From owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Fri Aug 14 11:16:11 2020 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@mailman.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F28BA3BCB9D for ; Fri, 14 Aug 2020 11:16:11 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jerry@seibercom.net) Received: from mail-qk1-x735.google.com (mail-qk1-x735.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4864:20::735]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 (128/128 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256 client-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits) client-digest SHA256) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "GTS CA 1O1" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4BSgqH0CzBz4b3v for ; Fri, 14 Aug 2020 11:16:10 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jerry@seibercom.net) Received: by mail-qk1-x735.google.com with SMTP id p25so7991736qkp.2 for ; Fri, 14 Aug 2020 04:16:10 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=seibercom.net; s=google; h=date:from:to:subject:message-id:in-reply-to:references:reply-to :organization:mime-version; bh=hMXmm8WqI1/onK/nIZ3N1OR1uPgjJT2G9d/B4PxIlbQ=; b=ZgXOzLhh9CuvmrnLOX/iBc7dKSz/SRZnwbCYAM7qrgluYqM8F73NjzcwTrpL+WwDRp misLhRF13tHWTMRffqIfZuGj6tuWCcBFIImJf8JnvzfN8aLaJ1LNCR0aRDf2mkANgy5t vxo8IKATRdksPPbBTaB+xzwiFkVzlKp8RmjaM= X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:date:from:to:subject:message-id:in-reply-to :references:reply-to:organization:mime-version; bh=hMXmm8WqI1/onK/nIZ3N1OR1uPgjJT2G9d/B4PxIlbQ=; b=CtEVNnw5EG9pdsNVTpzAPJlAgFMc9sFavsC+2F6f+OFJdw0sFhRRS/hOSgU98yNJiY WpNRLSrHO+Sga8wr79felY7YnkRDM2P69sx+ANJcPNup6BpOuxpDgp91WkQwjZPvySM+ 6TEpcPZnuSWsSLi3ti5pdEZNfsm7b5WnZFOC7xJtXlzxUyoRvyObxpdRTqt0VdpoEfmD 9DtVRcHnnP3/sRh3HXsS4ubJEG2pfRLP0Vejiqc3ZagJh4aAS4Nvo9jawIf6Vl4FYb3W dnHdJ1TgPJdlVB7b9m84BmQ0FgTnhXvmVyzvIIhRAxtsayGNSupuMuJnJW0D6IKylxds +kDQ== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM532BRhjRZ7UZUKa5edHG/j6lrunAua34oz7FKUknrkHp7v6Pw7mC HQX+QUtJ/gG28TNNEOJ5HbH/c3H5W5bx2g== X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJzLQRmPgXRQUjv3ET60vZfa3yWGb+1ttuEgRmkOxzzzyY7TNiond51eKu821qv49Zx8DlsSuQ== X-Received: by 2002:a05:620a:12ef:: with SMTP id f15mr1575928qkl.120.1597403451513; Fri, 14 Aug 2020 04:10:51 -0700 (PDT) Received: from scorpio.seibercom.net ([174.109.231.236]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id c5sm9282064qtp.62.2020.08.14.04.10.49 for (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 bits=256/256); Fri, 14 Aug 2020 04:10:50 -0700 (PDT) Received: from scorpio.seibercom.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange ECDHE (P-256) server-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits) server-digest SHA256) (No client certificate requested) by scorpio.seibercom.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4BSgj40lGxz2Y1 for ; Fri, 14 Aug 2020 07:10:48 -0400 (EDT) X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Virus-Scanned: clamav-milter 0.102.4 at scorpio.seibercom.net Date: Fri, 14 Aug 2020 07:10:30 -0400 From: Jerry To: "User Questions" Subject: Re: 5.25" Floppy disk drive not recognized Message-ID: <20200814071030.3f319e5a@scorpio.seibercom.net> In-Reply-To: <20200814101021.c71f6c23768a5bef685739fe@sohara.org> References: <46FFA8F9-90AA-42DE-8E8B-CA4383CA7AC6@kukulies.org> <20200814101021.c71f6c23768a5bef685739fe@sohara.org> Reply-To: "User Questions" Organization: seibercom NET X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.17.5 (GTK+ 