: ALSA v: k6.1.0-28-amd64 status: kernel-api tools: alsamixer,amixer
  Server-1: PipeWire v: 1.0.0 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse status: active
    2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin 4: pw-jack type: plugin
    tools: pactl,pw-cat,pw-cli,wpctl
Network:
  Device-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet vendor: ASRock driver: r8169
    v: kernel pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: e800 bus-ID: 02:00.0 chip-ID: 10ec:8168
    class-ID: 0200
  IF: eth0 state: down mac: <filter>
  Device-2: Qualcomm Atheros AR2417 Wireless Network Adapter [AR5007G 802.11bg] driver: ath5k
    v: kernel bus-ID: 03:05.0 chip-ID: 168c:001d class-ID: 0200
  IF: wlan0 state: up mac: <filter>
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 592.31 GiB used: 133.16 GiB (22.5%)
  SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
  ID-1: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: GOODRAM model: N/A size: 223.57 GiB block-size:
    physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 3.0 Gb/s type: SSD serial: <filter> rev: 22.3 scheme: MBR
  ID-2: /dev/sdb maj-min: 8:16 vendor: Samsung model: HD250HJ size: 232.88 GiB block-size:
    physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 3.0 Gb/s type: N/A serial: <filter> rev: 0-06 scheme: MBR
  ID-3: /dev/sdc maj-min: 8:32 vendor: Seagate model: ST380011A size: 74.51 GiB block-size:
    physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: <unknown> type: N/A serial: <filter> rev: 3.16 scheme: MBR
  ID-4: /dev/sdd maj-min: 8:48 type: USB vendor: GOODRAM model: Wilk GOODRAM 16GB size: 14.45 GiB
    block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B type: N/A serial: <filter> scheme: MBR
  SMART Message: Unknown USB bridge. Flash drive/Unsupported enclosure?
  ID-5: /dev/sde maj-min: 8:64 type: USB vendor: SanDisk model: Ultra USB 3.0 size: 14.32 GiB
    block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B type: N/A serial: <filter> rev: 1.00 scheme: MBR
  SMART Message: Unknown USB bridge. Flash drive/Unsupported enclosure?
  ID-6: /dev/sdf maj-min: 8:80 type: USB model: USB DISK 2.0 size: 3.72 GiB block-size:
    physical: 512 B logical: 512 B type: N/A serial: <filter> rev: PMAP scheme: MBR
  SMART Message: Unknown USB bridge. Flash drive/Unsupported enclosure?
  ID-7: /dev/sdg maj-min: 8:96 type: USB vendor: Generic model: N/A size: 28.85 GiB block-size:
    physical: 512 B logical: 512 B type: N/A serial: <filter> rev: 1.11 scheme: MBR
  SMART Message: Unknown USB bridge. Flash drive/Unsupported enclosure?
Partition:
  ID-1: / raw-size: 37.57 GiB size: 37.57 GiB (100.00%) used: 33.22 GiB (88.4%) fs: btrfs
    dev: /dev/sdb1 maj-min: 8:17
Swap:
  Kernel: swappiness: 15 (default 60) cache-pressure: 100 (default)
  ID-1: swap-1 type: file size: 2 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: -2 file: /swap/swap
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 32.4 C mobo: N/A
  Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A
Repos:
  Packages: 2785 pm: dpkg pkgs: 2777 libs: 1538 tools: apt,apt-get,aptitude,nala pm: rpm pkgs: 0
    pm: flatpak pkgs: 8
  No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian-stable-updates.list
    1: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm-updates main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian.list
    1: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
    2: deb http://security.debian.org/debian-security bookworm-security main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mx.list
    1: deb http://ftp.icm.edu.pl/pub/Linux/dist/antix-workspace/mx/repo/ bookworm main non-free
    2: deb http://ftp.icm.edu.pl/pub/Linux/dist/antix-workspace/mx/repo/ bookworm ahs
Info:
  Processes: 257 Uptime: 1h 55m wakeups: 1 Memory: 7.26 GiB used: 2.61 GiB (35.9%) Init: SysVinit
  v: 3.06 runlevel: 5 default: graphical tool: systemctl Compilers: gcc: 12.2.0 alt: 12
  Client: shell wrapper v: 5.2.15-release inxi: 3.3.26
Boot Mode: BIOS (legacy, CSM, MBR)
    2: deb http://ftp.icm.edu.pl/pub/Linux/dist/antix-workspace/mx/repo/ bookworm ahs
Info:
  Processes: 257 Uptime: 1h 55m wakeups: 1 Memory: 7.26 GiB used: 2.61 GiB (35.9%) Init: SysVinit
  v: 3.06 runlevel: 5 default: graphical tool: systemctl Compilers: gcc: 12.2.0 alt: 12
  Client: shell wrapper v: 5.2.15-release inxi: 3.3.26
Boot Mode: BIOS (legacy, CSM, MBR)

