PROBLEM: floppy motor spins when floppy module not installed

[Dale Mellor <dale@dmellor.dabsol.co.uk>]

1. Floppy motor spins when floppy module not installed.

2. From the moment of bootup, the floppy drive motor spins when the kernel is
   compiled to use the floppy driver as a module and this is not installed (the
   motor stops as soon as the module is installed).

3. Keywords: floppy, module, kernel, boot.

4. Kernel version 2.6.0-test11

5. 

6.

7.

7.1 Gnu C                  3.2.1
    Gnu make               3.80
    util-linux             2.11y
    mount                  2.11y
    module-init-tools      0.9.8
    e2fsprogs              1.28
    reiserfsprogs          3.x.1b
    pcmcia-cs              3.2.5
    PPP                    2.4.2b3
    nfs-utils              1.0.6
    Linux C Library        2.3.2
    Dynamic linker (ldd)   2.3.2
    Procps                 2.0.7
    Net-tools              1.60
    Kbd                    command
    Sh-utils               5.0
    Modules Loaded         ymfpci ac97_codec soundcore pcnet_cs 8390 crc32 ipv6 pegasus


7.2 processor	: 0
    vendor_id	: GenuineTMx86
    cpu family	: 6
    model		: 4
    model name	: Transmeta(tm) Crusoe(tm) Processor TM5600
    stepping	: 3
    cpu MHz		: 595.732
    cache size	: 512 KB
    fdiv_bug	: no
    hlt_bug		: no
    f00f_bug	: no
    coma_bug	: no
    fpu		: yes
    fpu_exception	: yes
    cpuid level	: 1
    wp		: yes
    flags		: fpu vme de pse tsc msr cx8 cmov mmx longrun
    bogomips	: 1085.44


7.3 ymfpci 49280 0 - Live 0xc78ed000
    ac97_codec 18080 1 ymfpci, Live 0xc78d2000
    soundcore 8064 1 ymfpci, Live 0xc78bc000
    pcnet_cs 16484 1 - Live 0xc78d8000
    8390 9824 1 pcnet_cs, Live 0xc78ce000
    crc32 4096 1 8390, Live 0xc78bf000
    ipv6 238400 20 - Live 0xc790f000
    pegasus 21024 0 - Live 0xc78c3000


7.4 0000-001f : dma1
    0020-0021 : pic1
    0040-005f : timer
    0060-006f : keyboard
    0080-008f : dma page reg
    00a0-00a1 : pic2
    00c0-00df : dma2
    00f0-00ff : fpu
    01f0-01f7 : ide0
    02f8-02ff : pcnet_cs
    0300-031f : pcnet_cs
    03c0-03df : vga+
    03f6-03f6 : ide0
    0cf8-0cff : PCI conf1
    1000-100f : 0000:00:07.1
      1000-1007 : ide0
      1008-100f : ide1
    1010-1013 : 0000:00:09.0
    1020-103f : 0000:00:07.2
      1020-103f : uhci_hcd
    1040-105f : 0000:00:07.3
    1080-10bf : 0000:00:09.0
    10c0-10c7 : Sony Programable I/O Device
    1400-14ff : 0000:00:0d.0
    4000-40ff : PCI CardBus #01
    4400-44ff : PCI CardBus #01
    8000-803f : 0000:00:07.3

    00000000-0009b7ff : System RAM
    0009b800-0009ffff : reserved
    000a0000-000bffff : Video RAM area
    000c0000-000c7fff : Video ROM
    000f0000-000fffff : System ROM
    00100000-06feffff : System RAM
      00100000-002b4d37 : Kernel code
      002b4d38-0035ff9f : Kernel data
    06ff0000-06fff7ff : ACPI Tables
    06fff800-06ffffff : ACPI Non-volatile Storage
    10000000-10000fff : 0000:00:0c.0
      10000000-10000fff : yenta_socket
    10400000-107fffff : PCI CardBus #01
    10800000-10bfffff : PCI CardBus #01
    a0000000-a0000fff : card services
    fc000000-fc0fffff : 0000:00:00.0
    fc100000-fc103fff : 0000:00:08.0
    fc104000-fc1047ff : 0000:00:08.0
    fc104800-fc1049ff : 0000:00:0b.0
    fc105000-fc105fff : 0000:00:0d.0
    fc108000-fc10ffff : 0000:00:09.0
      fc108000-fc10ffff : ymfpci
    fd000000-fdffffff : 0000:00:0d.0
    fff80000-ffffffff : reserved


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X. Workaround: either install the module and then uninstall it;
                   or kill the penguin ;-)  (sorry, couldn't resist...)