From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
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To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu
Subject: Re: [9fans] panic floppyinitdev
From: Geoff Collyer <geoff@collyer.net>
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Date: Tue,  5 Nov 2002 02:31:18 -0800
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It's in the boot code:

	: alpha; pwd
	/sys/src/boot/pc
	: alpha; grep -n floppyinitdev *.c
	bcom.c:13: 		floppyinit, floppyinitdev,
	devfloppy.c:204: floppyinitdev(int i, char *name)
	devfloppy.c:207: 		panic("floppyinitdev");
	load.c:13: 		floppyinit, floppyinitdev,

Here's the relevant function:

	void
	floppyinitdev(int i, char *name)
	{
		if(i >= fl.ndrive)
			panic("floppyinitdev");
		sprint(name, "fd%d", i);
	}

It's apparently trying to initialise a floppy that the boot code
believes you don't have.  I'd guess that the BIOS isn't aware of your
add-on floppy controller.  See what your BIOS Setup screen thinks you
have.  Is the add-on floppy controller at the standard address?