I did mount_ext2fs /dev/fd0a /floppy on an (almost) ext2 floppy. It
showed up nicely with 'mount':
/dev/fd0a on /floppy type ext2fs (local)

But:
babylon5:/> file floppy
floppy: can't stat `floppy' (Bad file descriptor).

before mount:
babylon5:/> file floppy
floppy: directory

Trying to 'cat' floppy was a big mistake and resulted in something
similar to the following:

panic: ext2fs_read: type 0
Stopped in cat at Debugger +0x4: leave

trace gave me:
_Debugger()
_panic()
_ext2fs_read()
_vn_read()
_dofileread()
_sys_read()

Now it's time to cool down, the floppy in question here is broken (I
hope). I tested with another e2 floppy and it worked fine. Still, random
panics waiting to happen is not a good thing.

My system is i386-current 1.3K with kernel + userland from yesterday.

ideas? advice that will make me feel extremely foolish? ;p

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