localhost kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0

[Gene Heskett]

On Friday 19 January 2007 21:12, Paul Smith wrote:
>Dear All
>
>I am getting these strange messages:
>
>Jan 20 01:22:22 localhost kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev fd0,
> sector 0 Jan 20 01:22:22 localhost kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev
> fd0, sector 0 Jan 20 01:22:22 localhost kernel: floppy0: disk absent or
> changed during operation
>Jan 20 01:22:22 localhost kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev fd0,
> sector 0 Jan 20 01:22:22 localhost kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev
> fd0, sector 0 Jan 20 01:22:22 localhost kernel: floppy0: disk absent or
> changed during operation
>
>It surprises me, as I do not have any floppy disk inserted.
>
>Any ideas?

That is what happens when you *have* had a floppy in the drive, mounted 
it, and then removed the floppy without un-mounting it.  Put that exact 
disk back in and 'umount' it.  Been there, done that :)
>
>Thanks in advance,
>
>Paul

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