>Number:         30311
>Category:       port-sparc
>Synopsis:       ffffloppy doesn't work try to install from floppies. Or, more conveniently, use the floppy in some way.
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       critical
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    port-sparc-maintainer
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Mon May 23 10:10:00 +0000 2005
>Originator:     Riccardo
>Release:        2.0.2
>Organization:
>Environment:
NetBSD rochben 2.0.2 NetBSD 2.0.2 (GENERIC.MP) #0: Wed Mar 23 01:32:33 U
TC 2005 jmc@faith.netbsd.org:/home/builds/ab/netbsd-2-0-2-RELEASE/sparc/20050322
0140Z-obj/home/builds/ab/netbsd-2-0-2-RELEASE/src/sys/arch/sparc/compile/GENERIC
.MP sparc
>Description:
The floppy on an sparcstation10 doesn't work in a usable way.

This is noticed during install: the first floppy is loaded from the openboot pro
m (meaning that the floppy drive itself works) but the second floppy which needs
 to be read by netbsd will fail.

Once netbsd is installed by other meands (cdrom, net) almost every operation on
the floppy will cause errors similars to theone noticed during the install attem
pt:

fd0a: hard error reading fsbn 0
fd0: controller status: state 17 (st0 70<abnrml,seek_cmplt,drv_chck> cyl 0)

during operation like format or even eject for example. Contrary to a similar pr report alread
y failed long, long ago, the machine doesn't lock up.

>How-To-Repeat:
try to install from floppies. Or, more conveniently, use the floppy in some way. Even a simple eject
>Fix: