On Mon, Jun 12, 2000 at 02:30:32PM -0600, Richard Gooch wrote:
> Norbert Tretkowski writes:
> >
> > after the Update from Linux 2.2.15 and devfs 99.12 to Linux 2.2.16 and
> > devfs 99.14 its no longer possible to access my LS-120:
> >
> > root@nexus:~# modprobe ide-floppy
> > hdd: The drive reports both 126222336 and 0 bytes as its capacity
>
> Bug in floppy driver?
That message also appeared with 2.2.15 and earlier Kernels.
> > root@nexus:~# mount /floppy/
> > mount: special device /dev/discs/disc1/disc does not exist
>
> If the floppy driver isn't happy, it won't create devfs device
> entries.
I know. ;)
> > Now I have updated devfs to 99.15, but the Problem still exist.
> > With 2.2.15 and devfs 99.12 it was no problem to access my LS-120 in that
> > way.
>
> This looks like a general kernel bug to me, not something specific to
> the devfs patch.
I have compiled ide-floppy.c from 2.2.15 with devfs 99.13, it was not
possible to use it with 2.2.16, same problem.
Regards/Gruesse, Norbert
-- Norbert Tretkowski, http://nexus.nobse.de
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