Rescuing files from an old 3.5" floppy disk in Linux

September

2023

Rescuing files from an old 3.5" floppy disk in Linux

Linux

5 September 2023 15:27

3.5" floppy disks (floppy disks) are practically not used now. The more important it is to save information from them.

1) First you need to physically connect the drive (using an FDD - floppy cable and connect the power connector). Not all motherboards have the ability to connect FDD - the i945 certainly does (for Core2Duo).

2) Enable the drive in the BIOS - type 1.44 MB.

legacy-fdd-bios

3) In Linux, change the fstab file:

sudo nano /etc/fstab

Add a line if not:

/dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy msdos noauto,user 0 0

4) Reboot the PC

5) Insert the 3.5-inch floppy disk into the drive.

6) In the menu or in Explorer, select the disk.
fdd-dropdown
The LED on the drive should light up. Explorer will open with the contents of the floppy disk:
Possible incorrect encoding:
fdd-open