On 2.6.38.6 []$ mount /dev/fd0 EXT2-fs (fd0): warning: mounting unchecked fs, running e2fsck is recommended [i.e., OK]
On 2.6.39 []$ mount /dev/fd0 mount: /dev/fd0 is not a valid block device [i.e., UGLY] ------ SUPPORTING stuff (might be helpful?) i686-pc-linux-gnu, (B)LFS ASUS P4S533-MX, Intel Pentium 4, 3.06 GHz, 1GB Udev-170 >From the boot console: Floppy drive(s): fd0 is 1.44M FDC 0 is a post-1991 82077 (an old but solid and reliable SONY unit) '.config' (identical - for both 2.6.38.6 and 2.6.39): # Protocols # CONFIG_PNPACPI=y CONFIG_BLK_DEV=y CONFIG_BLK_DEV_FD=y ... []$ mount --version mount from util-linux 2.19.1 (with libblkid support) On 2.6.38.6 []$ ls -l /dev/fd0 brw-rw---- 1 root floppy 2, 0 2011-06-02 21:29 /dev/fd0 On 2.6.39 []$ ls -l /dev/fd0 brw-rw---- 1 root floppy 2, 0 2011-06-02 21:08 /dev/fd0 '/etc/fstab' (unchanged - for both 2.6.38.6 and 2.6.39): ... /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy auto noauto,owner 0 0 PARTING words I didn't make any hardware changes between 2.6.38.6 and 2.6.39, whatsoever. Nor did I make any deliberate software changes [such as '.config', 'fstab', Udev (170), etc.] Thanks, -- Alex -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
