FD0 error code 30

UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users
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Hi

I am new to this forum. Iam facing very strange problem in sco open server 5. when i try to mount the fd0 it just says "fd0 writeprotected, read only error code 30"

I changed the floppy drive. even I check the /dev/fd0 permissions it is read and wirte. I changed the floppies also. but still facing the same problem. Please help me out.

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See if this helps - Mounting Dos Disks. If not, then post the command you are using to mount.

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Hi thanks for your kind reply

But i tried both of the commands and here is the exact command

mount /dev/fd0 /floppy
mount -f dos /dev/fd0 /floppy

and one thing, earlier it mounts floppy very well

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You've probably checked the obvious already, but just to be sure, what's the position of the write protect tab?

If it's not that, maybye it's a problem with the cable? Write protect gets it's own pin on the cable.

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thanks

write protect tab was cleared and we can write in th same floppy on other unix server
i will now check the data cable

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Hi

i checked the cable also but still no progress.

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Hi there,

Which user are you logged into shell as?
Check directory permissions on /floppy, it may be only be chmod 700 which only gives the user specified read write & execute access.
Also check permissions on /dev/fd0