Subject: Re: [ANN] NetBSD/mac68k floppy driver available
To: Hauke Fath <hauke@Espresso.Rhein-Neckar.DE>
From: Armen Babikyan <armenb@moof.ai.mit.edu>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 06/07/1998 19:29:08
At 12:30 AM +0200 6/8/98, Hauke Fath wrote:
>Hi list,
>
>I am pleased to announce the availability of a NetBSD/mac68k floppy driver.

[snip]

>Insert a formatted 800k floppy, su to root, "newfs /dev/rfd0a", "mount
>/dev/fd0a /mnt", play around, "eject fd0", have fun.
>
>The iwm floppy driver is known to work on the SE/30, the IIsi/ci and the
>Q700. It does NOT work on IOP machines (IIfx, Q900/950, Q840AV, Q660AV?)
>due to different hardware. It also fails to work on a Performa 630, so I
>expect difficulties on CLASS_Q2 machines. If you experience difficulties,
>please get "MacBSD_ROM.sea.hqx", run it and send me the output.
>

Does this floppy driver work with 1.44MB disks? or just 800k?

thanks,

  - a