kfloppy error: device not correctly defined

[Chuckinator]

Anytime I try to use kfloppy to do anything (quick format, full format, ...), I receive the error:

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Internal error: device not correctly defined

in the status box. I can use command line tools to format the floppy drive just fine and I never had this problem until upgrading to KDE 3.5. Can anyone offer any suggestions?

[Chuckinator]

If I emerge kfloppy with USE="debug", kfloppy spits out:

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kfloppy: static bool FATFilesystem::runtimeCheck()
kfloppy: static bool Ext2Filesystem::runtimeCheck()
kfloppy: static bool MinixFilesystem::runtimeCheck()
kfloppy: KFAction::KFAction(QObject*)
kfloppy: KFActionQueue::KFActionQueue(QObject*)
kfloppy: KFAction::KFAction(QObject*)
kfloppy: FloppyAction::FloppyAction(QObject*)
kfloppy: FDFormat::FDFormat(QObject*)
kfloppy: bool FloppyAction::configureDevice(int, int)
kfloppy: void KFActionQueue::queue(KFAction*)
kfloppy:   FDFormat
kfloppy: KFAction::KFAction(QObject*)
kfloppy: FloppyAction::FloppyAction(QObject*)
kfloppy: FATFilesystem::FATFilesystem(QObject*)
kfloppy: static bool FATFilesystem::runtimeCheck()
kfloppy: bool FloppyAction::configureDevice(int, int)
kfloppy: void KFActionQueue::queue(KFAction*)
kfloppy:   FATFilesystem
kfloppy: virtual void KFActionQueue::exec()
kfloppy: void KFActionQueue::actionDone(KFAction*, bool)
kfloppy:   Starting action queue.
kfloppy: Running action FDFormat
kfloppy: virtual void FDFormat::exec()
kfloppy: FloppyData::formatStatus: Internal error: device not correctly defined. : -1
kfloppy: void KFActionQueue::actionDone(KFAction*, bool)
kfloppy: virtual KFAction::~KFAction()
kfloppy: virtual void KFAction::quit()
kfloppy:   Action failed.
kfloppy: void FloppyData::reset()
kfloppy: virtual void KFAction::quit()
kfloppy: virtual KFActionQueue::~KFActionQueue()
kfloppy: virtual KFAction::~KFAction()
kfloppy: virtual void KFAction::quit()
kfloppy: virtual KFAction::~KFAction()
kfloppy: virtual void KFAction::quit()

[DieselPower]

I have the same problem. Anyone have a fix?

I'll post more info if you need it.

[Cintra]

a long time ago (May 06, 2005) I had problems with kfloppy which were fixed by creating a link to /dev/fd0 called /dev/fd0u1440 and kfloppy worked.. worth looking at perhaps.

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# ln -s /dev/fd0  /dev/fd0u1440

amazing I just checked it here and it still fails until making the above link...

mvh

Edit: I've just checked this on Slax, and it works there with no problem.
In /dev there are a bunch of entries:

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lrwxrwxrwx    1 root root          8 Apr 17 09:16 fd0 -> floppy/0
brw-rw----    1 root floppy   2,   4 Apr 17 09:16 fd0d360
brw-rw----    1 root floppy   2,   8 Apr 17 09:16 fd0h1200
brw-rw----    1 root floppy   2,  40 Apr 17 09:16 fd0h1440
brw-rw----    1 root floppy   2,  56 Apr 17 09:16 fd0h1476
brw-rw----    1 root floppy   2,  72 Apr 17 09:16 fd0h1494
brw-rw----    1 root floppy   2,  92 Apr 17 09:16 fd0h1600
brw-rw----    1 root floppy   2,  20 Apr 17 09:16 fd0h360
brw-rw----    1 root floppy   2,  24 Apr 17 09:16 fd0h720
brw-rw----    1 root floppy   2,  80 Apr 17 09:16 fd0h880
brw-rw----    1 root floppy   2,  28 Apr 17 09:16 fd0u1440
brw-rw----    1 root floppy   2, 124 Apr 17 09:16 fd0u1600
brw-rw----    1 root floppy   2,  44 Apr 17 09:16 fd0u1680
brw-rw----    1 root floppy   2,  60 Apr 17 09:16 fd0u1722
brw-rw----    1 root floppy   2,  76 Apr 17 09:16 fd0u1743
brw-rw----    1 root floppy   2,  96 Apr 17 09:16 fd0u1760
brw-rw----    1 root floppy   2, 116 Apr 17 09:16 fd0u1840
brw-rw----    1 root floppy   2, 100 Apr 17 09:16 fd0u1920
brw-rw----    1 root floppy   2,  32 Apr 17 09:16 fd0u2880
brw-rw----    1 root floppy   2, 104 Apr 17 09:16 fd0u3200
brw-rw----    1 root floppy   2, 108 Apr 17 09:16 fd0u3520
brw-rw----    1 root floppy   2, 112 Apr 17 09:16 fd0u3840

that don't exist in Gentoo (KDE 3.5.2 IIRC)
Ah, I see, they have a script which "Add extra floppy devices"
Something for Gentoo perhaps, tho really its a KDE problem.

[lindegur]

The link did not help
I think kFloppy does not find the right /dev/file(s). A way out, is the feature of KFloppy to support user given devices, so instead of selecting primary or secondary, I have overwritten the field with /dev/fd0 and it worked.
Maybe somebody knows how to create the dev files manually, so the trick would not be necessary any longer.
However do I still use floppies

[kernelOfTruth]

Thanks, Cintra, that worked for me

[Kollin]

Worked for me too *kisses*

[Kollin]

And here is why :

SETI / # man fdformat

FDFORMAT(8) Linux Programmer's Manual FDFORMAT(8)



NAME
fdformat - Low-level formats a floppy disk

SYNOPSIS
fdformat [ -n ] device

DESCRIPTION
fdformat does a low level format on a floppy disk. device is usually one of the following (for floppy devices, the major = 2, and the
minor is shown for informational purposes only):

/dev/fd0d360 (minor = 4)
/dev/fd0h1200 (minor = 8)
/dev/fd0D360 (minor = 12)
/dev/fd0H360 (minor = 12)
/dev/fd0D720 (minor = 16)
/dev/fd0H720 (minor = 16)
/dev/fd0h360 (minor = 20)
/dev/fd0h720 (minor = 24)
/dev/fd0H1440 (minor = 28)

/dev/fd1d360 (minor = 5)
/dev/fd1h1200 (minor = 9)
/dev/fd1D360 (minor = 13)
/dev/fd1H360 (minor = 13)
/dev/fd1D720 (minor = 17)
/dev/fd1H720 (minor = 17)
/dev/fd1h360 (minor = 21)
/dev/fd1h720 (minor = 25)
/dev/fd1H1440 (minor = 29)

The generic floppy devices, /dev/fd0 and /dev/fd1, will fail to work with fdformat when a non-standard format is being used, or if the
format has not been autodetected earlier. In this case, use setfdprm(8) to load the disk parameters.


OPTIONS
-n No verify. This option will disable the verification that is performed after the format.

SEE ALSO
fd(4), setfdprm(8), mkfs(8), emkfs(8)

AUTHOR
Werner Almesberger (almesber@nessie.cs.id.ethz.ch)



Linux 0.99 1 February 1993 FDFORMAT(8)