Subject: can't eject (or read) floppy
To: None <netbsd-help@NetBSD.org>
From: Daniel R. Killoran,Ph.D. <drkilloran@speakeasy.net>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 08/01/2005 15:31:50
Using NetBSD 2.0 on a Mac IIvx  (68030) I find I can write to the  
floppy using dd:

     dd if=boot.fs of=/dev/fd0a bs=36b

and it apparently works, writing the expected amount of info.

But I can't eject it using:

eject fd0
eject: open: /dev/rfdoc: No such file or directory

eject /dev/fdoa
eject: ioctl: DIOEJECT: /dev/fdoa: Inappropriate ioctl for device

What's the trick?


Then, having poked it out of the floppy slot with a paperclip and  
inserted it into my 9500/120 (OF 1.0.5) which was waiting for it, all  
ready to boot, I find that

boot fd0  can't open fd:0

boot fd:0 can't open fd:0

How come?

TIA,

Dan Killoran