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input/output error

[dsanta@localhost dsanta]$ su
Password:
[root@localhost dsanta]# cd /mnt/floppy
[root@localhost floppy]# cp pctel-0.9.6.tar.gz /tmp
cp: reading `pctel-0.9.6.tar.gz': Input/output error
[root@localhost floppy]#

Why am i getting those errors with the cp command??

Here is some more output.

[dsanta@localhost dsanta]$ su
Password:
[root@localhost dsanta]# cd /mnt/floppy
[root@localhost floppy]# cp -fv pctel-0.9.6.tar.gz /tmp
`pctel-0.9.6.tar.gz' -> `/tmp/pctel-0.9.6.tar.gz'
cp: reading `pctel-0.9.6.tar.gz': Input/output error
[root@localhost floppy]#

I got it working. I had the driver on a bad floppy so i put it on a good floppy. Thanks.

[mojo jojo]

We should all applaud derek for getting the modem to work and not giving up ;D

[trickster]

[quote author=dsantamassino link=board=21;threadid=7910;start=30#msg72498 date=1066007116]
I got it working. I had the driver on a bad floppy so i put it on a good floppy. Thanks.
[/quote]
Great!

Did you finished the installation?

yes the modem works but i have some other problems as well. The commands went fine. I just was getting the I/O errors because of bad floppy.

[Schotty]

[quote author=dsantamassino link=board=21;threadid=7910;start=0#msg72437 date=1065916210]
My modem driver is on floppy.

Holy shit trickster. Man you don't beleive this one. demian actually replied to a post of mine. Well here's output.

[dsanta@localhost dsanta]$ su
Password:
[root@localhost dsanta]# mount -t umsdos /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy
mount: block device /dev/fd0 is write-protected, mounting read-only
mount: /dev/fd0 already mounted or /mnt/floppy busy
mount: according to mtab, /dev/fd0 is already mounted on /mnt/floppy
[root@localhost dsanta]# cd /mnt/floppy
[root@localhost floppy]# ls
pctel-0.9.6-pct789_rh9.i386.rpm
[root@localhost floppy]#

[/quote]

Easier way :

[andrew@andrew andrew]$ mount /dev/fd0
[andrew@andrew andrew]$ ls /mnt/floppy
logow.sys pqdpm.dat pqmagicd.exe
[andrew@andrew andrew]$

[Schotty]

[quote author=dsantamassino link=board=21;threadid=7910;start=30#msg72495 date=1065999883]
input/output error

[dsanta@localhost dsanta]$ su
Password:
[root@localhost dsanta]# cd /mnt/floppy
[root@localhost floppy]# cp pctel-0.9.6.tar.gz /tmp
cp: reading `pctel-0.9.6.tar.gz': Input/output error
[root@localhost floppy]#

[/quote]

That is either or a compbination of the following :

A) Bad floppy disc
B) Bad floppy drive
C) Bad file on the floppy disc.
D) Bad driver for the floppy drive.

Chances are it started with A and caused C.