patch-pre2.0.10 linux/drivers/block/README.fd

• Lines: 46
• Date: Thu May 30 15:56:07 1996
• Orig file: pre2.0.9/linux/drivers/block/README.fd
• Orig date: Sun May 5 08:51:58 1996

diff -u --recursive --new-file pre2.0.9/linux/drivers/block/README.fd linux/drivers/block/README.fd
@@ -13,15 +13,15 @@
  The floppy driver is configured using the 'floppy=' option in
 lilo. This option can be typed at the boot prompt, or entered in the
 lilo configuration file.
- Example: If your kernel is called linux-72, type the following line
+ Example: If your kernel is called linux-pre2.0.9, type the following line
 at the lilo boot prompt (if you have a thinkpad):
- linux-72 floppy=thinkpad
+ linux-pre2.0.9 floppy=thinkpad
 You may also enter the following line in /etc/lilo.conf, in the description
-of linux-72:
+of linux-pre2.0.9:
  append = "floppy=thinkpad"
 
  Several floppy related options may be given, example:
- linux-72 floppy=daring floppy=two_fdc
+ linux-pre2.0.9 floppy=daring floppy=two_fdc
  append = "floppy=daring floppy=two_fdc"
 
  If you give options both in the lilo config file and on the boot
@@ -30,15 +30,22 @@
 restore the default behavior.
 
  If you use the floppy driver as a module, use the following syntax:
- insmod floppy floppy="<options>"
+ insmod floppy 'floppy="<options>"'
 
 Example:
- insmod floppy floppy="daring two_fdc"
+ insmod floppy 'floppy="daring two_fdc"'
 
  Note that in this case 'floppy=' should only be typed out once, and
 not once for each option. You need at least modules-1.3.57 for this
 method.  However, the older environment variable based syntax is still
-available: floppy="daring two_fdc" insmod floppy
+available:
+(sh syntax): floppy="daring two_fdc" insmod floppy
+(csh syntax): setenv floppy "daring two_fdc" ; insmod floppy
+
+ Some versions of insmod are buggy in one way or another. If you have
+any problems (options not being passed correctly, segfaults during
+insmod), first check whether there is a more recent version. If there
+isn't, use the old method using environment variables.
 
  The floppy related options include: