Good Linux to e'body,
Being a novice, my basics are very poor, So please excuse me ! (Some portion of this post is suitable for LIH and some for LIP, so I am posting on both, so please do'nt mind ) We know DOS supports wide range of floppy formats : ----------------------------------------- Format Sides tracks/ Sec/ Capa Media ID side track Desc. ----------------------------------------- S8 1 40 8 160kb FE ... ... QD15 2 80 15 1.2mb F9 QD18 2 80 18 1.44mb F0 ---------------------------------------- So, my specific needs are these : 1) Does Linux support the same formats, as in DOS ? If no, may I have the Linux Floppy Formats, please ?? 2) My client needs a diff. floppy for- mating for some security reason. Well, I have been asked to develop a C program,which will format a floppy in different track/side - Sec/track format. My program should be able to store/ retrieve data in this diffrnt format. In short, these floppies will be use- less in any other machine. Is there, any such utility in Linux ? If no, which commands will be useful in doing so ? Should I use some BIOS calls, as in DOS ? Please guide ! ( I could not install any help documentation due to space crunch.., I hope you understand ! ) Thanks & Regards ! ~newlxuser ---------------------------------- _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ linux-india-help mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help
