Re: rawrite[23] problem on nt 4.0
Sounds like you are trying to use the "new" 1.743Mb floppy image. Every time I tried
it I got the same error since rawrite will try to create a disk image that is bigger
than the media, but since it doesn't do any "sanity" checking it errors out when it's
own calculation of needed space doesn't match what it reads from the disk. (Nevermind
that most FDD's are not even capable of dealing with 1.743Mb.)
Presuming that are still there, you can find 1.44Mb images at: llug.sep.bnl.gov in the
debian/incoming directory.
As with all unstable products, this may or may not solve your problem.
- BOHICA
Richard Lyon wrote:
> Yes I use rawrite2 under winnt 4.0. A couple of things you might try are:
>
> 1. Try a preformatted floppy.
>
> 2. If you are connected to a network logout and try running in standalone
> mode.
>
> Some of laptop computers should really be called winputers.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Aaron Stromas <astromas@us.oracle.com>
> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
> Date: Friday, 11 December 1998 0:03
> Subject: rawrite[23] problem on nt 4.0
>
> >i need to create boot floppies to install debian 2.0 as i have the
> >adaptec ultra2 scsi controller, and i'm having a problem with both
> >rawrite2 and rawrite3 utilities on my nt 4.0 toshiba laptop. both
> >utilities claim they "Can't figure out how many sectors/track for this
> >diskette". happens with every high density 1.4m diskette i tried,
> >maxell, fuji etc. any clues? tia,
> >
>
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