Orange Pi5 kernel

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^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300   2) Floppy Driver
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300   3) =============
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300   4) 
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300   5) FAQ list:
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300   6) =========
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300   7) 
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300   8) A FAQ list may be found in the fdutils package (see below), and also
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300   9) at <https://fdutils.linux.lu/faq.html>.
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^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300  11) 
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300  12) LILO configuration options (Thinkpad users, read this)
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300  13) ======================================================
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300  14) 
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300  15) The floppy driver is configured using the 'floppy=' option in
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300  16) lilo. This option can be typed at the boot prompt, or entered in the
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300  17) lilo configuration file.
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300  18) 
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300  19) Example: If your kernel is called linux-2.6.9, type the following line
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300  20) at the lilo boot prompt (if you have a thinkpad)::
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300  21) 
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300  22)  linux-2.6.9 floppy=thinkpad
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300  23) 
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300  24) You may also enter the following line in /etc/lilo.conf, in the description
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300  25) of linux-2.6.9::
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300  26) 
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300  27)  append = "floppy=thinkpad"
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300  28) 
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300  29) Several floppy related options may be given, example::
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300  30) 
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300  31)  linux-2.6.9 floppy=daring floppy=two_fdc
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300  32)  append = "floppy=daring floppy=two_fdc"
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300  33) 
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300  34) If you give options both in the lilo config file and on the boot
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300  35) prompt, the option strings of both places are concatenated, the boot
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300  36) prompt options coming last. That's why there are also options to
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300  37) restore the default behavior.
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300  38) 
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300  39) 
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300  40) Module configuration options
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300  41) ============================
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300  42) 
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300  43) If you use the floppy driver as a module, use the following syntax::
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300  44) 
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300  45) 	modprobe floppy floppy="<options>"
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300  46) 
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300  47) Example::
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300  48) 
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300  49) 	modprobe floppy floppy="omnibook messages"
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300  50) 
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300  51) If you need certain options enabled every time you load the floppy driver,
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300  52) you can put::
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300  53) 
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300  54) 	options floppy floppy="omnibook messages"
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300  55) 
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300  56) in a configuration file in /etc/modprobe.d/.
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300  57) 
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300  58) 
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300  59) The floppy driver related options are:
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300  60) 
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300  61)  floppy=asus_pci
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300  62) 	Sets the bit mask to allow only units 0 and 1. (default)
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300  63) 
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300  64)  floppy=daring
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300  65) 	Tells the floppy driver that you have a well behaved floppy controller.
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300  66) 	This allows more efficient and smoother operation, but may fail on
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300  67) 	certain controllers. This may speed up certain operations.
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300  68) 
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300  69)  floppy=0,daring
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300  70) 	Tells the floppy driver that your floppy controller should be used
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300  71) 	with caution.
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300  72) 
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300  73)  floppy=one_fdc
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300  74) 	Tells the floppy driver that you have only one floppy controller.
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300  75) 	(default)
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300  76) 
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300  77)  floppy=two_fdc / floppy=<address>,two_fdc
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300  78) 	Tells the floppy driver that you have two floppy controllers.
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300  79) 	The second floppy controller is assumed to be at <address>.
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300  80) 	This option is not needed if the second controller is at address
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300  81) 	0x370, and if you use the 'cmos' option.
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300  82) 
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300  83)  floppy=thinkpad
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300  84) 	Tells the floppy driver that you have a Thinkpad. Thinkpads use an
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300  85) 	inverted convention for the disk change line.
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300  86) 
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300  87)  floppy=0,thinkpad
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300  88) 	Tells the floppy driver that you don't have a Thinkpad.
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300  89) 
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300  90)  floppy=omnibook / floppy=nodma
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300  91) 	Tells the floppy driver not to use Dma for data transfers.
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300  92) 	This is needed on HP Omnibooks, which don't have a workable
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300  93) 	DMA channel for the floppy driver. This option is also useful
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300  94) 	if you frequently get "Unable to allocate DMA memory" messages.
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300  95) 	Indeed, dma memory needs to be continuous in physical memory,
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300  96) 	and is thus harder to find, whereas non-dma buffers may be
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300  97) 	allocated in virtual memory. However, I advise against this if
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300  98) 	you have an FDC without a FIFO (8272A or 82072). 82072A and
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300  99) 	later are OK. You also need at least a 486 to use nodma.
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 100) 	If you use nodma mode, I suggest you also set the FIFO
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 101) 	threshold to 10 or lower, in order to limit the number of data
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 102) 	transfer interrupts.
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 103) 
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 104) 	If you have a FIFO-able FDC, the floppy driver automatically
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 105) 	falls back on non DMA mode if no DMA-able memory can be found.
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 106) 	If you want to avoid this, explicitly ask for 'yesdma'.
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 107) 
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 108)  floppy=yesdma
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 109) 	Tells the floppy driver that a workable DMA channel is available.
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 110) 	(default)
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 111) 
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 112)  floppy=nofifo
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 113) 	Disables the FIFO entirely. This is needed if you get "Bus
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 114) 	master arbitration error" messages from your Ethernet card (or
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 115) 	from other devices) while accessing the floppy.
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 116) 
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 117)  floppy=usefifo
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 118) 	Enables the FIFO. (default)
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 119) 
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 120)  floppy=<threshold>,fifo_depth
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 121) 	Sets the FIFO threshold. This is mostly relevant in DMA
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 122) 	mode. If this is higher, the floppy driver tolerates more
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 123) 	interrupt latency, but it triggers more interrupts (i.e. it
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 124) 	imposes more load on the rest of the system). If this is
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 125) 	lower, the interrupt latency should be lower too (faster
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 126) 	processor). The benefit of a lower threshold is less
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 127) 	interrupts.
