Re: argh! linux and floppies

[Kent West <westk@acu.edu>]

Cameron L. Spitzer wrote:
> Could be the media.
>   
> Try scraping the mold off with a couple of
>   fdformat -n /dev/fd0u1440
>   
westk[@westk03]:/home/westk> sudo fdformat -n /dev/fd0u1440
/dev/fd0u1440: No such file or directory


Hmm; apparently udev makes this command slightly obsolete now ....

> Then check it for errors with
>   dd if=/dev/fd0 conv=noerror | sum
>   
westk[@westk03]:/home/westk> sudo dd if=/dev/fd0 conv=noerror | sum
dd: reading `/dev/fd0': Input/output error
0+0 records in
0+0 records out
0 bytes (0 B) copied, 5.73893 seconds, 0.0 kB/s
dd: reading `/dev/fd0': Input/output error
0+0 records in
0+0 records out
0 bytes (0 B) copied, 6.53883 seconds, 0.0 kB/s
dd: reading `/dev/fd0': Input/output error
0+0 records in
0+0 records out
0 bytes (0 B) copied, 7.33908 seconds, 0.0 kB/s
dd: reading `/dev/fd0': Input/output error
0+0 records in

and on and on and on.


> Try cleaning the head in the drive with a qtip and
> rubbing alcohol.
>   

This might do some good, but that'll have to wait until I have those
things available. In the meanwhile, I'm going to try another couple of
floppies, and via Knoppix.


-- 
Kent West
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