Re: i need my floppy disk drive.

Hi,

I am seeing this as well. fdc0 is there, with no drives. dmesg output
without acpi is identical, with the exception of a few complaints about
interrupts. I can provide more info upon request.

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FreeBSD 5.2-CURRENT-20040428-JPSNAP #0: Tue Jun  8 14:12:13 EDT 2004
    craig_at_burnout:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/BURNOUT5
Preloaded elf kernel "/boot/kernel/kernel" at 0xc0768000.
Preloaded elf module "/boot/kernel/snd_via8233.ko" at 0xc07681f4.
Preloaded elf module "/boot/kernel/snd_pcm.ko" at 0xc07682a4.
Preloaded elf module "/boot/kernel/accf_http.ko" at 0xc0768350.
Preloaded elf module "/boot/kernel/bridge.ko" at 0xc0768400.
Preloaded elf module "/boot/kernel/acpi.ko" at 0xc07684ac.
Timecounter "i8254" frequency 1193182 Hz quality 0
CPU: AMD Athlon(tm) XP 1600+ (1403.19-MHz 686-class CPU)
  Origin = "AuthenticAMD"  Id = 0x662  Stepping = 2

Features=0x383f9ff<FPU,VME,DE,PSE,TSC,MSR,PAE,MCE,CX8,SEP,MTRR,PGE,MCA,CMOV,
PAT,PSE36,MMX,FXSR,SSE>
  AMD Features=0xc0480000<MP,AMIE,DSP,3DNow!>
real memory  = 268369920 (255 MB)
avail memory = 257056768 (245 MB)
random: <entropy source, Software, Yarrow>
Pentium Pro MTRR support enabled
cpu0 on motherboard
npx0: [FAST]
npx0: <math processor> on motherboard
npx0: INT 16 interface
acpi0: <VIA694 AWRDACPI> on motherboard
acpi0: [GIANT-LOCKED]
pcibios: BIOS version 2.10
Found $PIR table, 7 entries at 0xc00fdef0
acpi0: Power Button (fixed)
Timecounter "ACPI-fast" frequency 3579545 Hz quality 1000
acpi_timer0: <24-bit timer at 3.579545MHz> port 0x4008-0x400b on acpi0
acpi_cpu0: <CPU> on acpi0
acpi_tz0: <Thermal Zone> on acpi0
acpi_button0: <Power Button> on acpi0
acpi_button1: <Sleep Button> on acpi0
pcib0: <ACPI Host-PCI bridge> port
0x5000-0x500f,0x4080-0x40ff,0x4000-0x407f,0xcf8-0xcff on acpi0
pci0: <ACPI PCI bus> on pcib0
pcib0: slot 11 INTA is routed to irq 10
pcib0: slot 12 INTA is routed to irq 5
pcib0: slot 13 INTA is routed to irq 10
pcib0: slot 17 INTD is routed to irq 10
pcib0: slot 17 INTD is routed to irq 10
pcib0: slot 17 INTD is routed to irq 10
pcib0: slot 17 INTC is routed to irq 5
agp0: <VIA Generic host to PCI bridge> mem 0xd0000000-0xd7ffffff at device
0.0 on pci0
agp0: Reserved 0x8000000 bytes for rid 0x10 type 3 at 0xd0000000
pcib1: <PCI-PCI bridge> at device 1.0 on pci0
pci1: <PCI bus> on pcib1
pcib0: slot 1 INTA is routed to irq 11
pcib1: slot 0 INTA is routed to irq 11
pci1: <display, VGA> at device 0.0 (no driver attached)
atapci0: <Promise PDC20269 UDMA133 controller> port
0xd000-0xd00f,0xcc00-0xcc03,0xc800-0xc807,0xc400-0xc403,0xc000-0xc007 mem
 0xdd080000-0xdd083fff irq 10 at device 11.0 on pci0

