Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1998 12:34:45 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> To: Bill Hamilton <billh@finsco.com> Cc: freebsd questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: floppy chokes computer Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.03.9811181233510.14521-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <3652E322.8B303186@finsco.com>
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On Wed, 18 Nov 1998, Bill Hamilton wrote: > Whenever I try to fdformat a floppy, it kill the system and the floppy > light stays on. > Someone here suggested that there could be an irq conflict. That was me... also check that the floppy cable isn't on backwards. There's not standard for pin 1, the freaks... > Below is dmesg from last boot. There are no conflicts that I can see. > Any suggestions? How hard would it be to compile fdformat -g and > execute it in the debugger. I have used adb and dbx on Solaris, but > never the gnu stuff. I have all the kernel source, but do not see > fdformat.c anyplace. It wouldn't show up here since FreeBSD would disable the offending device. Doug White Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | www.freebsd.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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