2.24.32; amd64-portbld-freebsd11.4) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha256; boundary="Sig_/VrlVDco2nxPl5wLDnWouN/i"; protocol="application/pgp-signature" X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 4BSgqH0CzBz4b3v X-Spamd-Bar: ++ Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; dkim=pass header.d=seibercom.net header.s=google header.b=ZgXOzLhh; dmarc=none; spf=pass (mx1.freebsd.org: domain of jerry@seibercom.net designates 2607:f8b0:4864:20::735 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=jerry@seibercom.net X-Spamd-Result: default: False [2.52 / 15.00]; HAS_REPLYTO(0.00)[freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]; RCVD_VIA_SMTP_AUTH(0.00)[]; R_SPF_ALLOW(-0.20)[+ip6:2607:f8b0:4000::/36]; HAS_ORG_HEADER(0.00)[]; RCVD_COUNT_THREE(0.00)[4]; TO_DN_ALL(0.00)[]; DKIM_TRACE(0.00)[seibercom.net:+]; NEURAL_HAM_SHORT(-0.17)[-0.174]; FROM_EQ_ENVFROM(0.00)[]; MIME_TRACE(0.00)[0:+,1:+,2:~]; ASN(0.00)[asn:15169, ipnet:2607:f8b0::/32, country:US]; REPLYTO_EQ_TO_ADDR(5.00)[]; RECEIVED_SPAMHAUS_PBL(0.00)[174.109.231.236:received]; ARC_NA(0.00)[]; NEURAL_HAM_MEDIUM(-0.81)[-0.811]; R_DKIM_ALLOW(-0.20)[seibercom.net:s=google]; FROM_HAS_DN(0.00)[]; TO_MATCH_ENVRCPT_ALL(0.00)[]; NEURAL_HAM_LONG(-0.90)[-0.899]; MIME_GOOD(-0.20)[multipart/signed,text/plain]; PREVIOUSLY_DELIVERED(0.00)[freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]; DMARC_NA(0.00)[seibercom.net]; RCPT_COUNT_ONE(0.00)[1]; RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE(0.00)[2607:f8b0:4864:20::735:from]; GREYLIST(0.00)[pass,body]; RCVD_TLS_ALL(0.00)[] X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.33 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 14 Aug 2020 11:16:12 -0000 --Sig_/VrlVDco2nxPl5wLDnWouN/i Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Fri, 14 Aug 2020 10:10:21 +0100, Steve O'Hara-Smith stated: >On Fri, 14 Aug 2020 09:42:34 +0200 >Christoph Kukulies wrote: > >> I=E2=80=99m trying to access a 5.25=E2=80=9C floppy disk drive if anyone= here knowing >> what a =E2=80=9Efloppy=E2=80=9C disk drive is. :) =20 > > The last time I used one of those with FreeBSD I installed from >it, back then it just worked of course. I actually had a friend who needed to copy some very old (obviously) data off of a few 5.25" or 3.5" disks. I don't remember off hand which. Anyway, he puirchasded a USB floppy drive (they are very cheap) and plugged it into the system. I should probably add at this point that he was using a Win 10 system. In any case, they system recognized the drive and set it up automatically. My friend then proceeded to copy the files to the HD. Problem solved, almost. Apparently, not all of the data was readable off of the disks, they were well over 10 years old. I believe he was going to try and run SpinRite on the damaged drives and see if it could recover any data. I have no idea if he ever did, or if it succeeded. In any case, you might find that solution acceptable. --=20 Jerry --Sig_/VrlVDco2nxPl5wLDnWouN/i Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQEzBAEBCAAdFiEEIQb/tTwl6I1ueEVtOHMGOIfexWQFAl82cScACgkQOHMGOIfe xWTwEAgAtjv9wpQmXAveyioiOz8XGraXTrdbJdkKv+8n4zLtGYE0QzlvxtzAKVLP IY1UMq/dSKUQLjs80HfVD73tHYmPqeex5L3M5QGGLGoZsbhjqmQ8McuL/4bxJvEP yDXk/0Yu9x4t9Tav8g61uZ77YH2sINhZ64CWPmTTbcrDQzyW6Q67siynV9RZwThG YTcKuSqa8wjUF2CwJnTyGDYeiymmHnswkVq55OTQnSMaV4Suujy44ivskb3e7kZG SOneTGWDbBTeJuwzVkn4Dx0DqmE6lCnD64xZrbad/rRi7aoUq1u3saORR67JpaY7 EZ8I7+0SmdrvU/6TyhPFItwpUIrPBg== =5PjQ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Sig_/VrlVDco2nxPl5wLDnWouN/i--