GRUB boot error, when trying to boot from an image: "Filename must be an absolute pathname or blocklist" Floppy drive and disk answers to problems: Within the "/media/" directory, there should be a mount point name, like "floppya". I think "floppy" or "floppy0" are confusing. Make this directory at root level by typing: sudo mkdir /media/floppya If "floppya" or similar in bold doesn't show up in Nautilus, it needs to be mounted, e.g.: sudo mount /dev/fd0 /media/floppya To make floppy drives show up from boot-up: sudo echo floppy | sudo tee -a /etc/modules This appends "floppy" to the end of the "/etc/modules" file. "floppy" is the device name, not the mount point name. The mount point name can be anything. I like "floppya". To add the "floppy" module (device name) to Ubuntu/Xubuntu modules loaded, type: sudo modprobe floppy then should be able to use it within "Applications", "Accessories", "Floppy Formattter". This program is called "gfloppy" and can be called from bash, easiest to be root. ------------------------------------