From owner-freebsd-i386@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Dec 26 07:40:01 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-i386@smarthost.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A83F17C4 for ; Wed, 26 Dec 2012 07:40:01 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206c::16:87]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7BCB78FC0C for ; Wed, 26 Dec 2012 07:40:01 +0000 (UTC) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.5/8.14.5) with ESMTP id qBQ7e1R3041138 for ; Wed, 26 Dec 2012 07:40:01 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.5/8.14.5/Submit) id qBQ7e16V041137; Wed, 26 Dec 2012 07:40:01 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Resent-Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2012 07:40:01 GMT Resent-Message-Id: <201212260740.qBQ7e16V041137@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-From: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org (GNATS Filer) Resent-To: freebsd-i386@FreeBSD.org Resent-Reply-To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, Emil Mamedov Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B3E145D3 for ; Wed, 26 Dec 2012 07:33:12 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nobody@FreeBSD.org) Received: from red.freebsd.org (red.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::22]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 821278FC18 for ; Wed, 26 Dec 2012 07:33:12 +0000 (UTC) Received: from red.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by red.freebsd.org (8.14.5/8.14.5) with ESMTP id qBQ7XCAq022611 for ; Wed, 26 Dec 2012 07:33:12 GMT (envelope-from nobody@red.freebsd.org) Received: (from nobody@localhost) by red.freebsd.org (8.14.5/8.14.5/Submit) id qBQ7XCe5022608; Wed, 26 Dec 2012 07:33:12 GMT (envelope-from nobody) Message-Id: <201212260733.qBQ7XCe5022608@red.freebsd.org> Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2012 07:33:12 GMT From: Emil Mamedov To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: www-3.1 Subject: i386/174711: Floppy drive 5.25" 360Kb bug. X-BeenThere: freebsd-i386@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: I386-specific issues for FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2012 07:40:01 -0000 >Number: 174711 >Category: i386 >Synopsis: Floppy drive 5.25" 360Kb bug. >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-i386 >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Wed Dec 26 07:40:00 UTC 2012 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Emil Mamedov >Release: 8.3 >Organization: Home >Environment: uname -a: FreeBSD 8.3-RELEASE FreeBSD 8.3-RELEASE #0: Mon Apr 9 21:47:23 UTC 2012 root@almeida.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC i386 >Description: Hello! I have very old 5.25" 360Kb floppy drive and appropriately diskettes(DD) and sometimes need to mount them(mount_msdosfs) for reading/writing files. With FreeBSD 4.11, this drive works properly, but with FreeBSD 8.3-9.0, (and also 5.x-7.x) 360Kb floppy drive doesn't works properly. Of course, FreeBSD 9.0 has the knowing fdd bug(isa-dma.c), I've early fixed its on recomendation in FreeBSD mailing list. When 360Kb FDD connects to moterboard(FIC PA-2011 without ACPI support), and same type set in BIOS SETUP and no media in floppy drive, FreeBSD 8.3-9.0 booting too slowly. In this case system too long positions heads. When 360Kb FDD has a floppy disk, FreeBSD booting quickly. I couldn't mount diskettes, and saw messages: mount_msdosfs /dev/fd0 /mnt/fd0/ mount_msdosfs: /dev/fd0: Device not configured ===================================================== dd command output: dd if=/dev/fd0 of=fddimg bs=512 dd: /dev/fd0: Device not configured ====================================================== fdcontrol command output (floppy drive without media): /dev/fd0: 360 KB media type Format: 9,512,0xff,0x23,40,300,2,0x50,1,0,+mfm Sector size: 512 Sectors/track: 9 Heads/cylinder: 2 Cylinders/disk: 40 Transfer rate: 300 kbps Sector gap: 35 Format gap: 80 Interleave: 1 Side offset: 0 Flags ====================================================== fdcontrol command output (floppy drive with media(360Kb(DD) floppy): fdcontrol: open(/dev/fd0): Device not configured ====================================================== I booted MS-DOS system (MS-DOS is installed on old HDD) on the same hardware and successfully read/wrote files. 5.25" 1.2Mb and 3.5" 1.44Mb floppy drives work properly in all FreeBSD versions. Mamedov Emil, Baku, Azerbaidzan. >How-To-Repeat: This problem repeat allways. >Fix: >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: