Where'd /dev/fd0 go?

gentoo409 · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 04 Aug 2004 Posts: 80

When I boot up with 2004.2 live cd using the gentoo kernel, I can see /dev/fd0, which I need to access to run my install script off. On the 2004.3 (using minimal) it doesn't appear to have /dev/fd0. Any idea how I'm supposed to access a floppy? Or am I supposed to grab my install script off a web server now? Wacky. Tried it on three computers now so I can't imagine it's a hardware issue.

pilla · Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2005 4:13 pm Post subject:

have you tried /dev/fd/0 ? Are you sure that you have the floppy driver modules loaded?
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gentoo409 · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 04 Aug 2004 Posts: 80

I'm not sure if the driver modules are being loaded - just booting with the minimal CD and hitting Enter to boot up using the Gentoo kernel. It tells me /dev/fd/0 isn't a block device though - tried this on a few systems.

pilla · Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2005 4:33 pm Post subject:

what does lsmod tell you?

I don't remember what's the module name, try

gentoo409 · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 04 Aug 2004 Posts: 80

Pilla, yoose a lifesavah. It isn't being loaded by minimal 2004.3 - maybe by the universal cd, I'll have to see later. "modprobe floppy" worked a treat and everything's fine now. Thanks again man.

pilla · Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2005 4:48 pm Post subject:

u r welcome

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gentoo409 · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 04 Aug 2004 Posts: 80

Just for the record (in case anybody is searching this out in the forum), this problem still exists on the universal cd as well, which I figured was the case. I guess this new "feature" is a change from 2004.2 to 2004.3 although I can't imagine why they'd make this change.

Sven Vermeulen · Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2005 9:04 pm Post subject:

If you seem to be missing fd0 (or fd/0), add "noacpi" as a kernel parameter.

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pilla · Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2005 1:30 am Post subject:

I remember that a year and half ago I had to modprobe floppy to get it working in a machine (recovering a NTFS partition with a LiveCD). So it's not such a new move.
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