From: Martin Knoblauch <spamtrap@knobisoft.de>
To: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@vyatta.com>,
Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Cc: Jens Axboe <jaxboe@fusionio.com>,
Pekka Enberg <penberg@kernel.org>,
Marcelo Tosatti <mtosatti@redhat.com>, Tejun Heo <tj@kernel.org>,
"linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [GIT PULL] block driver updates for 2.6.38
Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2011 07:55:25 -0800 (PST) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <940009.55868.qm@web113320.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20110113224228.3f7ae374@s6510>
----- Original Message ----
> From: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@vyatta.com>
> To: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
> Cc: Jens Axboe <jaxboe@fusionio.com>; Pekka Enberg <penberg@kernel.org>;
>Marcelo Tosatti <mtosatti@redhat.com>; Tejun Heo <tj@kernel.org>;
>"linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
> Sent: Fri, January 14, 2011 7:42:28 AM
> Subject: Re: [GIT PULL] block driver updates for 2.6.38
>
> 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/
>/
you just made my day. Besides that I learned my computing on punched cards and
tape (which may reveal something about my age) I really like the 5-core
processing :-)
Happy weekend
Martin
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2011-01-14 15:55 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 14+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2011-01-13 13:53 [GIT PULL] block driver updates for 2.6.38 Jens Axboe
2011-01-13 19:00 ` Linus Torvalds
2011-01-13 19:25 ` Jens Axboe
2011-01-13 19:40 ` Linus Torvalds
2011-01-13 21:43 ` Stephen Hemminger
2011-01-13 22:19 ` Stephen Hemminger
2011-01-14 0:02 ` Linus Torvalds
2011-01-14 0:11 ` Stephen Hemminger
2011-01-14 1:03 ` Linus Torvalds
2011-01-14 2:31 ` Stephen Hemminger
2011-01-14 4:53 ` Stephen Hemminger
2011-01-14 6:42 ` Stephen Hemminger
2011-01-14 15:55 ` Martin Knoblauch [this message]
2011-01-20 2:01 ` Stephen Hemminger
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