I don't know, other than maybe kernel module autloading is not turned on in the kernel you are using...I kind of doubt that though.
Anyone else? Jeff Goodman ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > Thanks, Shawn. I'm smacking myself for not doing this in the first > place. In my (feeble) defense, though - I assumed that the FD=m kernel > parm would have caused the floppy module to be automatically loaded > when required. In the teach-a-man-to-fish spirit, can you (or anyone > else) explain where my thinking went wrong? > > On Thursday 09 December 2004 10:33 am, Shawn Clark wrote: > > is the floppy module loaded? > > > > `lsmod | grep "floppy"` > > > > if not load it with `insmod floppy` > > > > append it to your "/etc/modules" and run `update-modules`. Next time > > you boot it will load it automagically. > > > > jeff ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > > I've been running testing on my home-built ASUS/Celeron for several > > > months, with very few problems. Today, for the first time, though, > > > I had occasion to use a floppy disk, and noticed that /dev/fd0 does > > > not exist. /dev does have an "fd" symbolic, which points to > > > /proc/self/fd, and there is a /.dev directory which DOES include an > > > fd0 device. I'm running a stock 2.6.8-1-686 kerne, which includes > > > CONFIG_BLOCK_DEV_FD=m. > > > > > > Any clues as to what this all means, and how I can get a /dev/fd0? > > > > > > Thanks. > > > -jeff > > > > > > > > > -- > > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