DukeComposed wrote: Fri Dec 20, 2024 6:17 pm Floppy diskettes used to have a little tab in the corner on the back of them that could be slid into a read-only position to prevent anyone from overwriting them. Assuming you can run "mount" and the floppy diskette is mounted in Linux and does not have the "ro" flag set, consider double-checking if the disks themselves don't have the tab locked. You could also confirm if the disk is writable by attempting to write something to it in, say, Windows or FreeDOS.

I am pretty sure my floppy disk is write enabled. The whole is covered. My Windows machine can write it freely while MX Linux says "Access denied"
I can only read it on my MX Linux.

r-tea wrote: Fri Dec 20, 2024 6:43 pm I am pretty sure my floppy disk is write enabled. The whole is covered. My Windows machine can write it freely while MX Linux says "Access denied"
I can only read it on my MX Linux.

Verify the disk is mounted rw with mount, that you have correct ownership of the mountpoint, and that the data you want to write is less than the amount of free space available on the disk.

I used to work at a college computer lab where users would sometimes come to the service desk and ask for help. One day a girl came up to me with a floppy disk and complained she could not save her work on it. "Floppies are only 1.44 megs, so you may not have enough free space on it," I told her.

She frowned. "But it's only got TWO files on it!"

DukeComposed wrote: Fri Dec 20, 2024 6:51 pmOne day a girl came up to me with a floppy disk and complained she could not save her work on it. "Floppies are only 1.44 megs, so you may not have enough free space on it," I told her.

She frowned. "But it's only got TWO files on it!"

That's hilarious

I suppose the young people can't even imagine how little space 1.44 M is nowadays compared to the old days, they might quickly mistake that for 1.44 G.


On topic, can you post the output of "lsblk" and "mount" and while in the root directory of the mountpoint "df -h ." and "ls -la" so we can see how the floppy is mounted, its free space and its directories' permissions.

Maybe, try writing as 'root' or using sudo, MS, I believe runs as the main/root user, (& I think I remember needing to do that, many years ago, from Linux).

I recall from my Windows days many years ago that occasionally a floppy would read and write on one particular machine and not on another. It was not an OS issue but had to do with the head and track alighnment of a particular drive.

Have you tried the floppy on another machine running Windows?

Well, a bit late to the party, but I saw this post and decided to unearth my USB floppy drive.

As I had a Mageia installation running I tested it on that. I could easily read a proprietary OKI driver floppy from way back when. I couldn't write to it as both of the potential openings at the top were open and with no shutters in place making the disk read only.

I had a previously unused floppy disk where those openings were set to read/write. With Mageia I wrote a couple of files to it.

I started an MXLinux laptop and took the floppy drive to it.

It happily read both of the disks I had been playing with.

When I tried writing another file to the floppy (1.3MB free, 81.6KB test file, I got the message:

Access Denied
Could not write to /media/bbfuller/disk/<filename here>

Looks like you're not alone.

Just tried that again with an older MX laptop and the one I tried earlier.

Both are working properly now.

bbfuller wrote: Wed Dec 25, 2024 4:50 am I started an MXLinux laptop and took the floppy drive to it.

It happily read both of the disks I had been playing with.

When I tried writing another file to the floppy (1.3MB free, 81.6KB test file, I got the message:

Access Denied
Could not write to /media/bbfuller/disk/<filename here>

Looks like you're not alone.

Thank you for your support. I am pretty sure that the floppy disk (disks) are ok. I can read them all, but I can't write them.
BTW, how to delete, erease, format the whole floppy disk and create new partition, for example an ext4 one?

Can anyone provide me the "fdformat" command file? I suspect there is something wrong with my floppy drive because it is for sure mounted with rw parameter.

try changing to wiki

https://wiki.debian.org/Floppy

However it thinks you need to be a member of the group floppy.....and so the non-root command must contain string floppy.

you can also instead of making yourself a member of that group...change user to users......as user actually means root user

To format a floppy disk, it is convenient to act as root and create an ext2 file system, because ext3 is a 'journaling' type system and floppy disks do not have this feature, you can try with:
This is assuming that the floppy drive is /dev/fd0

Yep, I used floppies from the early 1980s to mid 1990s.