Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1998 16:57:51 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> To: Bill Hamilton <billh@finsco.com> Cc: freebsd questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: fdformat hangs Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.03.9811161657160.17775-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <365052A4.36F5F737@finsco.com>
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On Mon, 16 Nov 1998, Bill Hamilton wrote: > This is 2.2.7. > Whenever I try to use fdformat, it hangs the system. That's not nice. Does your floppy disk operate OK otherwise? > I have to reboot in single user mode to get it back up and run fsck. > I can read a floppy ok. > I can write or format one ok in Win95. > This is a 1.44MB floppy. I have tried both the short version and > the long of fdformat. The drive light comes on and never goes off. > I cannot even alt-F2 to another login. I have hard-reset the machine. > Any ideas? Make sure no other devices are using IRQ 6. Doug White Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | www.freebsd.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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