https://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/repositories/1.4/pkg-html/format.html
this version of format
On 3/23/25 20:09, Jerome Shidel via Freedos-devel wrote:
Just a couple additional questions…
What version of Format? There were a lot of changes to format a couple months
bac
Hi,
> On Mar 23, 2025, at 7:20 PM, victoria crenshaw via Freedos-devel
> wrote:
>
> i cannot seem to format blank unformatted floppies
> it fails to verfiy the disk after formatting the 1st 7 sectors even
> though the disk will format on other format programs
>
> anyone have an idea how and w
Hi!
i cannot seem to format blank unformatted floppies
it fails to verfiy the disk after formatting the 1st 7 sectors even
though the disk will format on other format programs
anyone have an idea how and why this happens?
i may of found a use case that was not captured
Which version of FOR
On Tue, 2025-04-01 at 17:35 +0200, Eric Auer via Freedos-devel wrote:
>
> Hi!
>
hii! :D
> > [DEBUG] FORMAT 0.92a, selected drive B:
> ...
> > [DEBUG] Current Disk Drive Parameter Table Values at 0070:0119:
> > [DEBUG] [DDPT] Step Rate: 240 msec Head Unload: 48 msec DMA
> > Flag
> > Bit:
Hi!
[DEBUG] FORMAT 0.92a, selected drive B:
...
[DEBUG] Current Disk Drive Parameter Table Values at 0070:0119:
[DEBUG] [DDPT] Step Rate: 240 msec Head Unload: 48 msec DMA Flag
Bit: 0
[DEBUG] [DDPT] Head Load: 4 msec Post Rotate: 2035 msec Sector
Size: 512
[DEBUG] [DDPT] SECT
[DEBUG] FORMAT 0.92a, selected drive B:
[DEBUG] Sector buffer at 18D7:BD3C, track buffer at 18D7:913C
[DEBUG] Skipped ASSIGN check for diskette drive.
[DEBUG] DOS 7+, LOCKing drive
Insert new diskette for drive B:
[DEBUG] DOS 7+, FORMAT-LOCKing drive
[DEBUG] Current Disk Drive Parameter Ta
it is the extended (5.25's 1494k) format that dose not work with blank
floppies!! :D
ohhh i formatted it in normal 1.2 mb and it formatted
On 3/23/25 20:02, Eric Auer via Freedos-devel wrote:
Hi!
i cannot seem to format blank unformatted floppies
it fails to verfiy the disk after formattin
On 3/23/25 20:02, Eric Auer via Freedos-devel wrote:
Hi!
i cannot seem to format blank unformatted floppies
it fails to verfiy the disk after formatting the 1st 7 sectors even
though the disk will format on other format programs
anyone have an idea how and why this happens?
i may of found a
sorry things been hectic. ill look into this soon. most likely tomorrow
my time in like 12 hours
On 3/23/25 20:02, Eric Auer via Freedos-devel wrote:
Hi!
i cannot seem to format blank unformatted floppies
it fails to verfiy the disk after formatting the 1st 7 sectors even
though the disk wil
