formating Floppy Disks ?

Mike yellowdog-newbie@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
Wed, 22 May 2002 10:33:52 +1000


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An Apus 3000 Mac clone.  I'll give mke2fs a go, but I would have thought =
fdfromat should work just as fine.  Will mk2fs format a DOS disk ??

Mike

>what sort of machine is this error occurring on?  because mke2fs =
/dev/fd0 works fine on this machine.......
>
>--Shawn

On Tue, 21 May 2002 14:50:08 +1000
"Mike" <marinated@tpg.com.au> wrote:

> Having some problems with formatting Floppy Disks with YDL 2.2 ....  =
Anyone
> else come across this error ??
>=20
> [root@localhost config]# /usr/bin/fdformat /dev/fd0
> Double-sided, 80 tracks, 18 sec/track. Total capacity 1440 kB.
> Formatting ...
> ioctl(FDFMTBEG): Unknown error 515
>=20
> thanks,
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>An Apus 3000 Mac clone.&nbsp; I'll give =
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<DIV>&gt;what sort of machine is this error occurring on?&nbsp; because =
mke2fs=20
/dev/fd0 works fine on this machine.......<BR><FONT face=3DArial=20
size=3D2>&gt;</FONT><BR>&gt;--Shawn<BR><BR>On Tue, 21 May 2002 14:50:08=20
+1000<BR>"Mike" &lt;<A=20
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wrote:<BR><BR>&gt; Having some problems with formatting Floppy Disks =
with YDL=20
2.2 ....&nbsp; Anyone<BR>&gt; else come across this error ??<BR>&gt; =
<BR>&gt;=20
[root@localhost config]# /usr/bin/fdformat /dev/fd0<BR>&gt; =
Double-sided, 80=20
tracks, 18 sec/track. Total capacity 1440 kB.<BR>&gt; Formatting =
...<BR>&gt;=20
ioctl(FDFMTBEG): Unknown error 515<BR>&gt; <BR>&gt; thanks,<BR>&gt; =
<BR>&gt;=20
Mike<BR>&gt; <BR>&gt; =
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