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Re: formatting mod



Hi,

On Sat, 30 Dec 2000, Ethan Benson wrote:

> > I guess, there must be something missing. Perhaps DOS formatted
> > superfloppies need an extra treatment in addition?
> 
> yes, read the mkdosfs man page and you find this gem:

Well, thank you, this did work. Why doesn´t mke2fs need this?
 
>               This switch will force mkdosfs to work properly.
> 
> note i have note tested this, i have only used this program on plain
> 1.44MB floppies before.

Which one is better for formatting floppies in DOS format, mkdosfs or
superformat?

Happy new year,


Kerstin


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