On Sat, Sep 26, 2009 at 12:02:50PM +0100, ael wrote: >Subject: fdutils: fdformat fails under current kernel(s) >Package: fdutils >Version: 5.5-20060227-3 >Justification: renders package unusable >Severity: grave > >*** Please type your report below this line *** >fdformat fails completely on current kernels. > >example: (retyped by hand ,so typos possible...) ># setfdprm /dev/fd0 hd ># getfdprm /dev/hd0 >DS HD sector=18 ># fdformat /dev/fd0 >Double sided, 80 tracks, 18 sector/track. Total capacity 1440 kB. >Formating ... done. >Verifying ... Read: : Input/Output error >Problem reading cyclinder 0, expected 18432, read -1 > >/var/log/messages reports data CRC errors:- > >Sep 26 11:31:03 exact kernel: [ 108.727707] floppy0: data CRC error: track 0, >head 0, sector 3, size 2 >Sep 26 11:32:30 exact kernel: [ 195.912529] floppy0: data CRC error: track 0, >head 0, sector 1, size 2 >Sep 26 11:32:30 exact kernel: [ 196.112518] floppy0: data CRC error: track 0, >head 0, sector 1, size 2 >Sep 26 11:32:31 exact kernel: [ 197.010847] floppy0: data CRC error: track 0, >head 0, sector 10, size 2 >Sep 26 11:32:32 exact kernel: [ 197.232729] floppy0: data CRC error: track 0, >head 0, sector 12, size 2 >Sep 26 11:32:32 exact kernel: [ 197.854571] floppy0: data CRC error: track 0, >head 0, sector 14, size 2 >Sep 26 11:32:34 exact kernel: [ 199.367041] floppy0: data CRC error: track 0, >head 1, sector 3, size 2 >Sep 26 11:32:34 exact kernel: [ 199.567047] floppy0: data CRC error: track 0, >head 1, sector 3, size 2 >Sep 26 11:32:34 exact kernel: [ 200.010748] floppy0: data CRC error: track 0, >head 1, sector 7, size 2 >Sep 26 11:32:35 exact kernel: [ 200.243533] floppy0: data CRC error: track 0, >head 1, sector 10, size 2 >Sep 26 11:32:36 exact kernel: [ 201.265301] floppy0: data CRC error: track 0, >head 1, sector 12, size 2 >Sep 26 11:32:36 exact kernel: [ 201.476236] floppy0: data CRC error: track 0, >head 1, sector 13, size 2 >Sep 26 11:32:37 exact kernel: [ 203.123078] floppy0: data CRC error: track 0, >head 1, sector 17, size 2 >Sep 26 11:32:39 exact kernel: [ 204.232240] floppy0: data CRC error: track 1, >head 0, sector 3, size 2 >Sep 26 11:32:40 exact kernel: [ 205.475930] floppy0: data CRC error: track 1, >head 0, sector 7, size 2 >Sep 26 11:32:40 exact kernel: [ 205.686864] floppy0: data CRC error: track 1, >head 0, sector 8, size 2 >Sep 26 11:32:41 exact kernel: [ 207.133744] floppy0: data CRC error: track 1, >head 0, sector 12, size 2 >Sep 26 11:32:43 exact kernel: [ 208.344612] floppy0: data CRC error: track 1, >head 0, sector 13, size 2 >Sep 26 11:32:43 exact kernel: [ 208.544608] floppy0: data CRC error: track 1, >head 0, sector 13, size 2 >Sep 26 11:32:46 exact kernel: [ 211.588163] floppy0: data CRC error: track 1, >head 1, sector 14, size 2 >Sep 26 11:32:46 exact kernel: [ 211.799070] floppy0: data CRC error: track 1, >head 1, sector 15, size 2 >Sep 26 11:32:47 exact kernel: [ 212.399073] floppy0: data CRC error: track 1, >head 1, sector 15, size 2 >Sep 26 11:32:47 exact kernel: [ 212.599053] floppy0: data CRC error: track 1, >head 1, sector 15, size 2 >Sep 26 11:32:48 exact kernel: [ 213.577045] floppy0: data CRC error: track 2, >head 0, sector 7, size 2 >Sep 26 11:32:49 exact kernel: [ 214.587854] floppy0: data CRC error: track 2, >head 0, sector 8, size 2 >Sep 26 11:32:49 exact kernel: [ 214.787839] floppy0: data CRC error: track 2, >head 0, sector 8, size 2 >Sep 26 11:32:50 exact kernel: [ 215.409653] floppy0: data CRC error: track 2, >head 0, sector 10, size 2 >Sep 26 11:32:50 exact kernel: [ 216.009596] floppy0: data CRC error: track 2, >head 0, sector 10, size 2 >Sep 26 11:32:51 exact kernel: [ 216.209592] floppy0: data CRC error: track 2, >head 0, sector 10, size 2 >Sep 26 11:32:51 exact kernel: [ 216.943967] floppy0: data CRC error: track 2, >head 1, sector 1, size 2 >Sep 26 11:32:51 exact kernel: [ 217.143920] floppy0: data CRC error: track 2, >head 1, sector 1, size 2 >Sep 26 11:32:53 exact kernel: [ 218.242258] floppy0: data CRC error: track 2, >head 1, sector 10, size 2 >Sep 26 11:32:53 exact kernel: [ 218.442166] floppy0: data CRC error: track 2, >head 1, sector 10, size 2 >Sep 26 