atapci0: Reserved 0x10 bytes for rid 0x20 type 4 at 0xd000
atapci0: Reserved 0x8 bytes for rid 0x10 type 4 at 0xc000
atapci0: Reserved 0x4 bytes for rid 0x14 type 4 at 0xc400
ata2: at 0xc000 on atapci0
atapci0: Reserved 0x8 bytes for rid 0x18 type 4 at 0xc800
atapci0: Reserved 0x4 bytes for rid 0x1c type 4 at 0xcc00
ata3: at 0xc800 on atapci0
em0: <Intel(R) PRO/1000 Network Connection, Version - 1.7.25> port
0xd400-0xd43f mem 0xdd020000-0xdd03ffff,0xdd000000-0xdd01f
fff irq 5 at device 12.0 on pci0
em0: Reserved 0x20000 bytes for rid 0x10 type 3 at 0xdd000000
em0: Reserved 0x40 bytes for rid 0x18 type 4 at 0xd400
em0: [GIANT-LOCKED]
em0: Ethernet address: 00:07:e9:09:38:e3
em0:  Speed:N/A  Duplex:N/A
em1: <Intel(R) PRO/1000 Network Connection, Version - 1.7.25> port
0xd800-0xd83f mem 0xdd060000-0xdd07ffff,0xdd040000-0xdd05f
fff irq 10 at device 13.0 on pci0
em1: Reserved 0x20000 bytes for rid 0x10 type 3 at 0xdd040000
em1: Reserved 0x40 bytes for rid 0x18 type 4 at 0xd800
em1: [GIANT-LOCKED]
em1: Ethernet address: 00:07:e9:0a:59:e8
em1:  Speed:N/A  Duplex:N/A
isab0: <PCI-ISA bridge> at device 17.0 on pci0
isa0: <ISA bus> on isab0
atapci1: <VIA 8233 UDMA100 controller> port
0xdc00-0xdc0f,0x376,0x170-0x177,0x3f6,0x1f0-0x1f7 at device 17.1 on pci0
atapci1: Reserved 0x10 bytes for rid 0x20 type 4 at 0xdc00
atapci1: Reserved 0x8 bytes for rid 0x10 type 4 at 0x1f0
atapci1: Reserved 0x1 bytes for rid 0x14 type 4 at 0x3f6
ata0: at 0x1f0 irq 14 on atapci1
atapci1: Reserved 0x8 bytes for rid 0x18 type 4 at 0x170
atapci1: Reserved 0x1 bytes for rid 0x1c type 4 at 0x376
ata1: at 0x170 irq 15 on atapci1
uhci0: <VIA 83C572 USB controller> port 0xe000-0xe01f irq 10 at device 17.2
on pci0
uhci0: Reserved 0x20 bytes for rid 0x20 type 4 at 0xe000
uhci0: [GIANT-LOCKED]
usb0: <VIA 83C572 USB controller> on uhci0
usb0: USB revision 1.0
uhub0: VIA UHCI root hub, class 9/0, rev 1.00/1.00, addr 1
uhub0: 2 ports with 2 removable, self powered
uhci1: <VIA 83C572 USB controller> port 0xe400-0xe41f irq 10 at device 17.3
on pci0
uhci1: Reserved 0x20 bytes for rid 0x20 type 4 at 0xe400
uhci1: [GIANT-LOCKED]
usb1: <VIA 83C572 USB controller> on uhci1
usb1: USB revision 1.0
uhub1: VIA UHCI root hub, class 9/0, rev 1.00/1.00, addr 1
uhub1: 2 ports with 2 removable, self powered
uhci2: <VIA 83C572 USB controller> port 0xe800-0xe81f irq 10 at device 17.4
on pci0
uhci2: Reserved 0x20 bytes for rid 0x20 type 4 at 0xe800
uhci2: [GIANT-LOCKED]
usb2: <VIA 83C572 USB controller> on uhci2
usb2: USB revision 1.0
uhub2: VIA UHCI root hub, class 9/0, rev 1.00/1.00, addr 1
uhub2: 2 ports with 2 removable, self powered
pcm0: <VIA VT8233> port 0xec00-0xecff irq 5 at device 17.5 on pci0
pcm0: Reserved 0x100 bytes for rid 0x10 type 4 at 0xec00
pcm0: [GIANT-LOCKED]
pcm0: <Avance Logic ALC200 AC97 Codec>
speaker0 port 0x61 on acpi0
fdc0: <Enhanced floppy controller (i82077, NE72065 or clone)> port
0x3f7,0x3f2-0x3f5 irq 6 drq 2 on acpi0
fdc0: FIFO enabled, 8 bytes threshold
sio0 port 0x3f8-0x3ff irq 4 on acpi0
sio0: type 16550A
sio1 port 0x2f8-0x2ff irq 3 on acpi0
sio1: type 16550A
ppc0 port 0x778-0x77b,0x378-0x37f irq 7 on acpi0
ppc0: Generic chipset (NIBBLE-only) in COMPATIBLE mode
ppbus0: <Parallel port bus> on ppc0
lpt0: <Printer> on ppbus0
lpt0: Interrupt-driven port
ppi0: <Parallel I/O> on ppbus0
atkbdc0: <Keyboard controller (i8042)> port 0x64,0x60 irq 1 on acpi0
atkbd0: <AT Keyboard> irq 1 on atkbdc0
kbd0 at atkbd0
atkbd0: [GIANT-LOCKED]
psm0: <PS/2 Mouse> irq 12 on atkbdc0
psm0: [GIANT-LOCKED]
psm0: model IntelliMouse, device ID 3
orm0: <Option ROMs> at iomem
0xd9000-0xda7ff,0xd7000-0xd87ff,0xd4000-0xd67ff,0xcc000-0xd3fff on isa0
pmtimer0 on isa0
sc0: <System console> at flags 0x100 on isa0
sc0: VGA <16 virtual consoles, flags=0x300>
vga0: <Generic ISA VGA> at port 0x3c0-0x3df iomem 0xa0000-0xbffff on isa0
Timecounter "TSC" frequency 1403188302 Hz quality 800
Timecounters tick every 10.000 msec
ipfw2 initialized, divert enabled, rule-based forwarding enabled, default to
accept, logging unlimited
acpi_cpu: throttling enabled, 2 steps (100% to 50.0%), currently 100.0%
ad0: 39083MB <Maxtor 34098H4> [79408/16/63] at ata0-master UDMA100
acd0: DVDR <HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-4081B> at ata1-master UDMA33
em1: Link is up 100 Mbps Full Duplex
ad4: 114473MB <WDC WD1200JB-00DUA3> [232581/16/63] at ata2-master UDMA100
cd0 at ata1 bus 0 target 0 lun 0
cd0: <HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-4081B A100> Removable CD-ROM SCSI-0 device
cd0: 33.000MB/s transfers
cd0: cd present [330419 x 2048 byte records]
Mounting root from ufs:/dev/ad0s1a

