# Floppy Disk not reading in cygwin

**URL:** <https://community.unix.com/t/floppy-disk-not-reading-in-cygwin/304519>\
**Category:** SCO\
**Created:** [February 13, 2012, 3:42am UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/floppy-disk-not-reading-in-cygwin/304519 "2012-02-13T03:42:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![mfm2006](https://community.unix.com/letter_avatar/mfm2006/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@mfm2006](https://community.unix.com/u/mfm2006)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2012, 3:42am UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/floppy-disk-not-reading-in-cygwin/304519/1 "2012-02-13T03:42:51Z")

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Hi,

I have 3 floppy disc (SCO uniix) compressed files in it. I am in windows XP environment, installed cygwin; I tried to read these files and copy out but am not able to mount fd; it show is mount unknown type error;

Please advise me how can i resolve..

Regards

mfm2066

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**Author:** ![itkamaraj](https://community.unix.com/user_avatar/community.unix.com/itkamaraj/32/1880_2.png) [@itkamaraj](https://community.unix.com/u/itkamaraj)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2012, 4:02am UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/floppy-disk-not-reading-in-cygwin/304519/2 "2012-02-13T04:02:36Z")

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```nohighlight
 
cd /
mkdir a
mount a: /a

```