Version: 1.4 (using 4.4.3 (KDE 4.4.3), Kubuntu packages) Compiler: cc OS: Linux (i686) release 2.6.32-22-generic 1. Insert formatted floppy disk 2. Click on "Floppy Drive" in the Places panel, the disk becomes mounted and the contents is displayed. The icon does not change to show it is mounted. 3. Click on something else in the Places panel (e.g. Home) 4. Click back on "Floppy Drive", the contents of the disk is not displayed and dolphin reports" "An error occurred while accessing 'Floppy Drive', the system responded: mount: /dev/fd0 already mounted or /media/floppy0 busy mount: according to mtab, /dev/fd0 is already mounted on /media/floppy0"
I confirm it. Just unmounting the floppy disk will allow you to access it again.
The first time does not work either: the floppy disk gets mounted but Dolphin does not show its contents, neither at the first time nor at any further attempt. I have to go to /media/floppy by hand.
The way to go: floppy=/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/platform_floppy_0_storage_platform_floppy solid-hardware details $floppy if StorageAccess.accessible then go to StorageAccess.path; else { solid-hardware mount $floppy && repeat; } Does not seem to be rocket science. Besides, once the floppy disk is mounted, there is no UI to unmount it (which is essential for floppy disks), except for the command solid-hardware unmount $floppy
For me, StorageAccess.accessible is "false" whether the floppy is mounted or not.
(In reply to comment #4) > For me, StorageAccess.accessible is "false" whether the floppy is mounted or > not. Indeed, and StorageAccess.filePath is also empty. Seems like TO DO for Solid. As a workaround, query mount for Block.device.
Workaround: use <URL: floppy:/a/ >.
I don't own a floppy disk so I can't actually test this :/ Is this any better with kde 4.10?
I no longer have a floppy drive either so can't test it either.
Meh... I will buy one tomorrow and see what happens.
This bug is reported on libsolid which is the kdelibs4 version of the solid library. It is now in maintenance mode. If you think it should still be fixed in the KDE Frameworks 5 version of solid please move it to or report a bug on frameworks-solid.
Hello! Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but this project has been unmaintained for many years so I am closing this bug. Please try again with the latest version and submit a new bug to frameworks-solid if your issue persists. Thank you!