Re: Problems trying to build 2.88 meg image.
Dale Scheetz wrote:
> I have been trying to build a 2.88 meg floppy image, using the loop device
> to mount the requisite file. The problem is that when I try to format the
> device mkdosfs tells me it can't because it is "unable to get drive
> geometry for '/dev/loop1'".
>
> Looking at mtools wasn't much more help. mformat references xdfcopy as the
> "low level format tool" but basicly all of these tools want to see a
> "real" floppy device.
> Is there any way to create an MSDOS file system on a loop device mounted
> file image?
mkdosfs should do the job. I'm not sure but I believe you can direct some
parameters about the size to it.
Regards,
Joey
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