Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2005 14:02:47 -0600 From: pbowen@fastmail.fm To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Floppy problems in 5.3 Message-ID: <200503091402.48207.pbowen@fastmail.fm>
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Sirs: I'm having a problem doing "newfs" to a floppy on a new installation=20 (5.3-stable). I tried changing to a new floppy and get the same thing. # fdformat -f 1440 /dev/fd0 =46ormat 1440K floppy `/dev/fd0'? (y/n): y Processing VVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV done. # bsdlabel -B -w /dev/fd0 fd1440 # newfs /dev/fd0 newfs: wtfs: 512 bytes at sector 2879: Input/output error =2D-or-- # newfs_msdos /dev/fd0 /dev/fd0: 2840 sectors in 355 FAT12 clusters (4096 bytes/cluster) bps=3D512 spc=3D8 res=3D1 nft=3D2 rde=3D512 sec=3D2880 mid=3D0xf0 spf=3D2 s= pt=3D18 hds=3D2 hid=3D0 newfs_msdos: /dev/fd0: Input/output error # If I take a linux formatted floppy, mount it, then "ls" on the mount point,= I can get the dir listing. Or if I "less" a file on the floppy I can read the contents. Any attempt to use "vi" or to write to the floppy fails with another "Input/Output error". Of course, the same drives and floppies mount= ,=20 read, and write under Minix, Slackware-10.0 and FreeBSD 4.11. # uname -a =46reeBSD =A05.3-RELEASE FreeBSD 5.3-RELEASE #0: Fri Nov =A05 04:19:18 UTC = 2004 root@harlow.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC =A0i386 # devfs.conf contains... # allow fd0 [devfsrules_fd0=3D10] add path fd0 add path fd0 mode 0660=20 and rc.conf contains... #devfs_system_ruleset=3D"devfsrules_fd0" I noticed in UPDATING that floppy under pci was broken at one point. Is tha= t=20 still the case and am I seeintg that broken-ness? Can you help? TIA.
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