On 2013-11-10 09:07 (GMT-0800) Mark Brown composed: > i have a dell optiplex gx280.
> first i found it doesn't support 2 floppys, only 1. fine. > now, however, 1.44 mb diskettes format fine with ms-dos 6.22, > but freedos trying to format them says: > """ > # Boot sector unreadable, disk not yet formatted > Treating int 13.8 drive type 0x0 as 1440k > Using drive default 1440k ( Cyl=80 Head=2 Sec=18 ) > Cannot find existing format - forcing full format > Please enter volume label (max. 11 chars): > Full Formatting (wiping all data) > Format_Floppy_Cylinder ( head=0 cylinder=0 ) sectors=18 [int 13.5] > Critical error during INT disk access > INT 13 status (hex): 40 > Bits: seek operation failed > Description: seek failed > Program Terminated > [Error 192] > """ > Does anyone know how to make FreeDOS format floppies on this? > Again, MS-DOS does just fine, but FreeDOS forces the 13 messages above. > then quits! > this is a user and a development question. > If any one can shed light on it it'd be nice. Optiplex floppy drives I've come across seem to be efficient dust collectors. Have you tried cleaning yours? Do you have another floppy drive you could temporarily substitute? It need not be "installed", but merely connected. How many different floppy discs did you try? In this day and age, floppies tend to be rather old, and less reliable than they were 2-3 decades ago. -- "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ November Webinars for C, C++, Fortran Developers Accelerate application performance with scalable programming models. Explore techniques for threading, error checking, porting, and tuning. Get the most from the latest Intel processors and coprocessors. See abstracts and register http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=60136231&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
