[Bug 278875] Re: floppy module not loaded

[Michael B. Trausch]

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 255651 ***
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/255651

  status confirmed
  affects ubuntu/module-init-tools
  affects ubuntu/udev
  affects ubuntu/linux-meta
  done

Hardy loaded the floppy driver automatically.  Upon upgrading (well,
installing a new Intrepid system from the amd64 DVD ISO), I am no longer
able to mount my floppy or use mtools on it without first running
"modprobe floppy".  So, something _HAS_ indeed changed, and it needs to
be fixed; regular users who have no knowledge of Linux kernel modules
will not be able to use their floppy drives.  Of the types of computer
users I know, there are still several that use floppy disks for various
purposes because that's what they know.  This change effectively makes
it impossible for people to use their built-in floppy drives, and I
can't upgrade anyone in my family to Intrepid without being there to
modify configuration files for them (they can't even punch a hole in a
firewall, and I live 800 miles away).


** Changed in: udev (Ubuntu)
       Status: Won't Fix => Confirmed

** Also affects: module-init-tools (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Also affects: linux-meta (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

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floppy module not loaded
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/278875
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