On 3/22/06, Kam Leo <kam.leo@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi, list. > > On my FC4 system I can not write to my 3-1/2 inch floppy drive, > /dev/fd0. I can write to the floppy from Windows and SUSE 9.2 but not > FC4. I checked fstab. The second floppy drive, /dev/fd1, has > disappeared. > > # cat /etc/fstab > # This file is edited by fstab-sync - see 'man fstab-sync' for details > LABEL=/ / ext3 defaults 1 1 > LABEL=/boot /boot ext3 defaults 1 2 > /dev/devpts /dev/pts devpts gid=5,mode=620 0 0 > /dev/shm /dev/shm tmpfs defaults 0 0 > /dev/proc /proc proc defaults 0 0 > /dev/sys /sys sysfs defaults 0 0 > /dev/sda1 swap swap defaults 0 0 > /dev/hda12 swap swap defaults 0 0 > /dev/fd0 /media/floppy auto > pamconsole,exec,noauto,utf8,managed 0 0 > /dev/hdd /media/cdrecorder auto > pamconsole,exec,noauto,managed 0 0 > /dev/hdc /media/cdrom auto > pamconsole,exec,noauto,managed 0 0 > > Ordinarily, I would not miss /dev/fd1 since it is a seldom used 5-1/4 > inch drive. However, since the device has disappeared I cannot write > to /dev/fd0. Here's what happens when I attempt to mount a floppy: > > # mount /dev/fd0 /media/floppy > mount: block device /dev/fd0 is write-protected, mounting read-only > > I am running kernel-2.6.15-1.1833_FC4. The problem also occurs using > kernel-2.6.15-1.1830_FC4. > > Here are the latest packages installed on the system: > > bind-chroot-9.3.1-18.FC4 Wed 22 Mar 2006 12:10:24 PM PST > bind-9.3.1-18.FC4 Wed 22 Mar 2006 12:09:32 PM PST > sendmail-cf-8.13.6-0.FC4.1 Wed 22 Mar 2006 12:09:24 PM PST > bind-utils-9.3.1-18.FC4 Wed 22 Mar 2006 12:09:20 PM PST > logwatch-7.2.1-1.fc4 Wed 22 Mar 2006 12:09:15 PM PST > tzdata-2006b-2.fc4 Wed 22 Mar 2006 12:09:02 PM PST > strace-4.5.14-0.FC4.1 Wed 22 Mar 2006 12:08:44 PM PST > sendmail-8.13.6-0.FC4.1 Wed 22 Mar 2006 12:08:36 PM PST > xterm-208-4.FC4 Wed 22 Mar 2006 12:08:32 PM PST > bind-libs-9.3.1-18.FC4 Wed 22 Mar 2006 12:07:43 PM PST > squid-2.5.STABLE13-1.FC4 Wed 15 Mar 2006 05:27:58 PM PST > db4-utils-4.3.27-5.fc4 Tue 14 Mar 2006 02:36:56 PM PST > db4-devel-4.3.27-5.fc4 Tue 14 Mar 2006 02:36:38 PM PST > gnupg-1.4.2.2-1 Tue 14 Mar 2006 02:36:17 PM PST > db4-4.3.27-5.fc4 Tue 14 Mar 2006 02:35:14 PM PST > slib-3a1-5.fc4 Tue 14 Mar 2006 02:35:09 PM PST > shadow-utils-4.0.12-8.FC4 Tue 14 Mar 2006 02:35:02 PM PST > tcsh-6.14-1.fc4.2 Sun 12 Mar 2006 12:58:47 PM PST > net-tools-1.60-52.fc4.2 Fri 10 Mar 2006 06:20:06 PM PST > system-config-bind-4.0.0-40_FC4 Fri 10 Mar 2006 12:17:54 AM PST > ncurses-5.4-19.fc4 Tue 07 Mar 2006 11:30:54 PM PST > ncurses-devel-5.4-19.fc4 Tue 07 Mar 2006 11:30:19 PM PST > kernel-module-fglrx-2.6.15-1.1833_FC4-8.22.5.1-0.lvn.1.4 Fri 03 Mar > 2006 01:20:15 PM PST > kernel-doc-2.6.15-1.1833_FC4 Thu 02 Mar 2006 05:14:04 PM PST > kernel-devel-2.6.15-1.1833_FC4 Thu 02 Mar 2006 05:08:12 PM PST > kernel-2.6.15-1.1833_FC4 Thu 02 Mar 2006 05:05:21 PM PST > dhcp-3.0.2-34.FC4 Wed 01 Mar 2006 11:27:09 PM PST > dhclient-3.0.2-34.FC4 Wed 01 Mar 2006 11:27:08 PM PST > > > Any chance that one of these package caused the problem? > > Thanks, > > Kam > None of the package updates caused the inability to write to fd0. Turns out that I had two problems: 1 -- The cable was partially pulled away from the connector at the back of the combo-floppy drive. (Perhaps loosened by yesterday's earthquake.) 2 -- The 5-1/4 inch floppy drive failed. Weird that I could write to fd0 from SuSE 9.2 today but not from FC4. Before I check the cable kudzu listed the 5-1/4 drive in /etc/sysconfig/hwconf as detached. After I removed and reinserted the cable the 5-1/4 drive no longer appears in hwconf. -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
