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and subject line Bug#442222: linux-image-2.6.18-5-686: mounting floppy disk
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Package: linux-image-2.6.18-5-686
Version: 2.6.18.dfsg.1-13etch2
Severity: normal
mounting floppy disk is impossible:
# mount -t vfat /dev/fd0 /media/floppy0
mount: special device /dev/fd0 does not exist
-- System Information:
Debian Release: 4.0
APT prefers stable
APT policy: (500, 'stable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.18-5-686
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968)
Versions of packages linux-image-2.6.18-5-686 depends on:
ii coreutils 5.97-5.3 The GNU core utilities
ii debconf [debconf-2.0] 1.5.11 Debian configuration management sy
ii initramfs-tools [linux-initra 0.85h tools for generating an initramfs
ii module-init-tools 3.3-pre4-2 tools for managing Linux kernel mo
Versions of packages linux-image-2.6.18-5-686 recommends:
ii libc6-i686 2.3.6.ds1-13etch2 GNU C Library: Shared libraries [i
-- debconf information:
linux-image-2.6.18-5-686/postinst/create-kimage-link-2.6.18-5-686: true
shared/kernel-image/really-run-bootloader: true
linux-image-2.6.18-5-686/postinst/old-system-map-link-2.6.18-5-686: true
linux-image-2.6.18-5-686/preinst/elilo-initrd-2.6.18-5-686: true
linux-image-2.6.18-5-686/postinst/bootloader-test-error-2.6.18-5-686:
linux-image-2.6.18-5-686/postinst/depmod-error-initrd-2.6.18-5-686: false
linux-image-2.6.18-5-686/prerm/removing-running-kernel-2.6.18-5-686: true
linux-image-2.6.18-5-686/postinst/depmod-error-2.6.18-5-686: false
linux-image-2.6.18-5-686/preinst/already-running-this-2.6.18-5-686:
linux-image-2.6.18-5-686/preinst/bootloader-initrd-2.6.18-5-686: true
linux-image-2.6.18-5-686/postinst/old-dir-initrd-link-2.6.18-5-686: true
linux-image-2.6.18-5-686/postinst/old-initrd-link-2.6.18-5-686: true
linux-image-2.6.18-5-686/preinst/failed-to-move-modules-2.6.18-5-686:
linux-image-2.6.18-5-686/preinst/initrd-2.6.18-5-686:
linux-image-2.6.18-5-686/preinst/lilo-has-ramdisk:
linux-image-2.6.18-5-686/preinst/abort-install-2.6.18-5-686:
linux-image-2.6.18-5-686/postinst/kimage-is-a-directory:
linux-image-2.6.18-5-686/preinst/abort-overwrite-2.6.18-5-686:
linux-image-2.6.18-5-686/prerm/would-invalidate-boot-loader-2.6.18-5-686: true
linux-image-2.6.18-5-686/postinst/bootloader-error-2.6.18-5-686:
linux-image-2.6.18-5-686/preinst/lilo-initrd-2.6.18-5-686: true
linux-image-2.6.18-5-686/preinst/overwriting-modules-2.6.18-5-686: true
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On Fri, Sep 14, 2007 at 11:22:15AM +0200, Olaf Zaplinski wrote:
> maximilian attems schrieb:
> >it's not up to the kernel to create this device.
>
> So should I file a bug report on udev then?
>
> >is the floppy module loaded?
>
> no, and this should be done by the kernel IMHO.
pffff
the kernel never loads module, that is userspace policy.
floppy are from the 90ties ask on debian user how to enable
user usage of it.
closing, no kernel bug.
--
maks
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