From: Marcus Wanner <marcusw@cox.net>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Where is my /dev/fd0?
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:04:56 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4B2A64B8.9070303@cox.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20091217160658.GA26816@princeton.edu>
On 12/17/2009 11:06 AM, Willie Wong wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 10:53:21AM -0500, Penguin Lover Marcus Wanner squawked:
>
>> I tried to mount a floppy disk in my ~x86 gentoo system, but the /dev/fd0
>> device is not there. In other words, I can't find the block device
>> corresponding to my floppy drive. Where is it and what am I doing wrong?
>>
> You are using udev, I assume? Did you compile the IDE floppy support
> into your kernel?
>
The only floppy options I can find in the kernel relating to floppy
drives in the kernel config are mac floppy, amiga floppy, and atari
floppy, none of which apply to me. I believe I am using udev, and both
the cd/dvd drives work with my current setup. Thanks!
Marcus
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2009-12-17 17:05 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 14+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2009-12-17 15:53 [gentoo-user] Where is my /dev/fd0? Marcus Wanner
2009-12-17 16:06 ` Willie Wong
2009-12-17 17:04 ` Alex Schuster
2009-12-17 19:59 ` Willie Wong
2009-12-17 21:21 ` Marcus Wanner
2009-12-17 22:16 ` Neil Bothwick
2009-12-18 0:45 ` Marcus Wanner
2009-12-18 4:17 ` Joshua Murphy
2009-12-18 9:32 ` Neil Bothwick
2009-12-18 17:22 ` Marcus Wanner
2009-12-22 0:44 ` Peter Humphrey
2009-12-22 19:18 ` Marcus Wanner
2009-12-17 17:04 ` Marcus Wanner [this message]
2009-12-17 20:06 ` Willie Wong
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