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Re: Problems with KDE Floppy Formatter (fdformat??)



> if I try to format a DD floppy with the KDE Floppy Formatter, I get the 
> following error message:
> 
> > Cannot create a filesystem on: /dev/fd0u720
> > mkdosfs:unable to allocate space for FAT image in memory
> 
> I'm using KDE 2.1 and Potato.
> 
> Formatting HD Disks works.
> 
> Perhaps the problem has something to do with the now obsolete "fdformat"?

since when has it been obsolete?  I still have it on my system...it's part
of the util-linux package.

anyways..I dont' have any dd disks let alone too many hd disks to test this.

Ivan

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