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minus-square@jaybone@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink9•3 days agoIs there somewhere to get these drivers if you want to run really old hardware?
minus-square@Nilz@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilink14•3 days agoRunning an older kernel isn’t an option? Otherwise compiling your own kernel with the drivers should be possible I assume.
minus-square@LavenderDay3544@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink4•2 days agoSomeone could publish them as dynamic kernel modules.
minus-square@ikidd@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish3•2 days agoI was devastated when I couldn’t use my floppy drives anymore.
minus-square@bitcrafter@programming.devlinkfedilink10•2 days agoThe Software Publishers Association has finally won: It is no longer possible to copy that floppy. :-(
Heads will roll if my LS-120 drive stops working!
Is there somewhere to get these drivers if you want to run really old hardware?
Running an older kernel isn’t an option? Otherwise compiling your own kernel with the drivers should be possible I assume.
Someone could publish them as dynamic kernel modules.
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. :-(