Hi there,
The command is :
mkfs.msdos /dev/fd0
>From: "Dr. Sharukh K. R. Pavri." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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>Subject: Re: [LI] 3.5" disk format
>Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2000 10:46:02 +0530
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>
> > How do I format a 3.5":HD disk to hold 1722 kb?
> >
> > --
> > Narayana
>
>You mean 3.5" FDD. You have to pass the parameters with the fdformat
>command. I think what you need is man mtools, though I may be wrong, I had
>checked this a long time ago.
>Besides, what do you need to format a floppy with a higher capacity for? I
>only needed it to make the discs for mulinux single floppy distro and the
>install program does this by itself.
>
>Sharukh.
>
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