Re: [debian-knoppix] Boot floppy size formats and Win32 issues
1680k FAT formatted disk actually come in different subspecs.
Microsoft calls 1680k FAT disks DMF, Distribution Media Format.
DMF1 and DMF2 are slightly different, and not totally useful.
They have 1 sector for / file names, so can only hold 16 short file names.
The main issues are the root directory size in bytes that stores / file
names. 1 sector = 16 short filenames, so "-r 14" sector is best if you
are using fdutils or mtools.
To be honest, I have forgotten the rest of the details and advice on
1680k floppies, but sectors/cluster should be a power of 2 supposedly.
1,2,4,8,16,32 or 64, but I don't know that for a fact.
-Nathaniel
----- Original Message -----
From: "Stephan Walter" <stephan.walter@gmx.ch>
To: <debian-knoppix@linuxtag.org>
Sent: Friday, May 24, 2002 2:33 PM
Subject: Re: [debian-knoppix] Boot floppy size formats and Win32 issues
> On Fri, 24 May 2002 03:14:40 -0400, "Nathaniel Pendleton"
> <knoppixbox@pendletonpress.com> wrote:
>
> Another thing (don't know if that works with all other OS):
>
> use "mkdosfs -r 16 -f 1". Builds only one FAT and only 16 entries in the
> root dir. As the files on the floppy image aren't altered much (or not
> at all), having only one FAT shouldn't be a problem
>
> Regards,
> Stephan
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