>Number:         9251
>Category:       port-sparc
>Synopsis:       kernel panics when fdformat is invoked
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       critical
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    port-sparc-maintainer (NetBSD/sparc Portmaster)
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Wed Jan 19 17:24:00 2000
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Ethan Bakshy
>Organization:
>Release:        1.4.1
>Environment:
System: NetBSD sparcky 1.4.1 NetBSD 1.4.1 (sparcstation10) #0: Sat Dec 4 01:19:18 CST 1999 ethan@sparcky:/usr/src/sys/arch/sparc/compile/sparcstation10 sparc


>Description:
fdformat causes a kernel panic. when the machine goes catatonic, it
pukes up:
panic: fdcintr: spurious interrupt can't be cleared

i have never been able to mount a floppy, if this is related at all. 

NOTE: the GENERIC kernel build also had this problem, it has nothing to
do with a funny kernel config or something. This also occured in kernel
1.4.

>How-To-Repeat:
type 'fdformat' at the command line.
>Fix:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted: