I've never used fdformat to format floppies. I just use mkfs.ext2 or mkfs.msdos and have never had a problem.
On Tue, 5 Nov 2002, James McDonald wrote: > I was wondering if anyone else has issues with fdformat. I seem to break fdd's > using it > > This is the warning in the FAQ from http://www.toms.net/rb/ about what it can > do. > "Virtually all 1.44 drives support 1.722 just fine, but it is possible for > an extended format to break a floppy drive, use tomsrtbt at your own risk." > > Here is the output of fdformat using a brand new Verbatim MF 2HD Floppy { > [root@amd root]# fdformat /dev/fd0u1722 > Double-sided, 82 tracks, 21 sec/track. Total capacity 1722 kB. > Formatting ... done > Verifying ... Read: : Input/output error > Problem reading cylinder 80, expected 21504, read -1" } > > So my question is is there a specific brand anyone could recommend that > doesn't break when used with fdformat? Or am I doing something wrong ? > > Platform is RH7.3 with a MSI MB not sure off fdd brand. > > -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Lonni J Friedman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Linux Step-by-step & TyGeMo http://netllama.ipfox.com _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc -> http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
