[13656] in Athena Bugs
rsaix 7.7K: cformat
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (cat@MIT.EDU)
Wed Jul 12 14:39:33 1995
From: cat@MIT.EDU
Date: Wed, 12 Jul 95 14:39:09 -0400
To: Gregory E Penn <gpenn@MIT.EDU>, bugs@MIT.EDU, consultdev@MIT.EDU
Cc:
You might try using the command mformat, which is also in the consult locker,
until the bug is fixed. I'm forwarding your report to the correct people.
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>Subject: rsaix 7.7K: cformat
>Date: Tue, 11 Jul 1995 19:14:29 EDT
>From: Gregory E Penn <gpenn@MIT.EDU>
>
>System name: m16-034-14
>Type and version: POWER 7.7K
>Display type: POWER_Gt1
>
>What were you trying to do?
> format a floppy disk using
> cformat -mtools
> on IBM powerstation 220
>
>What's wrong:
> disk is now *only* readable by this type of workstation,
> can't be read on Sun workstations, nor on a different type
> of IBM workstation in my advisor's office.
>
>What should have happened:
>
>
>Please describe any relevant documentation references:
> olc answers says to use cformat -mtools on any workstation
> other than a sun sparcstation.
>
>
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