Date: Thu, 9 Dec 2004 07:55:31 +0100 From: Zoran Kolic <kolicz@EUnet.yu> To: freebsd-stable <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: painful delay during 5.3 boot Message-ID: <20041209065531.GA683@mycenae.net>
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> The problem just resurfaced when I built a custom 5.3 kernel. It turns
> put that the problem was never fixed. The kernel on the 5.3 release
> installation disk now just rejects the floppy drive when it configures
> the floppy controller and the system comes up without the floppy drive,
> something I didn't notice because I was doing a CD installation.
> Could this be due to a floppy hardware problem? (How can I tell?
> Is there any documentation anywhere about the PC floppy disk controller
> interface?) The floppy disk drive seems to work correctly.
Could it be bad cable or something?
Or some change in fstab that tries
to make connection with something
on device?
If it is the same computer as with
previous trouble, could you try it on
another one?
Floppy works for me always nice and
was the only device I never had head-
ache with.
ZK
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