[Tfug] Newbie Question on mounting floppies

[Robert Graziani]

How about:

mount -t vfat /dev/fd0 /floppy [or /dev/floppy]
depending on where it might be. You may have to create the floppy directory
first if it's not already there.

On Tue, 25 Jun 2002 07:23:59 -0700 (PDT) Craig Smith <linuxnewbie58@yahoo.com>
wrote:

I am trying to run Debian and at the moment I have
little idea on what is going on but I will learn it.

when I enter the command: 

mount /dev/fp0 /floppy/ -t vfat

I get an error message that says mount can only be
used by root

Question 1: Since I am connected to Cox by cable modem
should I be concerned as logging in as root without a
firewall? I know in Windows 2000 my firewall tells me
that I am getting probed all the time.

When I do log in as root and use the same command as
above, I get an error message that states:

special device /dev/fp0 does not exist

Question 2: What dumb thing am I doing wrong?