Date: Tue, 15 Apr 1997 00:12:29 -0400 From: Jim Durham <durham@w2xo.pgh.pa.us> To: Chuck Robey <chuckr@Journey2.mat.net> Cc: FreeBSD-Hackers <FreeBSD-Hackers@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: floppy disks Message-ID: <3353002D.15FB7483@w2xo.pgh.pa.us> References: <Pine.BSF.3.91.970414101814.5384A-100000-100000@Journey2.mat.net>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
Chuck Robey wrote: (snip!) > floppy into the drive, do a DIR. I take that floppy out, put another one > in, then do another DIR. I get the listing from the first disk. The > only way to get it to update is to remove the floppy completely, do the > DIR, let it time out, and then reinsert the floppy (the new DIR gives > results for the new floppy inserted). Somehow, changing floppies isn't > detected. > Well, this is really a FreeBSD list, but...assuming you're having similar problems with "mdir", (a standard "mount" shouldn't have this problem)... Pin 33 of the 34 pin cable on a floppy drive is "disk change". A good place to start looking. As I recall, some drives have a jumper to use this pin for other purposes. (Also, control-c should reset it on DOS without all the grief).8) regards, Jim Durham
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?3353002D.15FB7483>