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From: grnberg@mit-caf.MIT.EDU (David R. Greenberg)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.aix
Subject: Re: Adding a 5 1/4" Diskette Drive...
Keywords: PS/2
Message-ID: <6015@mit-caf.MIT.EDU>
Date: 24 Apr 91 15:38:55 GMT
References: <1991Apr23.143258.15596@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>
Reply-To: grnberg@mit-caf.UUCP (David R. Greenberg)
Organization: Microsystems Technology Laboratories, MIT
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In article <1991Apr23.143258.15596@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> gmadise@uxc.cso.uiuc.edu (Gordon Madise) writes:
>I am trying to add a 5 1/4" diskette drive to a Model 80
>running AIX 1.2.  I would like to add it with the same
>functions as the 3 1/2" diskette default drive.  I have
>modified /etc/filesystems.  My diskette drive is an IBM
>internal model.  I searched all the manuals and cannot seem
>to solve this.  Any suggestions would be appreciated.
>
>
>Gordon Madise

I called IBM about this problem as well, and was told that AIX 1.2 doesn't
support the external 5.25" floppy, but that 1.21 (being shipped now) does.

- David