The following code fro within the Ubuntu 12.10 VM (or Linux Mint 14 for that matter) is:
echo "blacklist floppy" | sudo tee /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-floppy.conf sudo rmmod floppy sudo update-initramfs -u
This immediately (don't need a reboot)removes the bogus floppy icon from the launcher and also /dev/fd0. You may also sudo rm -fr /media/floppy* if you wish.
See discussion
http://communities.vmware.com/thread/426323?tstart=0
The following code fro within the Ubuntu 12.10 VM (or Linux Mint 14 for that matter) is:
echo "blacklist floppy" | sudo tee /etc/modprobe. d/blacklist- floppy. conf
sudo rmmod floppy
sudo update-initramfs -u
This immediately (don't need a reboot)removes the bogus floppy icon from the launcher and also /dev/fd0. You may also sudo rm -fr /media/floppy* if you wish.
See discussion
http:// communities. vmware. com/thread/ 426323? tstart= 0