The MAKEFLOPPIES shell script creates the new floppy block device files. It uses the floppycontrol program to translate the minor device numbers into meaningful names. It also uses these names to decide whether to create a given block device file or not, depending on the type of the physical drive (for instance, for a 3 1/2 drive, the formats corresponding to a 5 1/4 drive are not created).
If you have more than two floppy drives, you need to tell the kernel the CMOS types of those additional drives using the floppy=drive,type,CMOS lilo option.
If the drives parameter is given, only the device nodes for the listed drives are made. By default, all eight drives are tried.
MAKEFLOPPIES does not work if you redefine your default formats.
CAUTION: MAKEFLOPPIES removes already existing floppy device nodes.