On Thu, Dec 07, 2000 at 11:54:38AM -0500, Richard B. Johnson wrote:
> # fdformat /dev/fd0h1440
> Double-sided, 80 tracks, 18 sec/track. Total capacity 1440 kB.
> Formatting ...
> ioctl(FDFMTBEG): Operation not permitted
Probably an old fdformat?
Try a recent util-linux.
[I forgot the details
On Thu, 7 Dec 2000, Tigran Aivazian wrote:
> there was an issue with floppy ioctls and permission checks in block
> device ->open routine recently. Just use test12-pre7 or other sufficiently
> recent kernel and it will work.
>
> If you _do_ want to know what's going on -- look for the thread
there was an issue with floppy ioctls and permission checks in block
device ->open routine recently. Just use test12-pre7 or other sufficiently
recent kernel and it will work.
If you _do_ want to know what's going on -- look for the thread where I
reported that floppies can't me mounted
Script started on Thu Dec 7 11:44:01 2000
# fdformat /dev/fd0h1440
Double-sided, 80 tracks, 18 sec/track. Total capacity 1440 kB.
Formatting ...
ioctl(FDFMTBEG): Operation not permitted
# exit
exit
Script done on Thu Dec 7 11:44:42 2000
Who do you have to be in order to format floppy drives?
Script started on Thu Dec 7 11:44:01 2000
# fdformat /dev/fd0h1440
Double-sided, 80 tracks, 18 sec/track. Total capacity 1440 kB.
Formatting ...
ioctl(FDFMTBEG): Operation not permitted
# exit
exit
Script done on Thu Dec 7 11:44:42 2000
Who do you have to be in order to format floppy drives?
there was an issue with floppy ioctls and permission checks in block
device -open routine recently. Just use test12-pre7 or other sufficiently
recent kernel and it will work.
If you _do_ want to know what's going on -- look for the thread where I
reported that floppies can't me mounted readonly,
On Thu, 7 Dec 2000, Tigran Aivazian wrote:
there was an issue with floppy ioctls and permission checks in block
device -open routine recently. Just use test12-pre7 or other sufficiently
recent kernel and it will work.
If you _do_ want to know what's going on -- look for the thread where I
On Thu, Dec 07, 2000 at 11:54:38AM -0500, Richard B. Johnson wrote:
# fdformat /dev/fd0h1440
Double-sided, 80 tracks, 18 sec/track. Total capacity 1440 kB.
Formatting ...
ioctl(FDFMTBEG): Operation not permitted
Probably an old fdformat?
Try a recent util-linux.
[I forgot the details -
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