Date: Wed, 24 Mar 1999 14:18:52 +0000 From: Bob Bishop <rb@gid.co.uk> To: Darren Reed <avalon@coombs.anu.edu.au> Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: scsi floppy drives. Message-ID: <l03020913b31ea36ea90c@[194.32.164.2]> In-Reply-To: <199903241404.BAA22142@cheops.anu.edu.au>
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Hi, At 1:04 am +1100 25/3/99, Darren Reed wrote: >has anyone had any luck getting a floppy drive connected through a >scsi adapater ? i came across a floppy drive connect to something >which shows up as this: > >Mar 23 20:55:03 freebsd /kernel: (ahc0:0:0): "TEAC FC-1 HF 11 RV J" >type 0 > removable SCSI 1 >Mar 23 20:55:03 freebsd /kernel: sd0(ahc0:0:0): Direct-Access >Mar 23 20:55:03 freebsd /kernel: sd0(ahc0:0:0): NOT READY asc:4,0 >Mar 23 20:55:03 freebsd /kernel: sd0(ahc0:0:0): Logical unit not ready, >cause n >ot reportable >Mar 23 20:55:03 freebsd /kernel: sd0: could not get size >Mar 23 20:55:03 freebsd /kernel: >Mar 23 20:55:03 freebsd /kernel: sd0(ahc0:0:0): ILLEGAL REQUEST asc:26,0 >Invalid > field in parameter list >Mar 23 20:55:03 freebsd /kernel: sd0 could not mode sense (4). Using >fictitious >geometry >Mar 23 20:55:03 freebsd /kernel: 0MB (0 512 byte sectors) > >I've no idea whether it is a 720k or 1.4MB floppy - it is a 3.5" unit. > >Any clues ? I'd love to have a scsi-only PC :-) The only problem is that the driver(?) can't tell it isn't something like a Zip drive, and therefore expects it to have a partition table which flops don't. Otherwise I expect it would Just Work. [Whether you can boot off it depends on the controller BIOS.] -- Bob Bishop (0118) 977 4017 international code +44 118 rb@gid.co.uk fax (0118) 989 4254 between 0800 and 1800 UK To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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