Index: release/tools/ec2.conf
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--- release/tools/ec2.conf
+++ release/tools/ec2.conf
@@ -75,6 +75,13 @@
 	echo 'hint.atkbd.0.disabled=1' >> ${DESTDIR}/boot/loader.conf
 	echo 'hint.atkbdc.0.disabled=1' >> ${DESTDIR}/boot/loader.conf
 
+	# There is no floppy drive on EC2 instances so disable the driver.
+	echo 'hint.fd.0.disabled=1' >> ${DESTDIR}/boot/loader.conf
+	echo 'hint.fdc.0.disabled=1' >> ${DESTDIR}/boot/loader.conf
+
+	# There is no parallel port on EC2 instances so disable driver.
+	echo 'hint.ppc.0.disabled=1' >> ${DESTDIR}/boot/loader.conf
+
 	# EC2 has two consoles: An emulated serial port ("system log"),
 	# which has been present since 2006; and a VGA console ("instance
 	# screenshot") which was introduced in 2016.