Subject: bin/5863: "eject fd" doesn't work properly for empty floppy drive.
To: None <gnats-bugs@gnats.netbsd.org>
From: SUNAGAWA Keiki <kei_sun@ba2.so-net.ne.jp>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 07/28/1998 07:59:04
>Number: 5863
>Category: bin
>Synopsis: "eject fd" doesn't work properly for empty floppy drive.
>Confidential: no
>Severity: serious
>Priority: medium
>Responsible: bin-bug-people (Utility Bug People)
>State: open
>Class: sw-bug
>Submitter-Id: net
>Arrival-Date: Mon Jul 27 16:05:00 1998
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: SUNAGAWA Keiki
>Organization:
individual
>Release: current (1.3E)
>Environment:
NetBSD sparc 1.3E NetBSD 1.3E (GENERIC) #0: Tue May 26 01:15:33 JST 1998 kei@sparc:/usr/src/sys/arch/sparc/compile/GENERIC sparc
System: NetBSD p84ce25 1.3.1 NetBSD 1.3.1 (MINT) #103: Sun May 17 18:30:24 JST 1998 kei@mint:/current/work/kei_1_3_1/sys/arch/mac68k/compile/MINT mac68k
>Description:
Ejecting floppy disk for empty floppy drive makes the process locked
until an disk will be inserted the drive.
Note that there's no such problem with CD-ROM drive.
>How-To-Repeat:
Do "eject floppy" twice and see.
>Fix:
Sorry, I don't know. Maybe we should check the existanse of the floppy
first?
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted: