During the install script, pkgadd fails. The following error message is encountered: "Floppy Drive (/dev/rdiskette) cannot be accessed."


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During the install script, pkgadd fails. The following error message is encountered: "Floppy Drive (/dev/rdiskette) cannot be accessed." During the install script, pkgadd fails. The following error message is encountered: "Floppy Drive (/dev/rdiskette) cannot be accessed."

Symptoms:

During the install script, pkgadd fails. The following error message is encountered: "Floppy Drive (/dev/rdiskette) cannot be accessed."

Cause:

The volume manager daemon is interfering with the diskette drive.

Solution 1:

Do the pkgadd outside the Open Window environment.

Solution 2:

List system processes with ps -ef and locate the vold processes:

ps -ef | grep vold

Kill the process-id associated with the vold daemon:

kill -9 [vold's process number]

You should now be able to proceed with the installation without any further problems.