Perhaps the error could be more enlightening, but it is almost certainly
not bogus.
Probably the most accurate error code would be "no such device" or "i/o
error". But I'd be *really* surprised if that command worked for you in
previous kernel revs, considering that fd0h1440 is a rare 5.25" format in
your first drive (which should be a 3.5" unless you have a very old
machine). You probably should just use "/dev/fd0" to let the kernel
figure out what density the disk is. If you need the explicit device for
some odd reason, you should have either /dev/fd0u1440 or /dev/fd0H1440
depending on the vintage of your system.
PLEASE. If you suspect a bug in the new development kernels, test it with
a production kernel first (i.e. 1.2.13), and read the documentation to be
sure that this is not how it is *supposed to* work.
David.Niemi@mail.li.org---niemidc@clark.net---703-904-3596---Reston, VA USA
Much of human misery derives from two overgeneralizations: if something is
good, more is always better; and what is good for me is good for everyone.