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> > Jul  2 03:47:46 tracker /kernel: fdc0: FIFO enabled, 8 bytes threshold
> > Jul  2 03:47:46 tracker /kernel: fd0: <1440-KB 3.5" drive> on fdc0 drive
> > 0
> > Jul  2 03:47:46 tracker /kernel: fd1: <1200-KB 5.25" drive> on fdc0
> > drive 1
> >
> > Jul  2 03:47:46 tracker /kernel: WARNING: "fd" is usurping "fd"'s
> > cdevsw[]
> > Jul  2 03:47:46 tracker /kernel: WARNING: "fd" is usurping "fd"'s bmaj
> 
> > # Floppy drives
> > device          fdc0    at isa? port IO_FD1 irq 6 drq 2
> > device          fd0     at fdc0 drive 0
> > device          fd1     at fdc0 drive 1
> 
> Okay, it looks like things are going weird around here.  You can try
> adding the "flags 0x1" to the fdc0 line (as described in the man page)

tried that with no effect.

> and see if that helps.  You could also try swapping the order of the
> two floppy drives (switch their positions on the cable) and see if
> they get probed better.
> 
> I suspect that if you remove the fd1 from the kernel configuration,
> the errors will go away.  
It did go away. - At least the error;
Jul  2 03:47:46 tracker /kernel: WARNING: "fd" is usurping "fd"'s
cdevsw[]
Jul  2 03:47:46 tracker /kernel: WARNING: "fd" is usurping "fd"'s bmaj


> If so, you should probably write up a
> message focusing narrowly on that, and see if someone with a little
> more expertise in the probing routines will take a look at it.  

I'm not going to need my 5-1/4 inch drive anyway.


> 
> I'm afraid I'm at the limit of my expertise here.

You've been a great help.

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