[95873] in RedHat Linux List
Re: /dev/fd0
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Eric Lee Green)
Wed Oct 21 21:38:14 1998
Date: Wed, 21 Oct 1998 21:40:22 -0400 (EDT)
From: Eric Lee Green <eric@linux-hw.com>
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On Wed, 21 Oct 1998, Carlos Lorenzo wrote:
> If I issue a fdformat /dev/fd0H1440 , it does the format ok but when it
> starts verify it, the floppy light remains on forever, however if I isuue
> the fdformat -n /dev/fd0H1440 it works fine ( with no verification process,
> of course !!).
>
> What's happening to the floppy drive or the linux commands ???????
Hmm. Go to the fdutils home page (http://fdutils.linux.lu) and there's
some debugging and diagnostic tools that may be of help. My best guess
is that you have either a bad disk or a bad drive, but using Alain's
stuff should narrow it down.
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