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To: Adam Retter <adam@otterycomputers.com>
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Date: Mon, 07 Jun 2004 13:53:19 +0200
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Subject: Re: How to Format 1MB Floppy 
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In message <1086607141.314.4.camel@wokshopbsd.oocltd.dom>, Adam Retter writes:
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>Okay chaps,
>
>im finding it surprisingly difficult to format a 1MB floppy on freebsd.
>I want to format it for msdos.

See fdcontrol(8)

I belive you want "fdcontrol -f 720 fd0".

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