Date: Fri, 14 Aug 2020 21:13:04 +0200 From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> To: Christoph Kukulies <kuku@kukulies.org> Cc: Ruben via freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: 5.25" Floppy disk drive not recognized Message-ID: <20200814211304.a1975610.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <46FFA8F9-90AA-42DE-8E8B-CA4383CA7AC6@kukulies.org> References: <46FFA8F9-90AA-42DE-8E8B-CA4383CA7AC6@kukulies.org>
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On Fri, 14 Aug 2020 09:42:34 +0200, Christoph Kukulies wrote: > I’m trying to access a 5.25“ floppy disk drive if anyone here > knowing what a „floppy“ disk drive is. :) > > MB is a ASRock939A790GMH > > I see the drive in the BIOS although I’m not sure if it is > really „connected“. > > Anyway, the FreeBSD (12.1) boot doesn’t see the hardware at all. You should see two significant entries in dmesg output: First is the floppy drive controller, second is the drive itself. On OS startup, a short "brrt" from the drive should be heared, with the activity light on during the sound. Example: % dmesg | grep ^fd fdc0: <floppy drive controller> port 0x3f0-0x3f5,0x3f7 irq 6 drq 2 on acpi0 fdc0: [FILTER] fd0: <1440-KB 3.5" drive> on fdc0 drive 0 Yes, this is a real floppy drive. :-) Verify correct connection - important! The cable has two positions, "first drive" and "second drive", and two connectors on each position. BIOS settings should match to what you have actually connected where. A common setting is to have a 3.5" floppy as A:, the first drive, connected at the end of the cable, after the "cable twist", and a 5.25" floppy as B:, the second drove, before the "twist". If you change that order, make sure BIOS settings match it. -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...help
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