From owner-freebsd-hackers Mon Oct 6 01:34:56 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id BAA14166 for hackers-outgoing; Mon, 6 Oct 1997 01:34:56 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hackers) Received: from word.smith.net.au (word.smith.net.au [202.0.75.3]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id BAA14151 for ; Mon, 6 Oct 1997 01:34:46 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from mike@word.smith.net.au) Received: from word.smith.net.au (localhost.smith.net.au [127.0.0.1]) by word.smith.net.au (8.8.7/8.8.5) with ESMTP id SAA01021; Mon, 6 Oct 1997 18:01:18 +0930 (CST) Message-Id: <199710060831.SAA01021@word.smith.net.au> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.0zeta 7/24/97 To: Terry Lambert cc: chad@dcfinc.com, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: new floppy driver In-reply-to: Your message of "Sun, 05 Oct 1997 23:36:37 GMT." <199710052336.QAA24018@usr05.primenet.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Mon, 06 Oct 1997 18:01:11 +0930 From: Mike Smith Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > > Is anyone working on changes to the floppy driver to support the > > new Imation LS-120? This is the drive that can use both the existing > > 1.44meg 3.5" floppies, and (using optical positioning) a new standard > > 120meg format. > > I haven't heard about this. You haven't been listening hard enough, obviously. > What programming information do you have for the thing (ie: how do > you recognize it and afterwards, talk to it?). It's an ATAPI disk device. You've got a lot of work in front of you to make it respond to your floppy driver. mike