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 128) 
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 129) 	To tune the fifo threshold, switch on over/underrun messages
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 130) 	using 'floppycontrol --messages'. Then access a floppy
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 131) 	disk. If you get a huge amount of "Over/Underrun - retrying"
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 132) 	messages, then the fifo threshold is too low. Try with a
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 133) 	higher value, until you only get an occasional Over/Underrun.
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 134) 	It is a good idea to compile the floppy driver as a module
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 135) 	when doing this tuning. Indeed, it allows to try different
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 136) 	fifo values without rebooting the machine for each test. Note
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 137) 	that you need to do 'floppycontrol --messages' every time you
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 138) 	re-insert the module.
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 139) 
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 140) 	Usually, tuning the fifo threshold should not be needed, as
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 141) 	the default (0xa) is reasonable.
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 142) 
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 143)  floppy=<drive>,<type>,cmos
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 144) 	Sets the CMOS type of <drive> to <type>. This is mandatory if
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 145) 	you have more than two floppy drives (only two can be
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 146) 	described in the physical CMOS), or if your BIOS uses
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 147) 	non-standard CMOS types. The CMOS types are:
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 148) 
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 149) 	       ==  ==================================
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 150) 		0  Use the value of the physical CMOS
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 151) 		1  5 1/4 DD
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 152) 		2  5 1/4 HD
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 153) 		3  3 1/2 DD
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 154) 		4  3 1/2 HD
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 155) 		5  3 1/2 ED
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 156) 		6  3 1/2 ED
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 157) 	       16  unknown or not installed
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 158) 	       ==  ==================================
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 159) 
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 160) 	(Note: there are two valid types for ED drives. This is because 5 was
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 161) 	initially chosen to represent floppy *tapes*, and 6 for ED drives.
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 162) 	AMI ignored this, and used 5 for ED drives. That's why the floppy
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 163) 	driver handles both.)
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 164) 
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 165)  floppy=unexpected_interrupts
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 166) 	Print a warning message when an unexpected interrupt is received.
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 167) 	(default)
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 168) 
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 169)  floppy=no_unexpected_interrupts / floppy=L40SX
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 170) 	Don't print a message when an unexpected interrupt is received. This
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 171) 	is needed on IBM L40SX laptops in certain video modes. (There seems
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 172) 	to be an interaction between video and floppy. The unexpected
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 173) 	interrupts affect only performance, and can be safely ignored.)
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 174) 
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 175)  floppy=broken_dcl
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 176) 	Don't use the disk change line, but assume that the disk was
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 177) 	changed whenever the device node is reopened. Needed on some
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 178) 	boxes where the disk change line is broken or unsupported.
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 179) 	This should be regarded as a stopgap measure, indeed it makes
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 180) 	floppy operation less efficient due to unneeded cache
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 181) 	flushings, and slightly more unreliable. Please verify your
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 182) 	cable, connection and jumper settings if you have any DCL
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 183) 	problems. However, some older drives, and also some laptops
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 184) 	are known not to have a DCL.
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 185) 
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 186)  floppy=debug
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 187) 	Print debugging messages.
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 188) 
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 189)  floppy=messages
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 190) 	Print informational messages for some operations (disk change
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 191) 	notifications, warnings about over and underruns, and about
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 192) 	autodetection).
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 193) 
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 194)  floppy=silent_dcl_clear
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 195) 	Uses a less noisy way to clear the disk change line (which
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 196) 	doesn't involve seeks). Implied by 'daring' option.
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 197) 
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 198)  floppy=<nr>,irq
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 199) 	Sets the floppy IRQ to <nr> instead of 6.
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 200) 
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 201)  floppy=<nr>,dma
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 202) 	Sets the floppy DMA channel to <nr> instead of 2.
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 203) 
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 204)  floppy=slow
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 205) 	Use PS/2 stepping rate::
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 206) 
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 207) 	   PS/2 floppies have much slower step rates than regular floppies.
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 208) 	   It's been recommended that take about 1/4 of the default speed
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 209) 	   in some more extreme cases.
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^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 212) Supporting utilities and additional documentation:
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^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 215) Additional parameters of the floppy driver can be configured at
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 216) runtime. Utilities which do this can be found in the fdutils package.
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 217) This package also contains a new version of mtools which allows to
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 218) access high capacity disks (up to 1992K on a high density 3 1/2 disk!).
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 219) It also contains additional documentation about the floppy driver.
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^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 221) The latest version can be found at fdutils homepage:
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^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 223)  https://fdutils.linux.lu
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^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 225) The fdutils releases can be found at:
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^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 227)  https://fdutils.linux.lu/download.html
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^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 229)  http://www.tux.org/pub/knaff/fdutils/
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^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 231)  ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/utils/disk-management/
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^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 233) Reporting problems about the floppy driver
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^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 236) If you have a question or a bug report about the floppy driver, mail
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 237) me at Alain.Knaff@poboxes.com . If you post to Usenet, preferably use
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 238) comp.os.linux.hardware. As the volume in these groups is rather high,
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 239) be sure to include the word "floppy" (or "FLOPPY") in the subject
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 240) line.  If the reported problem happens when mounting floppy disks, be
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 241) sure to mention also the type of the filesystem in the subject line.
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^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 243) Be sure to read the FAQ before mailing/posting any bug reports!
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^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 245) Alain
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^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 247) Changelog
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 248) =========
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^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 250) 10-30-2004 :
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 251) 		Cleanup, updating, add reference to module configuration.
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 252) 		James Nelson <james4765@gmail.com>
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^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 254) 6-3-2000 :
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 255) 		Original Document