On Friday 19 January 2007 21:12, Paul Smith wrote: >Dear All > >I am getting these strange messages: > >Jan 20 01:22:22 localhost kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, > sector 0 Jan 20 01:22:22 localhost kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev > fd0, sector 0 Jan 20 01:22:22 localhost kernel: floppy0: disk absent or > changed during operation >Jan 20 01:22:22 localhost kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, > sector 0 Jan 20 01:22:22 localhost kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev > fd0, sector 0 Jan 20 01:22:22 localhost kernel: floppy0: disk absent or > changed during operation > >It surprises me, as I do not have any floppy disk inserted. > >Any ideas? That is what happens when you *have* had a floppy in the drive, mounted it, and then removed the floppy without un-mounting it. Put that exact disk back in and 'umount' it. Been there, done that :) > >Thanks in advance, > >Paul -- Cheers, Gene "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Yahoo.com and AOL/TW attorneys please note, additions to the above message by Gene Heskett are: Copyright 2007 by Maurice Eugene Heskett, all rights reserved.
