karl shaul
2006-Feb-08 13:51 UTC
[syslinux] floppy's led doesn't turn off. Can I safely pull off the floppy media?
syslinux 3.11 (from debian's 3.11-3 package) does it job. The machine boots as expected with an 1.44 floppy. Yet the floppy driver's led doesn't turn off. 1) Is this a syslinux issue? 2) Can I safely remove the boot floppy (media) without dameging it? From memory: $ cat syslinux.cfg say linux 2.6.14 (probably with debian modifications) default linux append root=/dev/nfs ip=::::::dhcp PARAMS_FOR_THE_SOFTWARE_AFTER_BOOT="123"
H. Peter Anvin
2006-Feb-08 16:17 UTC
[syslinux] floppy's led doesn't turn off. Can I safely pull off the floppy media?
karl shaul wrote:> syslinux 3.11 (from debian's 3.11-3 package) does it job. The machine boots as expected > with an 1.44 floppy. Yet the floppy driver's led doesn't turn off. > 1) Is this a syslinux issue? > 2) Can I safely remove the boot floppy (media) without dameging it?Not really, it's a BIOS issue. It happens when the BIOS doesn't do the right thing with the Reset Floppy API call, and you don't load the floppy driver in Linux, so nothing turns off the floppy motor. You should be able to remove the media; if you want the motor to turn off, you can load the floppy driver (modprobe fd) inside Linux. -hpa