Disk Drive

Taking it for a spin
The disk drive provides an option for quick media exchange. Floppy disks can be added and removed at runtime, unlike hard drives.
Computers have to be shut down before installing or removing this component. Installing it while the computer is running will have no effect, removing it may lead to system errors.

OpenOS II

See the OpenOS II guide for more on drives. Disk drives appear as /dev/vdX devices, following any installed hard drives. Floppies are mounted automatically, at /mnt/<label> or at /mnt/<n> without a label. Run format /dev/vdX to format a new floppy. Close open files before removing a floppy, to avoid data loss.

Linux

See the Linux guide for more on drives. Disk drives appear as /dev/vdX devices, following any installed hard drives. They are not automatically formatted or mounted, they will only appear as raw block devices:
- mke2fs /dev/vdX formats a floppy disk. Run this when first installing the disk. Will erase data on floppy!
- mount /dev/vdX <mount directory> mounts a floppy disk after formatting it. Make sure the directory you want to mount it to exists and is empty.
- umount <mount directory> unmounts a floppy disk. Make sure to run this before removing the floppy from the disk drive, to avoid data loss.

CP/M

See the CP/M guide for more on drives. Drives are lettered in the order they are found, starting at A:. The disk the machine booted from always comes first.