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From: Grant Grundler <grundler@puffin.external.hp.com>
To: Jan-Benedict Glaw <jbglaw@lug-owl.de>
Cc: parisc-linux@lists.parisc-linux.org
Subject: Re: [parisc-linux] Floppy on a 712/60
Date: Fri, 09 Nov 2001 22:55:29 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <200111100555.WAA01416@puffin.external.hp.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: Message from Jan-Benedict Glaw <jbglaw@lug-owl.de> of "Fri, 09 Nov 2001 21:31:10 +0100." <20011109213107.E16534@lug-owl.de>

Jan-Benedict Glaw wrote:
> Well, the box is missing it's floppy drive.
> Can I attach a standard floppy drive ripped off an ordinary PC?

I haven't tried it but I think so.
Please try and tell us.
If you fry the box I'll replace it.

> Further on, I'm currently compiling massively.
> 
> I can't compile the "normal" floppy.o module. Is there a special one, or
> is ./include/asm/floppy.h a bit hosed (kernel sources are from CVS)?

Not ported yet. You need to add some code to "publish" the floppy device's
existance similar to serial port for lasi and kluge floppy support into
dma.h. At least what I recall off the top of my head.

grant

  reply	other threads:[~2001-11-10  5:59 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2001-11-09 20:31 [parisc-linux] Floppy on a 712/60 Jan-Benedict Glaw
2001-11-10  5:55 ` Grant Grundler [this message]
2001-11-10 19:30   ` Jurij Smakov

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