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To: Morrow Dana TSgt AMC CSS/NOSA <Dana.Morrow@scott.af.mil>
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Subject: Re: Unable to 'MOUNT' Floppy Drive
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Well the dmesg seems pretty clear.  The floppy drive looks bad, though I
don't know exactly what the error signifies.  Does it work in other
operating systems?  Even if it did that's no indication it's
not about to die.  If the device fails like that in probes, no mounting of
it will help.  Try putting in a new floppy drive.
						Tim

On Tue, 31 Oct 2000, Morrow Dana TSgt AMC CSS/NOSA wrote:

> Just loaded FreeBSD 3.4 from CD-ROM onto a Gateway Solo 2500 Laptop
> computer. I am unable to mount the floppy drive. I receive an 'input/output
> error' after entering the mount command. When I use the 'dmesg' command, I
> receive the following - 
> 
> /kernel: fd0: recal failed ST0 70<abnrml,seek_cmplt,equ_chck> cyl 0
> /kernel: fd0: hard error reading fsbn 0 (No status)
> 
> I've tried using 'mount -t /dev/fd0 /floppy'
> 'mount_msdos /dev/fd0 /floppy'
> 'mount /dev/fd0 /floppy'
> 
> I have created '/floppy' in the root directory.
> 
> Any ideas?
> 
> regards,
> 
> Dana E Morrow
> Comm: 618-256-1114
> 
> 
> 
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