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Date:      Wed, 7 May 2003 17:50:30 -0500 (CDT)
From:      Eduardo Viruena Silva <mrspock@esfm.ipn.mx>
To:        <paralyz3@hotmail.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Floppy doesn't recognized by FreeBSD 5.0
Message-ID:  <1063.148.204.17.98.1052347830.squirrel@mail.esfm.ipn.mx>
In-Reply-To: <20030507213609.GC31032@dan.emsphone.com>
References:  <Law12-F43J7ck8RTfOw0000474b@hotmail.com> <20030507213609.GC31032@dan.emsphone.com>

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> In the last episode (May 07), Aleksandar Antok said:
>> Hello everybody,
>> ?
>> How can I get floppy drive work under FreeBSD 5.0. I have read in the
>> handbook that I should use MAKEDEV, but I can't find it anywhere. In
>> the / dev directory I have "fd" directory(and the files "0", "1",
>> "2"). I cannot  mount that(/dev/fd/0). Please help me or send me
>> MAKEDEV.
>> ?

are you using an Intel Mother board?
do you know brand and model of your floppy drive?

>
> /dev/fd/* refers to filedescriptors.  You probably want /dev/fd0, which
> should be automatically created if you have a floppy drive.  MAKEDEV is
> not needed in 5.0.
>
> Make sure you have "device fdc" in your kernel config file.
>
> --
> 	Dan Nelson
> 	dnelson@allantgroup.com
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