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Offline jls

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tc 4.0.2 floppy doesn't work and it's led is always on
« on: October 26, 2011, 06:06:37 PM »
the floppy is not listed on /etc/fstab and it's led is always on.
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Re: tc 4.0.2 floppy doesn't work and it's led is always on
« Reply #1 on: October 26, 2011, 06:24:56 PM »
Hi jls_legalize
Check the output of dmesg. Is the floppy controller being detected?

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Re: tc 4.0.2 floppy doesn't work and it's led is always on
« Reply #2 on: October 26, 2011, 06:25:38 PM »
Have you had the floppy drive disconnected recently?  I haven't run the latest tc on any PCs with floppy drives, so I can't vouch for how well it handles them, but I do recall once long ago putting the cable onto a floppy drive backwards and it behaved like that (didn't work and light always on).  It didn't seem to have done any lasting damage - everything worked when I put the cable the right way.
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Re: tc 4.0.2 floppy doesn't work and it's led is always on
« Reply #3 on: October 26, 2011, 06:37:04 PM »
the floppy works on the same pc using damn small linux
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