Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2003 10:16:51 -0500 From: Louis LeBlanc <leblanc+freebsd@keyslapper.org> To: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: 5.25" Floppy Message-ID: <20030207151651.GA42083@keyslapper.org> In-Reply-To: <134e01c2ce84$bbea88f0$0a0aa8c0@dweebsoft.com> References: <3E436DBE.3020200@ameritech.net> <134e01c2ce84$bbea88f0$0a0aa8c0@dweebsoft.com>
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I thought that was the newer ones. Weren't the old style 5.25s 640K? It's been so long . . . Where the heck did you even find a working one? Even the 3.5s are pretty much beyond usefulness for me now that the net is everywhere and the CDRWs are so easy and cheap, but those 5.25s would be pretty interesting for nostalgia. Either way, I'll bet Daxbert's advice will at least set you in the right direction. Good luck. Lou On 02/07/03 12:41 AM, Daxbert sat at the `puter and typed: > have you tried using: > > /dev/fd0.1200 > > I think 1.2MB is the normal size for a 5.25 dual sided floppy. > > --daxbert > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "northern snowfall" <dbailey27@ameritech.net> > To: <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> > Cc: <hardware@FreeBSD.ORG> > Sent: Friday, February 07, 2003 12:26 AM > Subject: 5.25" Floppy > > > > Morning, all; > > I'm trying to get a Mitsumi D509V3 1.2MB 5.25" floppy drive > > to work on FreeBSD 4.2.6. The operating system reports the drive > > is available and definitely makes contact with the drive (visual > > confirmation: LED). The issue is during read/write from the > > drive. Error message: > > fd0c: hard error reading fsbn 0 (No status) > > I have the proper drive type set in the BIOS. FreeBSD seems to > > agree according to the dmesg: > > fd0: <1200-KB 5.25" drive> on fdc0 drive 0 > > I've been doing simple read tests using: > > dd if=/dev/fd0 count=1 bs=512 | hexdump ; > > Any suggestions? > > Don > > > > > > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > -- Louis LeBlanc leblanc@keyslapper.org Fully Funded Hobbyist, KeySlapper Extrordinaire :) http://www.keyslapper.org ԿԬ Kramer's Law: You can never tell which way the train went by looking at the tracks. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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