Request Example App Reading/Writing Files on Floppy

[Thomas Doerfler (nt)]

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Camilo,

although floppy drives get a bit outdated, it would still be interesting
to support them in RTEMS. If you send me your driver code, I might try
to adapt it to the blkdev architecture.

wkr,
Thomas.


Camilo Alejandro Arboleda schrieb:
> I have an old PC driver (somewhere). It only works with 1.44 MiB
> floppies and is pre-blockdev, do you thik it fits your needs?
> 
> Joel Sherrill <joel at OARcorp.com> wrote:
> 
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I would appreciate it greatly if someone could send me an example
>> application for the pc386 BSP that mounts a floppy and accesses files
>> on it.
>>
>> I am beginning to reimplement the ancient DOS based software
>> that our scout troop uses for Pinewood Derby timing.  I would
>> like to use RTEMS for timing accuracy and want to keep records
>> on the floppy.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>


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