Re: fdformat?

[ferret@phonewave.net]

Your machine isn't a Sparc, is it?

On Sat, 15 Jan 2000, Wayne wrote:

> Hello,
> I'm trying to excute fdformat. No matter what I enter I get the
> following error message:
> 
> floppy drive state
> ------------
> now=13142098 last interrupt=13142098 last called handler=c0182f4c
> timeout_message=floppy starts:
> 8    81    369470
> f    80    369470
> 0    90    369470
> "    "    '
> "    "    "
> last results at 13101664
> last redo_fd_request at 13101664
> status=10
> fdc_busy=1
> DEVICE_INTR=c0181f50
> fd_timer.function=c0181ebf
> cont=c0227970
> CURRENT=00000000
> command_status=-1
> 
> floppy: floppy timeout called
> ioctl(FDFMTTRK) I/O error
> 
> ___________ end of error message ____________
> 
> the command I entered was:      fdformat /dev/fd0H1440
> 
> I should point out that I'm using REDHAT. The system I'm going to is
> Debian.
> I'm trying to copy some files off of my old system.
> 
> TIA.
> Wayne-
> 
> 
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