Re: Subject: LS-120 install
ferret@phonewave.net writes:
> It's a lot more tricky. Basically with a compliant x86 system the BIOS
> calls that access the FDC/FDD are translated into ATAPI calls so REAL-MODE
> accesses work. This allows bootloaders such as syslinux to transparantly
> boot floppy disks in one of these drives. I don't know how this happens in
> detail, but it is the observed behaviour.
>
> However, when the kernel takes control it looks specifically for an FDC
> and checks in the BIOS data area to learn what physical devices are
> registered there.
>
> So basically why disk change doesn't work with LS-120 drives is that the
> kernel recognises fd0 and fd1 only being legacy floppy devices.
So I guess this is an i386- and ls120-specific issue that ought to be
documented?
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.....Adam Di Carlo....adam@onShore.com.....<URL:http://www.onShore.com/>
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