https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421732 User alexander.koenig@koenig-a.de added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421732#c1 --- Comment #1 from Alexander König 2008-08-30 07:20:47 MDT --- Created an attachment (id=236431) --> (https://bugzilla.novell.com/attachment.cgi?id=236431) Output of demesg -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421732 User bphilips@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421732#c2 Brandon Philips changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |bphilips@novell.com Status|NEW |NEEDINFO Info Provider| |alexander.koenig@koenig-a.de Priority|P5 - None |P4 - Low --- Comment #2 from Brandon Philips 2008-11-06 22:18:04 MST --- Can you test this under 11.1 Beta4? -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421732 Brandon Philips changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|ASSIGNED |NEEDINFO Info Provider| |alexander.koenig@koenig-a.de -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421732 User bphilips@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421732#c4 --- Comment #4 from Brandon Philips 2008-11-16 11:02:45 MST --- (In reply to comment #3 from Alexander König)

I tried it under 11.1 Beta5 (life CD) and under Knoppix_V5.3.1 (life DVD): the behavior is the same. Is there a known hardware incompatibility with the floppy controller on mainboard GA-MA770-DS3?

Did you run `modprobe floppy`? Is the behaviour the system lockup or the non-working floppy? Can you attach the floppy image? Can you try a few debugging steps if the system is locking up? 1) Does the capslock key work when it locks up? Can you get the capslock LED to turn on and off? 2) Install a kernel-debug kernel. Please use this Kernel for the rest of the tests. 3) Add `kernel.sysrq = 1` to /etc/sysctl.conf or `echo 1 > /proc/sys/kernel/sysrq` 4) Run `dmesg -n 8` on boot 5) Run your tests from a virtual console instead of X. Use Alt+Ctrl+Shift+F1 to switch to the virtual console. 6) (Optional but very helpful) Setup a debug console by either using a a serial console or net consle with a null modem cable hooked up to another machine. If you are using a serial console append console=ttyS0,115200 to the boot command line and run `screen -T vt100 /dev/ttyS0 115200` on the other machine If you can't use a serial console please use this documentation http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=blob_plai... Please reply with results from these tests. If the system seems to lock up with nothing useful try using the Alt-Sysreq + w or Alt-Sysreq + d to get some debug output. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421732 User alexander.koenig@koenig-a.de added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421732#c5 --- Comment #5 from Alexander König 2008-11-16 11:40:18 MST --- Created an attachment (id=252511) --> (https://bugzilla.novell.com/attachment.cgi?id=252511) Floppy image by dd=/dev/fd0 of=floppy.image Created on the system showing the problems described above. No problems with the dd command. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421732 User alexander.koenig@koenig-a.de added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421732#c7 --- Comment #7 from Alexander König 2008-11-23 08:59:19 MST --- No system lock up since then. Where can I get a pre-compiled kernel-debug kernel? I'd prefer a life system on CD in order not to interfer with my running system. The floppy problem still remains, see my tests on a virtual console as root (my comments are marked with >>>):

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boot root virtual console insert new floppy formatted on a Windows Vista System, two html files copied to floppy on Windows

asterix:~ # mkdir -p /mnt/floppytest asterix:~ # mount /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppytest asterix:~ # ls /mnt/floppytest Liesmich.htm ReadMe.htm asterix:~ # umount /dev/fd0 asterix:~ # mount /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppytest mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/fd0, missing codepage or helper program, or other error In some cases useful info is found in syslog - try dmesg | tail or so asterix:~ # dmesg | tail -20 ip_tables: (C) 2000-2006 Netfilter Core Team RPC: Registered udp transport module. RPC: Registered tcp transport module. vboxdrv: Trying to deactivate the NMI watchdog permanently... vboxdrv: Successfully done. vboxdrv: TSC mode is 'synchronous', kernel timer mode is 'normal'. vboxdrv: Successfully loaded version 1.5.6_OSE (interface 0x00050002). NET: Registered protocol family 17 device eth0 entered promiscuous mode warning: `vdr' uses deprecated v2 capabilities in a way that may be insecure. hda-intel: Invalid position buffer, using LPIB read method instead. floppy0: long rw: 24 instead of 12 rs=18 s=1 rh=1 h=0 rt=0 t=0 heads=2 eoc=1 spt=18 st=0 ss=1 in_sector_offset=0 FAT: bogus number of reserved sectors VFS: Can't find a valid FAT filesystem on dev fd0. asterix:~ #

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asterix:~ # mdir Volume in drive A is TESTDISK Directory for A:/ readme htm 5552 2008-05-27 10:38 ReadMe.htm liesmich htm 5874 2008-05-27 13:34 Liesmich.htm 2 files 11 426 bytes 1 448 960 bytes free asterix:~ # mdir init A: non DOS media Cannot initialize 'A:'

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asterix:~ # mcopy a:/ReadMe.htm . asterix:~ # mcopy a:/ReadMe.htm Readme1.htm init A: non DOS media Cannot initialize 'A:' asterix:~ # dmesg | tail -20 ip6_tables: (C) 2000-2006 Netfilter Core Team ip_tables: (C) 2000-2006 Netfilter Core Team RPC: Registered udp transport module. RPC: Registered tcp transport module. vboxdrv: Trying to deactivate the NMI watchdog permanently... vboxdrv: Successfully done. vboxdrv: TSC mode is 'synchronous', kernel timer mode is 'normal'. vboxdrv: Successfully loaded version 1.5.6_OSE (interface 0x00050002). NET: Registered protocol family 17 device eth0 entered promiscuous mode warning: `vdr' uses deprecated v2 capabilities in a way that may be insecure. bootsplash: status on console 0 changed to on hda-intel: Invalid position buffer, using LPIB read method instead. floppy0: long rw: 24 instead of 12 rs=18 s=1 rh=1 h=0 rt=0 t=0 heads=2 eoc=1 spt=18 st=0 ss=1 in_sector_offset=0 asterix:~ # -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421732 User alexander.koenig@koenig-a.de added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421732#c9 --- Comment #9 from Alexander König 2008-11-30 09:19:59 MST --- Created an attachment (id=256795) --> (https://bugzilla.novell.com/attachment.cgi?id=256795) Log of floppy tests on openSUSE 11.1 life system -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421732 User alexander.koenig@koenig-a.de added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421732#c11 --- Comment #11 from Alexander König 2008-11-30 09:22:15 MST --- Created an attachment (id=256797) --> (https://bugzilla.novell.com/attachment.cgi?id=256797) /var/log/warn after floppy tests on openSUSE 11.1 beta 5 life system -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421732 User bphilips@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421732#c13 --- Comment #13 from Brandon Philips 2008-12-01 20:17:49 MST --- (In reply to comment #3 from Alexander König)

Sorry for answering so late. I tried it under 11.1 Beta5 (life CD) and under Knoppix_V5.3.1 (life DVD): the behavior is the same. Is there a known hardware incompatibility with the floppy controller on mainboard GA-MA770-DS3?

Perhaps try flashing to the lastest version of the BIOS? http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Support/Motherboard/BIOS_Model.aspx?ProductID=272... -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421732 User alexander.koenig@koenig-a.de added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421732#c15 --- Comment #15 from Alexander König 2009-01-03 03:53:59 MST --- No visible obvious change of behavior with 11.1 -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.