*# scsictl sd1 format/dev/rsd1: device had unknown status 4* The dd trick seems to work only if the diskette is pre-formatted.
great suggestions, thank you. I'll keep whacking at this. -Mike On Mon, Nov 14, 2022 at 9:11 AM Michael van Elst <mlel...@serpens.de> wrote: > michael.chepo...@gmail.com (Michael Cheponis) writes: > > >I would think 'fdformat' would work, but... > > >*arm64# ./fdformat -f /dev/rsd1 > >*fdformat: Device `/dev/rsd1' does not support floppy formatting: > >Inappropriate ioctl for device* > > > Try 'scsictl sd1 format'. > >