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Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2011 22:42:28 -0800
From: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@vyatta.com>
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Subject: Re: [GIT PULL] block driver updates for 2.6.38
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On Thu, 13 Jan 2011 17:03:21 -0800
Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> wrote:

> On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 4:11 PM, Stephen Hemminger
> <shemminger@vyatta.com> wrote:
> >
> > It appears to be a different problem (not HPET MSI). Not sure what
> > is causing it, but even 2.6.35 can't format a floppy without error.
> 
> Do you actually know that the hardware is good (ie does _any_ version
> of Linux work)?
> 
> Floppy disks and drives have not been known for their robustness, and
> most of them tend to be pretty old by now.
> 
> Dang, I think I should just try to go to Fry's and see if I can find a
> floppy drive somewhere. Not that I even know if my motherboards
> necessarily even have the _pins_ to connect it any more.
> 
>                          Linus

Some people can't even remember what a floppy is...
http://www.geek.com/articles/geek-pick/what-are-the-windows-a-and-b-drives-used-for-20110112/