From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Mar 27 21:48:33 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0DD6E106564A for ; Tue, 27 Mar 2012 21:48:33 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from lausts@acm.org) Received: from hrndva-omtalb.mail.rr.com (hrndva-omtalb.mail.rr.com [71.74.56.122]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BC1FF8FC0C for ; Tue, 27 Mar 2012 21:48:32 +0000 (UTC) X-Authority-Analysis: v=2.0 cv=NYRkJh/4 c=1 sm=0 a=de+ksHeJaPmK8cA12er7Ag==:17 a=VyBCHhcZmHwA:10 a=8JOjVTPaRU0A:10 a=kWQ6D_09QQAA:10 a=kHc8Q_KJ-KsA:10 a=GZF_LLudG7hLcMtJSncA:9 a=98M3dsWYiIjRJUjxKsEA:7 a=de+ksHeJaPmK8cA12er7Ag==:117 X-Cloudmark-Score: 0 X-Originating-IP: 98.31.23.46 Received: from [98.31.23.46] ([98.31.23.46:35599] helo=mail.laus.org) by hrndva-oedge03.mail.rr.com (envelope-from ) (ecelerity 2.2.3.46 r()) with ESMTP id B5/63-25610-AA5327F4; Tue, 27 Mar 2012 21:48:26 +0000 Received: from [192.168.1.100] (laust2 [192.168.1.100]) by mail.laus.org (8.14.5/8.14.5) with ESMTP id q2RLmPgi010890 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DES-CBC3-SHA bits=168 verify=NO); Tue, 27 Mar 2012 17:48:26 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from lausts@acm.org) From: "Thomas Laus" Organization: ABB To: Eivind Evensen , "freebsd-stable@freebsd.org" Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2012 17:48:26 -0400 Message-ID: <4F71FD6A.29072.EDF7E@lausts.acm.org> Priority: normal In-reply-to: <20120327195758.GA78507@klump.hjerdalen.lokalnett> References: <4F64608B.27301.3724F1@lausts.acm.org>, , <20120327195758.GA78507@klump.hjerdalen.lokalnett> X-mailer: Pegasus Mail for Windows (4.41) Cc: Subject: Re: Floppy disks don't work with FreeBSD 9.0 X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: lausts@acm.org List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2012 21:48:33 -0000 > uname -a > FreeBSD elg.hjerdalen.lokalnett 8.3-PRERELEASE FreeBSD 8.3-PRERELEASE #42: Sat > Mar 3 20:05:21 CET 2012 > rumrunner@elg.hjerdalen.lokalnett:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/RUM amd64 > > fdformat works fine here with: > dmesg |grep fdc > fdc0: port 0x3f0-0x3f5,0x3f7 irq 6 drq 2 on > acpi0 fdc0: [FILTER] fd0: <1440-KB 3.5" drive> on fdc0 drive 0 > > Using the disk normally also works. > I also had floppy disk success with FreeBSD 8.3 RC1. I was able to format the floppy without error and DD a small file to the recently formatted floppy disk. I re-initialized the same computer that had been running OpenBSD 5.1 and FreeBSD 8.3 RC1 and then did a fresh install of FreeBSD 9.0 Release. FreeBSD 9.0-RELEASE: Mar 27 12:12:59 kernel: real memory = 536805376 (511 MB) Mar 27 12:12:59 kernel: avail memory = 515719168 (491 MB) Mar 27 12:12:59 kernel: fd0: <1440-KB 3.5" drive> on fdc0 drive 0 The fdformat shows the entire floppy disk that I previously used as having all blocks marked bad with a whole string of 'wrong cylinder (format mismatch) errors. > Additionally, I tried to mount a DD disk (previously formatted and with > files on), which also worked without hassle. I remember back on 6.X > or 7.X, I found no other way to make DD disks work after having read/written > HD disks than using fdformat -f720 on a disk first. Then again, that was on > different hardware, so it may have other reasons. > > I have an old machine I could install 9.0 on in order to test there, but > I'd have to install that machine from floppy and I can't seem to > find images for that any more. If it's of interest, I could probably > find another machine to install on, then move the harddrive to the other > machine, but I'd need to some for that. > It looks like we both have confirmed that the floppy disk operation works up to FreeBSD 8.3 RC1. I will need to file a PR for FreeBSD 9.0 in the bug system. Thanks for the help. Tom -- Public Keys: PGP KeyID = 0x5F22FDC1 GnuPG KeyID = 0x620836CF