Re: HEADSUP: USB da(4) quirks disabled for 4.9 and 5.2

From: Bruce M Simpson <bms_at_spc.org>
Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2003 08:28:07 +0100
On Fri, Aug 22, 2003 at 12:20:55AM -0700, Nate Lawson wrote:
> If you have any of the devices listed below, please test with a recent
> -stable or -current.  They will stop working in 4.9 and 5.2 although old
> behavior can _temporarily_ be enabled by adding "options DA_OLD_QUIRKS" to
> your kernel config.  If I don't hear from anyone, they'll be going away
> permanently after the releases.

The Y-E 'Flashbuster' floppy is a fairly common device.
It is often sold with Sony Vaio notebooks. There is legacy BIOS boot
support, but how will people use a fixit floppy once the kernel has booted?

BMS
Received on Thu Aug 21 2003 - 22:31:09 UTC

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