Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Thu, 17 May 2001 15:56:15 -0700 (PDT) | From | Andre Hedrick <> | Subject | Re: Linux-Kernel Archive: ide-floppy |
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> Whenever I boot (2.4.4-ac6) I get this error message if there is a zip > disk in the drive. > > hdb: 98288kB, 196576 blocks, 512 sector size, hdb: 98304kB, 96/64/32 CHS, > 4096 kBps, 512 sector size, 2941 rpm ide-floppy: hdb: I/O error, pc = 5a, > key = 5, asc = 24, ascq = 0 > > The drive seems to work fine for everything except writing large files > (>500k) - umount hangs indefinitely. This has been a problem for all the > kernels I've used since I got the drive (2.2.18, 2.2.20, 2.4.0->2.4.4-ac6 > series). The ide-floppy support is compiled into the kernel but I've had > similar problems when using it as a module. The disks work perfectly on a > windows box and even worked fine when I was using the drive with windows. > > Can anyone shed any light on this for me?
Linux p6dnf 2.4.5-pre2 #1 SMP Thu May 17 14:46:10 PDT 2001 i686 unknown
Well I dusted of the device an chucked it into a box via handy-dandy hotswap shuttle and..........
May 17 15:29:59 p6dnf kernel: hdl: 98304kB, 196608 blocks, 512 sector size, May 17 15:29:59 p6dnf kernel: hdl: 98304kB, 32/64/96 CHS, 4096 kBps, 512 sector size, 2941 rpm
Pop the module out and back in and ...
May 17 15:46:58 p6dnf kernel: hdl: 98304kB, 32/64/96 CHS, 4096 kBps, 512 sector size, 2941 rpm
As for AC patches have not gotten around to messing with, but I have a few reported cases where stock or pre-patched linus-trees work and pre-patched ac-trees fail...
So you got me on that one.
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