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minus-squareHakFoo@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up21·4 days agoHeads will roll if my LS-120 drive stops working!
minus-squareikidd@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·4 days agoI was devastated when I couldn’t use my floppy drives anymore.
minus-squarebitcrafter@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·4 days agoThe Software Publishers Association has finally won: It is no longer possible to copy that floppy. :-(
minus-squarejaybone@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·4 days agoIs there somewhere to get these drivers if you want to run really old hardware?
minus-squareLavenderDay3544@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·4 days agoSomeone could publish them as dynamic kernel modules.
minus-squareNilz@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down1·4 days agoRunning an older kernel isn’t an option? Otherwise compiling your own kernel with the drivers should be possible I assume.
Heads will roll if my LS-120 drive stops working!
I was devastated when I couldn’t use my floppy drives anymore.
The Software Publishers Association has finally won:
It is no longer possible to copy that floppy. :-(
Is there somewhere to get these drivers if you want to run really old hardware?
Someone could publish them as dynamic kernel modules.
Running an older kernel isn’t an option? Otherwise compiling your own kernel with the drivers should be possible I assume.