Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 19 Jan 2011 18:01:31 -0800 | From | Stephen Hemminger <> | Subject | Re: [GIT PULL] block driver updates for 2.6.38 |
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On Thu, 13 Jan 2011 17:03:21 -0800 Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 4:11 PM, Stephen Hemminger > <shemminger@vyatta.com> wrote: > > > > It appears to be a different problem (not HPET MSI). Not sure what > > is causing it, but even 2.6.35 can't format a floppy without error. > > Do you actually know that the hardware is good (ie does _any_ version > of Linux work)? > > Floppy disks and drives have not been known for their robustness, and > most of them tend to be pretty old by now. > > Dang, I think I should just try to go to Fry's and see if I can find a > floppy drive somewhere. Not that I even know if my motherboards > necessarily even have the _pins_ to connect it any more.
I could not find a working floppy in 4 machines (even Windows).
There is always USB floppy but it is not the same.
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