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In the main tab of VMware BIOS setup utility there is an option to disable "Legacy Diskette A" (and B).

Which is the option to get this by means of the vmx configuration files?

I tried:

floppy0.present = "FALSE" 
floppy1.present = "FALSE"

but (without using the BIOS setup utility) Arch Linux guest OS still sees fd0.

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Try to disable the Floppy Disk Controller in the VM's BIOS.

Anyway, why do you edit your VMs by hand? Don't do this. A kitten is harmed every time you edit a VMX file by hand.

edit: I created a VM (ESXi 5.5 / HW 10) without a floppy device. However, Arch still shows /dev/fd0. The only way I found to get rid of it was disabling the floppy controller in the BIOS.

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  • For my tests I need to run the same VM with different configurations. Changong the configuration with point and click is way too long and error prone. Therefore I wrote a number of Perl scripts to automate the tests. I can change many BIOS settings via my vmx-scripts (including the boot order).
    – antonio
    Commented Jul 22, 2014 at 0:26
  • Well, in that case the kittens probably aren't too seriously hurt :) I wasn't able to have a closer look at this issue but maybe I'll find time tomorrow. What version of Arch are you using?
    – Mario Lenz
    Commented Jul 22, 2014 at 17:34
  • Current: 2014.07.03
    – antonio
    Commented Jul 22, 2014 at 17:56
  • There are two places in the BIOS that you need to edit. The first is "Legacy Diskette A:" on the Main tab. The second is "Floppy Disk Controller" in the I/O Device Configuration section of the Advanced tab. Disabled both of those, and the floppy disk should no longer appear in the OS.
    – Charles Burge
    Commented Aug 10, 2017 at 18:04

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