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> Hi to all,
> I'm trying to mount msdos floppies, under linux. I'm using the command,
> mount -t msdos /dev/fd0 /floppy
> I'm also trying to make bootdisks with my kernel,
> cat bzImage>/dev/fd0
> and tried to boot with it. It's not reading the bootdisk, and when I try
> to mount a dos floppy, I get invalid system type, or an i/o error.
> Does this mean my floppy is going bad?
If you don't have anything on the floppy you want to keep, try
initializing the floppy with "fdformat /dev/fd0H1440" and then (if you
don't get any errors from the verify) to an "mformat a:". If you do
get errors, either the floppy drive is dirty or the disk is bad. I have
had a few occasions where a disk was damaged my magnetic field proximity
and formatting could not recover. A bulk eraser was able to demagnitize
the floppy and allow it to be formated and used again, but do this only
as a last resort and VERY CAREFULLY (a good bulk tape eraser can penetrate
2" commercial video tape and can take out colateral damage for some
distance).
I would try cleaning your floppy drive first... It only takes one
bad (flaking, dirty, finger printed, or stained) floppy to screw your
drive. Cleaning works wonders.
> Thanks.
> Dave.
Mike
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