Re: [Freedos-user] Format floppy (format a: /u) quirk or bug?

2015-06-02 Thread Don Flowers
On an unconditional format I always command: Format A: /F:1440 /U - but I still get the error way too often. On Tue, Jun 2, 2015 at 10:59 AM, Don Flowers wrote: > I have gotten that critical error so often that I have abandoned FreeDOS > format. It happens most often on previously unformatted di

Re: [Freedos-user] Format floppy (format a: /u) quirk or bug?

2015-06-02 Thread Don Flowers
I have gotten that critical error so often that I have abandoned FreeDOS format. It happens most often on previously unformatted diskettes or on 720kb diskettes. On Tue, Jun 2, 2015 at 10:55 AM, John Hupp wrote: > In the thread "Drivers or tips for 3 ISA sound cards?" I just reported > solving a