Date: Fri, 30 May 2003 00:36:14 +0000 From: "Lee Harr" <missive@hotmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: floppy disk hardware failure ? Message-ID: <BAY2-F145TrpwACkWHZ0000014a@hotmail.com>
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>>May 28 10:20:21 tern /kernel: fd0c: hard error reading fsbn 0 (ST0 >>40<abnrml> ST1 1<no_am> ST2 0 cyl 0 hd 0 sec 1) >>May 28 10:20:24 tern /kernel: fd0c: hard error reading fsbn 0 (ST0 >>40<abnrml> ST1 1<no_am> ST2 0 cyl 0 hd 0 sec 1) >>May 28 10:22:46 tern /kernel: fd0c: hard error writing fsbn 0 of 0-1 (ST0 >>40<abnrml> ST1 1<no_am> ST2 0 cyl 0 hd 0 sec 1) >> >>Is this a hardware problem? I get the same thing with all disks I >>have tried. >> >Yes, probably. > >I'm guessing it's an MS-DOS type floppy, being mounted with "mount -t > >msdos". >You might try the mtools, which parse the filesystem a little >differently, but it's unlikely to matter when the very first block is >failing. > Sorry, mine was a poorly asked question. I never mount DOS floppies on my system, I use mtools as you suggest. I am getting these same type messages using both mtools or even trying to access the floppy with dd I think I will try a different floppy drive when I have a chance to bring the system down for a few minutes. Thanks for your time. _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus
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