admin-guide/blockdev/floppy.rst

19 Example: If your kernel is called linux-2.6.9, type the following line
22  linux-2.6.9 floppy=thinkpad
25 of linux-2.6.9::
31  linux-2.6.9 floppy=daring floppy=two_fdc
43 If you use the floppy driver as a module, use the following syntax::
81 	0x370, and if you use the 'cmos' option.
84 	Tells the floppy driver that you have a Thinkpad. Thinkpads use an
91 	Tells the floppy driver not to use Dma for data transfers.
96 	and is thus harder to find, whereas non-dma buffers may be
99 	later are OK. You also need at least a 486 to use nodma.
100 	If you use nodma mode, I suggest you also set the FIFO
102 	transfer interrupts.
104 	If you have a FIFO-able FDC, the floppy driver automatically
105 	falls back on non DMA mode if no DMA-able memory can be found.
123 	interrupt latency, but it triggers more interrupts (i.e. it
127 	interrupts.
130 	using 'floppycontrol --messages'. Then access a floppy
131 	disk. If you get a huge amount of "Over/Underrun - retrying"
137 	that you need to do 'floppycontrol --messages' every time you
138 	re-insert the module.
147 	non-standard CMOS types. The CMOS types are:
150 		0  Use the value of the physical CMOS
173 	interrupts affect only performance, and can be safely ignored.)
176 	Don't use the disk change line, but assume that the disk was
178 	boxes where the disk change line is broken or unsupported.
205 	Use PS/2 stepping rate::
231  ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/utils/disk-management/
237 me at Alain.Knaff@poboxes.com . If you post to Usenet, preferably use
250 10-30-2004 :
254 6-3-2000 :