11:32:54 exact kernel: [ 219.809271] floppy0: data CRC error: track 3, >head 0, sector 1, size 2 >Sep 26 11:32:54 exact kernel: [ 220.009281] floppy0: data CRC error: track 3, >head 0, sector 1, size 2 >Sep 26 11:32:56 exact kernel: [ 221.274683] floppy0: data CRC error: track 3, >head 0, sector 7, size 2 >Sep 26 11:32:56 exact kernel: [ 221.474769] floppy0: data CRC error: track 3, >head 0, sector 7, size 2 >Sep 26 11:32:57 exact kernel: [ 222.998180] floppy0: data CRC error: track 3, >head 0, sector 18, size 2 >Sep 26 11:32:59 exact kernel: [ 224.976404] floppy0: data CRC error: track 0, >head 0, sector 7, size 2 >Sep 26 11:33:00 exact kernel: [ 225.198254] floppy0: data CRC error: track 0, >head 0, sector 9, size 2 > >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >This has been tried on two different systems with 3 different known >good floppies. So different floppy drives, 3 sets of good media. > >On a third system running an old kernel: 2.3.37 using one of the "failed" >floppies, ># fdformat /dev/fd0h1440 >works perfectly. > >So it seems that something has changed on the floppy api (?) for current >kernels > >-------------------------------------------------------------- >lsmod: >Module Size Used by >ppdev 6348 0 >lp 8012 0 >speedstep_lib 4136 0 >cpufreq_conservative 6256 0 >cpufreq_stats 3520 0 >cpufreq_powersave 1292 0 >cpufreq_userspace 2768 0 >microcode 11588 0 >nfsd 204900 9 >exportfs 3792 1 nfsd >nfs 221580 0 >lockd 57972 2 nfsd,nfs >fscache 34440 1 nfs >nfs_acl 2640 2 nfsd,nfs >auth_rpcgss 31416 2 nfsd,nfs >sunrpc 163772 10 nfsd,nfs,lockd,nfs_acl,auth_rpcgss >nls_utf8 1488 1 >nls_cp437 5320 1 >vfat 8628 1 >fat 41452 1 vfat >nls_base 6416 4 nls_utf8,nls_cp437,vfat,fat >fuse 47752 3 >dm_crypt 11092 0 >dm_mod 49992 1 dm_crypt >loop 13324 0 >snd_intel8x0 26584 0 >snd_ac97_codec 91264 1 snd_intel8x0 >ac97_bus 1456 1 snd_ac97_codec >snd_pcm_oss 32232 0 >snd_mixer_oss 12368 1 snd_pcm_oss >snd_pcm 62420 3 snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss >snd_seq_midi 5688 0 >snd_rawmidi 18596 1 snd_seq_midi >snd_seq_midi_event 6212 1 snd_seq_midi >snd_seq 42436 2 snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_midi_event >snd_timer 17436 2 snd_pcm,snd_seq >snd_seq_device 6136 3 snd_seq_midi,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq >snd 49060 9 >snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq,snd_timer,snd_seq_device >uhci_hcd 19132 0 >soundcore 6184 1 snd >ehci_hcd 29680 0 >snd_page_alloc 8180 2 snd_intel8x0,snd_pcm >i2c_i801 8564 0 >3c59x 35576 0 >e100 27464 0 >i2c_core 20844 1 i2c_i801 >intel_agp 22900 1 >mii 4664 2 3c59x,e100 >psmouse 37528 0 >evdev 8028 6 >rng_core 3672 0 >usbcore 126004 3 uhci_hcd,ehci_hcd >serio_raw 4560 0 >pcspkr 2104 0 >agpgart 30836 1 intel_agp >shpchp 26648 0 >pci_hotplug 24400 1 shpchp >parport_pc 22420 1 >floppy 46220 0 >parport 31144 3 ppdev,lp,parport_pc >processor 34504 0 >button 5060 0 >ext3 107172 2 >jbd 41036 1 ext3 >mbcache 6924 1 ext3 >ide_cd_mod 24484 0 >cdrom 30316 1 ide_cd_mod >ide_gd_mod 19852 8 >thermal 12580 0 >fan 4044 0 >thermal_sys 13140 3 processor,thermal,fan >ata_generic 4340 0 >libata 150904 1 ata_generic >scsi_mod 131800 1 libata >ide_pci_generic 3632 0 >piix 5680 6 >ide_core 88100 4 ide_cd_mod,ide_gd_mod,ide_pci_generic,piix > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >-- System Information: >Debian Release: squeeze/sid > APT prefers testing > APT policy: (500, 'testing') >Architecture: i386 (i686) > >Kernel: Linux 2.6.30-1-686 (SMP w/1 CPU core) >Locale: LANG=en_GB.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_GB.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) >Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash > >Versions of packages fdutils depends on: >ii debconf [debconf-2.0] 1.5.27 Debian configuration management sy >ii debianutils 3.2.1 Miscellaneous utilities specific t >ii libc6 2.9-25 GNU C Library: Shared libraries > >Versions of packages fdutils recommends: >ii mtools 4.0.10-1 Tools for manipulating MSDOS files > >fdutils suggests no packages. > >-- debconf information: > fdutils/fdmount_setuid: false
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