Date: Tue, 17 Dec 1996 21:43:02 +0100 (MET) From: Tor Egge <Tor.Egge@idt.ntnu.no> To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: i386/2234: fbsdboot.exe does not turn off floppy drive Message-ID: <199612172043.VAA20060@ikke.idt.unit.no> Resent-Message-ID: <199612172050.MAA17997@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 2234
>Category: i386
>Synopsis: fbsdboot.exe does not turn off floppy drive
>Confidential: no
>Severity: non-critical
>Priority: low
>Responsible: freebsd-bugs
>State: open
>Class: sw-bug
>Submitter-Id: current-users
>Arrival-Date: Tue Dec 17 12:50:02 PST 1996
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Tor Egge
>Organization:
Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
>Release: FreeBSD 3.0-CURRENT i386
>Environment:
Diskless FreeBSD-3.0-CURRENT kernel, with in-kernel BOOTP support.
fbsdboot.exe used to boot kernel.
Kernel configured without floppy driver.
>Description:
The floppy drive does not stop spinning after booting
a FreeBSD kernel from a floppy using fbsdboot.exe.
>How-To-Repeat:
Use fbsdboot.exe to boot a kernel from floppy that does not
contain a floppy driver.
>Fix:
Add a delay in fbsdboot.exe before starting the kernel.
Workaround:
Configure kernel with floppy driver.
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:
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