[Bug 33359] Floppy module not loaded on boot; no /dev/fd0 created

[Martin Pitt]

Public bug report changed:
https://launchpad.net/malone/bugs/33359

Task: ubuntu linux-source-2.6.15
         Status: Unconfirmed => Confirmed

Comment:
Confirmed, since upgrading to kernel ABI 16, pcspkr is not loaded any more, too.

According to Scott, this is due to /sys/bus/pnp/devices being empty now. Older kernels showed a dozen or so devices, and this is why pcspkr, floppy, etc. aren't loaded automatically any more.