2009/9/24 Aldo Foot <lunixer@xxxxxxxxx>: > On Wed, Sep 23, 2009 at 1:35 PM, Hiisi <very-cool@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> do this command. >>> $ floppy --capacity A: >>> To show the available format capacities of the floppy drive and post back. >>> >>> ~af >>> >> >> $ floppy --capacity A: >> floppy 0.16 Copyright 2001-2006, Double Precision, Inc. >> <--SNIP--> > ______ > > Do you have a dev file like /dev/fd0H1440? or /dev/fd0u1440? I have no. $ ls /dev | grep fd fd fd0 floppy-fd0 > My CentOS box has /dev/fd0 and /dev/fd0H1440. So I can > do "fdformat -n /dev/fd0u1440". > My F11 box has only /dev/fd0. > > I was going to suggest setfdprm so you set the floppy capacity > yourself, but it looks like it's no longer available after FC6. > > But you can compile the utility yourself. > http://fdutils.linux.lu/ > No, thanks. I'm too nervous to compile programs from source. I'll wait until floppies resurrection. Just wanted to update motherboard' BIOS. Gygibite provide only exe file. Pity it is : -( I was trying to do some 'homework' like this one: http://www.linuxinsight.com/how-to-flash-motherboard-bios-from-linux-no-dos-windows-no-floppy-drive.html > you've got a bit of homework to do. > ~af > -- Hiisi. Registered Linux User #487982. Be counted at: http://counter.li.org/ -- Spandex is a privilege, not a right. -- SIP: hiisi@xxxxxxxxx ------------------------------ pub 1024D/085B139A -- Powered by Fedora: http://fedoraproject.org/ -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
