Re: Problem to mount floppy after update to kernel-PAE-2.6.31.6-145.fc12.i686

[Joachim Backes <joachim.backes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 12/01/2009 08:57 PM, Hiisi wrote:
> 2009/12/1 Joachim Backes<joachim.backes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> > After applying the most recent FC12 updates I have problems to mount
> > floppies: The device /dev/fd0 is lost, and I have to do call "modprobe
> > floppy" for getting the floppy operable
> > (kernel-PAE-2.6.31.6-145.fc12.i686).
> >
> > No such problem with kernel-PAE-2.6.31.5-127.fc12.i686.
> >
> > Anybody has similar problems?
> >
> > UDEV problem?
> >
> > Installed:  libudev-145-14.fc12.i686, udev-145-14.fc12.i686
>
> I have similar problem. On my system:
> uname -a
> Linux ***.** 2.6.30.9-99.fc11.i586 #1 SMP Tue Nov 17 21:10:57 EST 2009
> i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
> I have to run # MAKEDEV fd0 each time after reboot to be able mount floppy.

Hi Hiisi,

that was my workaround too: putting "/sbin/MAKEDEV fd0" in /etc/rc.local.

The floppy handling seems to be a never ending history in fedora :-)
I remember similar problems in F11.

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Joachim Backes <joachim.backes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

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