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Date:      Fri, 8 Aug 1997 11:30:08 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
To:        mfiresto@mindspring.com
Cc:        questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Errors when trying to read from floppy drive
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.970808112936.2056G-100000@localhost>
In-Reply-To: <199708080438.AAA00308@localhost>

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On Fri, 8 Aug 1997, Mik Firestone wrote:

> Please help.  I have just recently installed FreeBSD v2.2.2 from the Walnut
> Creek CDROM.  I am now trying to install some other software that I have on
> floppy.  
> 
> Everytime I try to access the floppy drives, I see these error messages:
>   /kernel: isa_dmastart: channel 2 busy
>   /kernel: isa_dmastart: channel 2 busy

This is unusual.  Make sure there isn't anything using DMA 2.

> When the system boots, it correctly identifies my floppy drive.  Further, I
> see the drive light come on and I hear it spin.  What have I missed?

What kind of floppy is this? 

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
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