-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 > > copied a file to it by dragging from one Nautilus window to another > > Then I tried to unmount the floppy and got an error that the device > (/media/floppy) was busy. > Did you still have the two nautilus windows open when you attempted to unmount the floppy? If you still have a window open and in the floppy directory or if you have a terminal session in a mounted directory, you will not be able to unmount the device. This to me would explain why your steps work some of the time, and not others. - -- Jim Perrin -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (Darwin) iD8DBQFClHt2AKud7eJUYhARAnfSAJ0W3YNy5EqYSM+oBYbMX7qSDxLzDACfT4ZD ioq9ISDGJlnEwTHwGde8KR0= =VDy3 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----