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= Introduction =

Floppy drives are not automatically recognized in 8.10 so the module has to be manually added.

= Enable the module =
== MS-DOS Floppies ==
 1. Open a terminal and enter the following:
{{{
gksu gedit /etc/modules
}}}
 2. Add the line:
{{{
floppy
}}}
 3. Save the file and reboot Ubuntu

== Ext2 Floppies ==
 1. Open a terminal and enter the following:
{{{
gksu gedit /etc/modules
}}}
 2. Add the line:
{{{
floppy
}}}
 3. Save the file.

= Create the floppy device file =
Open a terminal and enter the following commands:
{{{
sudo mkdir floppy0
sudo chmod g+rwx floppy0
sudo chmod o-rx floppy0
sudo modprobe floppy
sudo mount /dev/fd0 floppy0
}}}

= Install floppy utilities =
Open a terminal and enter the following command:
{{{
sudo apt-get install fdflush fdutils
}}}

Reboot Ubuntu.

= Working with floppies =
== Format ==
Open a terminal and type:
{{{
sudo gfloppy
}}}

== Mount ==
To mount floppy:
1. Open Nautilus
2. Right Click on Floppy Drive -> Mount Volume in Nautilus (File Browser).   

= Thanks =
Page created in reference to Bug #330314. Based on guide provided by [[https://launchpad.net/~miketan63|miketan63]]