Hi, so you want to format a real diskette from within dosemu? Or just a disk image which you later copy to a real diskette with the Linux "dd" tool? The latter might work better.
You tried to create 3 diskettes with Compaq deskpro tools and got error 207h or 519 (both are the same value). > C:\>format a: > Unknown error. Error code: 519 > D:\DOSEMU\F10VP\SDOS>bootsec.exe /W /F:bootdsk3 /D:A: > bootsec: could not perform WRITE operation. rc = 207H This error code means: You tried to access a drive in classic "drive with at most 64k sectors" style (drive is at most 32 MB) and DOS replied "you have to use DOS 3.31/newer style". Your Compaq tools do not support that, it seems, at least not for diskette. Your tools are right: Diskettes are smaller than 32 MB, so they should accept the small-style call. Please try if this happens with some recent kernel version. For example, download the 8086- compatible (386-optimized is less stable!) OpenWatcom-compiled FreeDOS cvs stable kernel from http://fdos.org/kernel/ and the classic kernel version 2035a from: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=5109 DOSEMU kernel installation is easy, just replace kernel.sys by the new version in the directory or the diskimage or partition which has the role of C: drive for your DOSEMU. Let us know if the problem still happens with 2035a kernel or cvs stable kernel, or maybe both, or if the problem got solved by updating the kernel. Then we will either fix the kernel or tell the Debian people that they use an old FreeDOS version :-). Eric ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by Yahoo. Introducing Yahoo! Search Developer Network - Create apps using Yahoo! Search APIs Find out how you can build Yahoo! directly into your own Applications - visit http://developer.yahoo.net/?fr=offad-ysdn-ostg-q22005 _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
