HD Install :: can't see floppy after HD install

I'm using DSL 2.4 ... when I run it as a live CD , DSL sees the floppy as /mnt/auto/floppy no problem. But when I run dsl-hdinstall and install DSL to the hard drive, after I reboot back onto linux (from the hard drive) I can no longer see or mount the floppy! :-(

Any suggestions? First time I have ever seen this happen. And I think I've put DSL on about 10 legacy systems so far.

... but when I drop back and dsl-hdinsall DSL 1.4 ... It finds the floppy, and mount works to mount /dev/fd0 OK ... Hmmm

original here.