Re: How to format a disk in an USB-Floppy-drive

[Willy Tarreau <w@1wt.eu>]

On Sun, Nov 19, 2006 at 07:25:34PM +0100, Jan Engelhardt wrote:
> 
> > How do I actually low-level format a floppy disk in an USB-Floppy-Disk-Drive?
> >
> > I tried as with usual drives, using fdformat:
> >
> > [~]>fdformat /dev/sdd
> > Could not determine current format type: Invalid argument
> >
> > But setting the format failed as well:
> > [~]>setfdprm -p /dev/sdd 1440/1440
> > ioctl: Invalid argument
> >
> > Next up scsifmt:
> >
> > [~]>./scsifmt /dev/sdd fmt
> > scsifmt: non-sense ioctl error
> >
> > Didn't work too well, too. Any ideas?
> 
> 
> Does not mkfs suffice?

No, he's talking about low-level format. This is necessary before writing
anything on a floppy for the first time or after defects have been detected
(remember these old ages ?).

Cheers,
Willy

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