I think the floppy in this machine is defective. The information on bsd wasn't useful in fact, as root I was prevented from changing permissions on the /dev/fd0 device.
Script started on Sun 17 Jun 2012 09:45:57 AM EDT root@stmarys:~# dmesg | re[K[Kgrep fd0 [ 1.083042] Floppy drive(s): fd0 is 1.44M [ 2261.544104] end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0 [ 2264.552113] end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0 [ 2264.552496] Buffer I/O error on device fd0, logical block 0 [ 2267.560113] end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0 [ 2267.560565] Buffer I/O error on device fd0, logical block 0 [ 2270.568111] end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0 [ 2273.576111] end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0 [ 2273.576673] Buffer I/O error on device fd0, logical block 0 [ 2276.584112] end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0 [ 2276.584745] Buffer I/O error on device fd0, logical block 0 [ 2304.976115] end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0 [ 2307.984116] end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0 [ 2307.984971] Buffer I/O error on device fd0, logical block 0 [ 2310.992114] end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0 [ 2310.993027] Buffer I/O error on device fd0, logical block 0 [ 2314.000110] end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0 [ 2317.008111] end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0 [ 2317.009136] Buffer I/O error on device fd0, logical block 0 [ 2320.016115] end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0 [ 2320.017221] Buffer I/O error on device fd0, logical block 0 [ 2520.200025] end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0 [ 2520.224026] end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0 [ 2620.576114] end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0 [ 2623.584114] end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0 [ 2626.592112] end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0 [ 2629.600113] end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0 [ 2632.608108] end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0 [ 2699.128112] end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0 [ 2702.136115] end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0 [ 2705.144111] end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0 [ 2708.152112] end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0 [ 2711.160113] end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0 [ 2714.168109] end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0 [ 2717.176112] end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0 [ 2720.184114] end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0 [ 2723.192112] end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0 [ 2726.200115] end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0 [ 2729.208110] end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0 [ 2732.216117] end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0 [ 2757.000115] end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0 [ 2760.008117] end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0 [ 2763.024115] end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0 [ 2766.032116] end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0 [ 6780.112112] end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0 [ 6783.128126] end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0 [ 6783.130984] Buffer I/O error on device fd0, logical block 0 [ 6786.136117] end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0 [ 6786.139003] Buffer I/O error on device fd0, logical block 0 [ 6789.152115] end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0 [ 6792.160116] end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0 [ 6792.163046] Buffer I/O error on device fd0, logical block 0 [ 6795.168118] end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0 [ 6795.171078] Buffer I/O error on device fd0, logical block 0 [ 6827.584116] end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0 [ 6830.600118] end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0 [ 6833.608114] end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0 [ 6833.610603] Buffer I/O error on device fd0, logical block 0 [ 6836.616115] end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0 [ 6836.618543] Buffer I/O error on device fd0, logical block 0 [ 6893.696116] end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0 [ 6896.704116] end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0 [ 6896.705469] Buffer I/O error on device fd0, logical block 0 [ 6899.712115] end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0 [ 6899.713383] Buffer I/O error on device fd0, logical block 0 root@stmarys:~# exit exit Script done on Sun 17 Jun 2012 09:46:21 AM EDT ---------------------------------------------------------------- Jude <jdashiel-at-shellworld-dot-net> <http://www.shellworld.net/~jdashiel/nj.html> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/alpine.bsf.2.01.1206170947400.26...@freire1.furyyjbeyq.arg