Re: [ANNOUNCE] submount: another removeable media handler

[H. Peter Anvin]

Steve Brueggeman wrote:
> Off Topic, sorry.
> 
> Is there a way to detect whether a floppy has been installed, without
> actually forcing the motor to spin, and heads to engage???
> 
> I'd like to create a simple auto-run utility that constantly looks for
> a special file on a MSDOS formatted floppy, and run it if found.
> Unfortunately, the only way I know of to determine if a floppy is
> installed is to open the floppy device, which causes the undesired
> motor spin-up, and head access.
> 
> Any help is greatly appreciated!!!
> 

Electrically it should be possible.  Whether or not the floppy device 
driver supports it is another matter.

	-hpa