From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jan 17 12:52:48 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D51FC16A415 for ; Wed, 17 Jan 2007 12:52:48 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd-questions@m.gmane.org) Received: from ciao.gmane.org (main.gmane.org [80.91.229.2]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 68DC913C441 for ; Wed, 17 Jan 2007 12:52:48 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd-questions@m.gmane.org) Received: from list by ciao.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.43) id 1H7AHC-00079T-4A for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Wed, 17 Jan 2007 13:52:26 +0100 Received: from in-elk-216-117-2-1.skylinecorp.com ([216.117.2.1]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Wed, 17 Jan 2007 13:52:26 +0100 Received: from kkobb by in-elk-216-117-2-1.skylinecorp.com with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Wed, 17 Jan 2007 13:52:26 +0100 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org From: Kevin Kobb Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2007 07:49:36 -0500 Lines: 49 Message-ID: References: <20070112174148.B17854@prime.gushi.org> <45ACCB03.1080805@skylinecorp.com> <20070116142148.I57194@prime.gushi.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: in-elk-216-117-2-1.skylinecorp.com User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.9 (Windows/20061207) In-Reply-To: <20070116142148.I57194@prime.gushi.org> Sender: news Subject: Re: Sysinstall: No Floppy Devices Found X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2007 12:52:48 -0000 Dan Mahoney, System Admin wrote: > On Tue, 16 Jan 2007, Kevin Kobb wrote: > >> I have found that when I do an install with an install.cfg file on a >> floppy, I must insert the floppy right after the system begins to boot >> from CD. If I don't when I tell sysinstall to read the floppy I get an >> error. > > I've found the floppy works okay when I escape to the bootloader, so I > can load my KLD at that time. > >> As a work around, if I go into the options and select rescan for >> hardware devices (not sure if that is the exact wording) after >> inserting the floppy disk, it will work OK as well. Might be worth a try. > > I'll be sure to try that, thanks. Any idea why it's not found > initially, tho? I mean, the CONTROLLER is found, so... > > Is this the type of thing I should send-pr over? > > -Dan > > -- > > "Be happy. Try not to hurt each other. Hope you fall in love." > > --Mallory, Family Ties Finale (on the meaning of life) > > --------Dan Mahoney-------- > Techie, Sysadmin, WebGeek > Gushi on efnet/undernet IRC > ICQ: 13735144 AIM: LarpGM > Site: http://www.gushi.org > --------------------------- > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > I am not sure why this happens myself. I have also noticed that when I try to transfer a few files from floppy (during install my install.cfg mounts the floppy and copies a few custom scripts) the transfer is very slow, even by floppy disk speed standards. I haven't worried too much about it because I so seldom use floppies any more, and plan on getting a better install gameplan (PXE ?) if I install more than a few systems. Might be worth checking or filing a PR.