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SubjectRe: Floppy problem
At 23:23 21.12.1996 -0400, you wrote:
>
>(This is more rehashing the floppy drive problem.)
>

>> I must say that I think ejecting the disk ought to magically umount the
>> drive! Can this be done via kerneld? It seems not - it's all wrong.
>> The kernel gets notified but not via a demand for a device ...
>
>Can't. The floppy drive hardware is backward and stupid. It does not
>notify when a disk is removed, it notifies (if you check!!) if a disk
>change has occurred.
>
>

Can't it be checked by the kernel, every time somebody wants to do something
with a floppy drive ?

Marko


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