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I am running Ubuntu server 20.04 into which I ssh. The machine itself has a floppy disk drive but it does not show up, when I run lsblk. There is also no /dev/fd0 only a /dev/fd/0.

Based on this, I

  • installed fdutils
  • added the user to the floppy group: sudo adduser $USER floppy
  • loaded the floppy module: sudo modprobe -v floppy.

Doing sudo modprobe -v floppy did not work, I only got an error message saying modprobe: ERROR: could not insert 'floppy': No such device.

The light on the front of the floopy drive is bright green, so it at least has power.

How do I figure out if it is a hardware or software issue.

Edit: I forgot to enable it in bios. floppy drive might still be defective (Diskette drive 0 seek failure sometimes on boot).

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  • Is the floppy drive enabled in BIOS/UEFI? May 5, 2021 at 18:32
  • thanks. it was disabled in bios. Enabled it. But now I sometimes but not always get an error Diskette drive 0 seek failure.
    – Telefza
    May 5, 2021 at 19:16
  • Floppy drives are not what they used to be in the 1980s; they are cheap, flimsy and unreliable. What can you expect for $15 retail? Also, if that drive was out of use for a long time in that machine, a lot of dust and grime may have accumulated inside, which makes it even less reliable.
    – HuHa
    May 5, 2021 at 19:48

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