On Thu, 9 Dec 2004 10:18:04 -0800 jeff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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.
I guess you use udev, which will create the /dev/fd0 node only once the floppy module is loaded. The tricky thing is that the floppy module will be autoloaded only when you access /dev/fd0 -- which is an issue, has it does not exist. To solve this problem, just load the floppy module with modprobe floppy as root *before* mounting your floppy. You could also always load the floppy driver at boot time; to achieve this, use modconf or manually edit/etc/modules. Hope this helps. -- Benjamin Sigonneau doctorant, projet LANDE IRISA-INRIA, Campus de Beaulieu, 35042 Rennes cedex, France Tél: +33 (0) 2 99 84 73 29 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]