#####
>Do those machines have USB?  If so, a keychain drive is a much better
>option then a floppy.

We still need floppy technology.


-Craig

(from freenode also)

----- Original Message -----
From: "h" <h_at_llorien.org>
To: <freebsd-current_at_freebsd.org>
Sent: Friday, July 09, 2004 9:13 AM
Subject: i need my floppy disk drive.


> i'm using 5.2.1-RELEASE-p9 but have been told to post to the current
mailing
> list about this issue.
>
> several of us from freenode #freebsd have been pulling our hair off trying
to
> get our floppy disk drive to work. at some point jer told he's had the
flaw
> with his machines for over a year since the early 5.1.
>
> basically i can't mount my floppy drive. with ACPI on my kernel couldn't
even
> detect the floppy controller. ever since i removed acpi now my kernel sees
> the controller:
>
> # dmesg|grep fd
> fdc0: <Enhanced floppy controller (i82077, NE72065 or clone)> at port
> 0x3f7,0x3f0-0x3f5 irq 6 drq 2 on isa0
> fdc0: FIFO enabled, 8 bytes threshold
>
> but the fd0 or fdc0 isn't in /dev, there's only a fd/ dir:
>
> ls /dev/f*
> 0       1       2
>
> so the floppy disk drive is still invisible. i recently replaced my drive
with
> a drive and its cable known to work on another machine.
>
> i have offline machines with no burner for which i need the floppy disk to
> communicate with. if 4- can do it why wouldn't 5- ?
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