Ira Linux Abramov said on Thu, 23 Dec 2021 16:11:05 +0200 >On 2021-12-22 22:48, Daniel Shahaf wrote: >> If it's IDE you might be able to connect a CF card to the old >> computer with a CF<->IDE adapter? Not sure if a 1997 vintage IDE >> controller would be up to this. >> > > >floppy controllers are not IDE. different connector, different >everything. also in the kernel it is a different major device number, >and the names are fd0, fd1, not hda, hdb.
Yes, if I remember correctly the floppy cable connectors are smaller and they have that little twist, for some of the conductors, between two connectors. SteveT Steve Litt Spring 2021 featured book: Troubleshooting Techniques of the Successful Technologist http://www.troubleshooters.com/techniques _______________________________________________ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
