Re: [MiNT] Release TODO list

[Peter Slegg <p.slegg@scubadivers.co.uk>]

On Fri, 25 Jan 2013 19:16:09 , Alan Hourihane <alanh@fairlite.co.uk> wrote:
> On 01/23/13 13:46, p.slegg@scubadivers.co.uk wrote:
> > I stumbled into this problem again yesterday. I don't think it has gone
> > away just that I rarely format a floppy.
> >
> > http://sparemint.atariforge.net/mailinglist/Mailing-Lists/MiNT-List.201108/4E4A2F2D.1010309@fairlite.co.uk.text
> >
> > If I could use a USB stick I wouldn't have noticed ;-)
> >
>
> I can reproduce this on my newly acquired Milan. But it's definitely
> syslog that's locking the floppy.

I have a small prog to test for the lock. It doesn't always show
syslogd as the locking program.

bash-2.05a# ./locktest
Dlock() returns: 116
bash-2.05a# ps -A ¦grep 116
116  000   0    20  Sleep    262144 00:00.00  portmap

bash-2.05a# kill 116
bash-2.05a# ./locktest
Dlock() returns: 106
bash-2.05a# ps -A ¦grep 106
106  000   0     0  Sleep    638976 00:00.03  dhclient

bash-2.05a# kill 106
bash-2.05a# ./locktest
Dlock() returns: 0

> As a workaround, you can use drive B: to format a floppy too. Which
> doesn't seem to be locked and it will automatically switch to your A:
> drive on a single floppy system.
>

I haven't tried that because I have B: disabled in mint.cnf

I'll give it a go.

Peter
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