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From: jmonroy@netcom.com (Jesus Monroy Jr)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.announce
Subject: FDC (Floppy Drive Controller) Driver release 1.0
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Date: 5 Feb 1994 20:42:19 -0800
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Keywords: [REPOST] FDC floppy driver software new release 1.0
[ sorry for the repost, but this *didn't* make it to netcom.com, as strange
as that sounds. i verified it myself; it never made it there! -- cgd ]
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FDC (Floppy Drive Controller) Driver release 1.0 01-29-1994
for 386bsd rel. 0.1 by Jesus Monroy Jr. (jmonroy@netcom.com)
Filename: release.fdc
FDC
(Floppy Drive Controller)
driver for 386bsd 0.1
---------------------
With my luck Bill Jolitz will release the all mighty
vaporous 0.2 version and make these notes obsolete. :^)
Well, at least has the floppy driver has finally condensed
and is finally dribbling down the net.
anonymous ftp sites: freefall.cdrom.com:/pub/floppy;
etext.archive.umich.edu:/pub/Zines/QIC-News (tenative)
KNOWN BUG: The system at command-level will not report an
error when trying to write to a write-protected
diskette. However, the code does handle this
correctly.
Statistics for
Driver Location Project
-----------------------
Driver Name: "fd"
Author's Name: Jesus Monroy Jr.
Author's Email: jmonroy@netcom.com
Devices Supported: NEC 765A, Intel 8272A, Most all PC FD controllers
Number Supported: 1 (for now)
Interrupt driven: Y
External Symbols: none (operatinal Yet)
Size info: 10691 = (binary).o; 102,400 = (source).tar;
143360 = (complete).tar
Availability: ftp, mail = jmonroy@netcom.com
Sites: freefall.cdrom.com:/pub/floppy;
etext.archive.umich.edu:/pub/Zines/QIC-News (tenative)
Stability: Tested Reliable; Won't lock system :-)
Restrictions: UCB Copyright
files included: description of file
--------------- -------------------
. readme A short list of the release documents.
. about.fdc Some discussion on the FDC project and what to expect.
. install.doc How to install the FDC driver.
. fd_notes Note I make to myself about the driver.
. 386bsdfd.faq Frequently Asked Question for the floppy drive.
. fd_boot.how How to make a boot diskette for 386bsd.
. fd_prob.lem Problems with the Floppy Drives on 386bsd.
. history History of fixes.
source files: description of file
------------- -------------------
fd.c Main body of the code
fd1.h Contains user-definable parameters & Register information.
fd_bsd.h Parameter specific to the 386bsd version of this driver.
fdreg.h (Not used - included for completeness)
ic/nec765.h Register Definition for the NEC uP765a
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Jesus Monroy Jr jmonroy@netcom.com
Zebra Research
/386BSD/device-drivers /fd /qic /clock /documentation
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