Re: gbde failure attaching /dev/fd0

From: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk_at_phk.freebsd.dk>
Date: Tue, 06 May 2003 09:52:41 +0200
In message <200305060048.16181.cbiffle_at_safety.net>, "Cliff L. Biffle" writes:

>gbde: Attach to fd0 failed: Provider needed

Sorry, I have not yet released the adaptation class which allows you
to attach floppies and zip drives to the GEOM mesh, I'm having a hard
time finding a suitable way to deal with their "come and go" ability.

For now I would use a malloc backed md(4) device and dd(1) the encrypted
image to the floppy after close.

This also reduces a host of shadow write issues which are far more
severe on floppies than on harddisks.

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Received on Mon May 05 2003 - 22:52:43 UTC

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