Hi, I got a "robust" formatting program from a programmer who calls himself Ave Fenix (as nickname). The program is written in FASM (180k in 1 source file) and is meant for formatting floppy disks with partially broken track 0. Ave writes:
/--- The program seeks some undamaged track to put the FAT and root directory. If necessary, it adapts the allocation unit and the FAT size. It is just necessary one undamaged sector on the track zero for the boot sector. In fact, it requires three sectors (two undamaged next sectors), by security. It does not allow a command line modifier. It gets the floppy drive parameters to format it (INT13h/AH=08h). So, if the drive parameter table indicates 720k format, then it will do it. But, I did not try to 720k. You need the Flat Assembler by Tomasz Grysztar - http://flatassembler.net The source code is under GPL. I just want contribute with an useful program. My real name is anonymous, Ave Fenix is my nick. \--- $ zipinfo fenix-format.zip Archive: fenix-format.zip 50331 bytes 5 files drwx--- 2.0 fat 0 b- stor 17-Apr-04 23:49 FRMTA15/ -rwxa-- 2.0 fat 59482 t- defN 17-Apr-04 23:40 FRMTA15/FORMATA.COM -rw-a-- 2.0 fat 183737 t- defN 17-Apr-04 23:40 FRMTA15/FRMTA15.ASM -rw-a-- 2.0 fat 18458 t- defN 17-Apr-04 23:40 FRMTA15/LICENSE.TXT -rw-a-- 2.0 fat 1536 t- defN 17-Apr-04 23:40 FRMTA15/README.TXT 5 files, 263213 bytes uncompressed, 49760 bytes compressed: 81.1% I mirrored the file - unlinked! - on my homepage because Ave does not seem to have an own homepage. I would like to take the file OFFLINE again as soon as somebody else has mirrored it at a more "central" place. Thanks! Eric > http://www.coli.uni-sb.de/~eric/fenix-format.zip ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by Sleepycat Software Learn developer strategies Cisco, Motorola, Ericsson & Lucent use to deliver higher performing products faster, at low TCO. http://www.sleepycat.com/telcomwpreg.php?From=osdnemail3 _______________________________________________ Freedos-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel
