floppy mount

[Trek1701]

Hi,

I'd like to know if there is some command to "refresh" the floppy when I replace it for another one without need to unmount and mount the drive.

Thanks and sorry for my bad english.

[Furball]

As far as I know that's not possible.
If you use msdos formatted floppies you can however circumvent this by using the mtools.
(Check if they are installted with 'rpm -q mtools')
You can use them like the dos commands with a 'm'-prefix, like mdir A: for example. The floppy has not to be mounted for them.

[Trek1701]

I'll try that.

Thanks Furball

[mjr]

you cant use dos formated floppy but there is a gnu programe that partion hard drive and floppy plus make the file system. \

the program is called parted


www.gnu.org i think that may be wrong

[mjr]

and there is always disk managment