Re: Low Level Format of 1.4 Mb Floppy Isn't Happening
On Sat 14 Jan 2017 at 15:32:08 -0600, Martin McCormick wrote:
> The fdformat utility allows one to low-level format a
> floppy disk. I need to convince an older PC that it should boot
> from one of it's usb ports and the Plop Project has a boot
> manager that fits on a 1.4Mb floppy. It is called plpbt.iso
> so I got a 1.4Mb disk and copied the boot manager in to it and
> then decided to start from scratch after it didn't work so I used
> a bulk tape eraser and completely erased the disk which is
> something I used to do back in the DOS days as it makes the
> medium magnetically sterile. I would then format it again and use
> it.
>
> Floppies are a relic these days but the system I want
> to usb boot on is a relic so the boot manager should work when I
> install it correctly.
Does the machine you are booting use GRUB as the boot manager?
--
Brian.
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