From owner-freebsd-bugs  Tue Mar 30  5:20:19 1999
Delivered-To: freebsd-bugs@freebsd.org
Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.FreeBSD.ORG [204.216.27.21])
	by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 549621536A
	for <freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org>; Tue, 30 Mar 1999 05:20:18 -0800 (PST)
	(envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org)
Received: (from gnats@localhost)
	by freefall.freebsd.org (8.9.2/8.9.2) id FAA60067;
	Tue, 30 Mar 1999 05:20:01 -0800 (PST)
	(envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org)
Received: by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix, from userid 32767)
	id 3BF321543C; Tue, 30 Mar 1999 05:13:13 -0800 (PST)
Message-Id: <19990330131313.3BF321543C@hub.freebsd.org>
Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 05:13:13 -0800 (PST)
From: david@inty.net
To: freebsd-gnats-submit@freebsd.org
X-Send-Pr-Version: www-1.0
Subject: kern/10870: Kernel panic when writing to write-protected floppy disk
Sender: owner-freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG
Precedence: bulk
X-Loop: FreeBSD.org


>Number:         10870
>Category:       kern
>Synopsis:       Kernel panic when writing to write-protected floppy disk
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    freebsd-bugs
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Tue Mar 30 05:20:01 PST 1999
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     David Hedley
>Release:        3.1
>Organization:
Intelligent Network Technology Ltd
>Environment:
FreeBSD dopey.visint.co.uk 3.1-RELEASE FreeBSD 3.1-RELEASE #0: Mon Feb 15 11:08:08 GMT 1999     jkh@usw3.freebsd.org:/usr/src/sys/compile/GENERIC  i386

>Description:

Kernel panics when writing to the floppy disk if the disk is 
write-protected

message is:  panic: vinvalbuf: dirty bufs
>How-To-Repeat:
Boot machine
Log in as root
Insert formatted, write protected 1.44MB disk into drive.
Type: echo test >/dev/fd0
Warning messages are then printed on the screen, followed by kernel panic
>Fix:


>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:


To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org
with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message