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Title: 3.5" floppy disk drives have changed the device files

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3.5" floppy disk drives have changed the device files

Symptom:

While formatting the disk in the 3.5" floppy disk drive, the following error message appears:

 Can't open /dev/fd0H1440: No such device or address 
Cannot initialize 'A:' 

Cause:

The device name has been changed in every 3.5" floppy disk drive. These devices were named before

        /dev/fd?H???
The `H' has been replaced by `u', so that the devices are now named
        /dev/fd?u???.

Hint:

In any case (e.g. when formatting) the /dev/fd?h??? devices should not be used, because they are meant for the 5.25" floppy drives, and then errors may appear while reading (or while verifying after formatting).

This is a change that does not come from S.u.S.E., but it was first introduced with the newest kernels (pre 2.0.x).

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Keywords: DISK, DEVICE FILES, DEVICE, /DEV/FD0, FORMAT

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