Re: Cannot mount floppies in Squeeze
On Sat, 2011-07-16 at 11:42 +0200, Stan Hoeppner wrote:
> On 7/16/2011 3:52 AM, Tomas Kral wrote:
>
> > linux-image-2.6.32-5-686 2.6.32-35
> >
> > $ su -c'mount /dev/fd0 /media/floppy0' # or
> > $ mount /floppy
>
> > [ 8744.146621] FAT: utf8 is not a recommended IO charset for FAT
> > filesystems, filesystem will be case sensitive!
> >
> > But no floppy is really mounted
>
> > as it should as per fstab
> > $ cat /etc/fstab | grep floppy
> > /dev/fd0 /media/floppy0 auto rw,user,noauto 0 0
> >
> > Is there a floppy support in 2.6.32-5-686 at all?
> > In /boot/config-2.6.32-5-686
> > There is no floppy module set
> > CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEFLOPPY=m
>
> Is this a standard floppy interface drive or an IDE floppy?
I think it is an IDE floppy, it has got a ribbon cable attaching it to
the main board.
>
> > Also noticed kernel boots with SCSI devices
> > /dev/sda.. /dev/sr..
> > But my hardware is IDE/ATAPI based.
>
> Read about libata: https://ata.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Libata_FAQ
>
> > How do I enable IDE on Squeeze?
> > Many thanks.
>
> You don't. It's already enabled. Libata manages your IDE and SATA
> devices. The old IDE drivers are deprecated.
>
> --
> Stan
>
>
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Tomas Kral <thomas.kral@email.cz>
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