From owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jun 7 11:19:07 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C37AA16A4CE for ; Mon, 7 Jun 2004 11:19:07 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mk-smarthost-9.mail.uk.tiscali.com (mk-smarthost-9.mail.uk.tiscali.com [212.74.114.48]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id ECB9743D58 for ; Mon, 7 Jun 2004 11:19:06 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from adam@otterycomputers.com) Received: from dsl-80-46-156-229.access.uk.tiscali.com ([80.46.156.229]:63442 helo=postman.oocltd.dom) by mk-smarthost-9.mail.uk.tiscali.com with esmtp (Exim 4.30) id 1BXI9L-0001qP-DB for freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org; Mon, 07 Jun 2004 12:18:43 +0100 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by postman.oocltd.dom (Postfix) with ESMTP id AD384A4B for ; Mon, 7 Jun 2004 12:19:04 +0100 (BST) Received: from postman.oocltd.dom ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (postman.oocltd.dom [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id 00156-01 for ; Mon, 7 Jun 2004 12:19:01 +0100 (BST) Received: from [192.168.0.250] (unknown [192.168.0.250]) by postman.oocltd.dom (Postfix) with ESMTP id 73F40136 for ; Mon, 7 Jun 2004 12:19:01 +0100 (BST) From: Adam Retter To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Content-Type: text/plain Organization: Ottery Office and Computer Ltd. Message-Id: <1086607141.314.4.camel@wokshopbsd.oocltd.dom> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.6 Date: Mon, 07 Jun 2004 12:19:01 +0100 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at otterycomputers.com Subject: How to Format 1MB Floppy X-BeenThere: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion of FreeBSD hardware List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 07 Jun 2004 11:19:07 -0000 Okay chaps, im finding it surprisingly difficult to format a 1MB floppy on freebsd. I want to format it for msdos. I am trying - # newfs -t dos /dev/fd0 but it says - newfs: ioctl (GDINFO}: Invalid argument newfs: /dev/fd0: can't read disk label; disk type must be specified. I can see from man newfs that to specify the disk type you use -T but im not sure what the argument for it is? The disks have this printed on them - Imation 2DD 1.0MB Thanks Adam. -- Adam Retter Ottery Office and Computer Ltd. Tel: +44(0)1404 814946 Fax: +44(0)1404 811786