[CLUE-Tech] Can't mount floppy on Dell laptop

[BJ Tiemessen]

I can boot from the floppy.  I have been trying everything
with the floppy both docked in the media bay and connected
to the parallel port.  
I also thought the modprobe message was weird and after 
looking at some more log files I noticed about ten error
messages indicating that the module "floppy" could not be
found.  I looked into the kernel config and found that the
floppy is indeed built in, not module.
I have found a temperary work around to get files onto this
machine.  I am dual booting W2K so I can use the floppy under
windows to get files onto the machine.  

BJ Tiemessen
Colorado State University
http://holly.colostate.edu/~gonzo99
Benjamin.Tiemessen at ColoState.edu 

-----Original Message-----
From: clue-tech-admin at clue.denver.co.us
[mailto:clue-tech-admin at clue.denver.co.us]On Behalf Of Keith Hellman
Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2002 8:54 AM
To: clue-tech at clue.denver.co.us
Subject: Re: [CLUE-Tech] Can't mount floppy on Dell laptop



--- BJ Tiemessen <gonzo99 at holly.colostate.edu> wrote:
> .xsession-error that reads like this:
> Can't open file '/dev/fd0' for reading!
> Can't open file '/dev/fd1' for reading!
> Cat't open file '/proc/parport/0/autoprobe' for reading!
> modprobe: Can't locate module floppy
> 
That last line seems strangely suspcious...I can't image compiling a
kernel without floppy control as static, come to think of it, I can't
think of the kernel config option that turns it off.

Can you boot from floppy?  That would at least show that you have a
working floppy (it doesn't, IIRC, proof the kernel/modules are setup
correctly).

Do you have /dev/fd0, /dev/fd0u1440, and such device entries?


=====
Keith E. Hellman
kehellman at yahoo.com

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