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Date:      Sat, 15 Apr 2000 17:23:22 -0400 (EDT)
From:      John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org>
To:        Sasha Nazarenko <sasha@deimos.ldc.net>
Cc:        freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   RE: problem with fd0
Message-ID:  <200004152123.RAA08164@server.baldwin.cx>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSO.4.10.10004152018230.26055-100000@deimos.ldc.net>

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On 15-Apr-00 Sasha Nazarenko wrote:
> Have problem with my floppy in FreeBSD 4.0S
> - dmesg
> fdc0: <NEC 72065B or clone> at port 0x3f0-0x3f5,0x3f7 irq 6 drq 2 on isa0
> fdc0: FIFO enabled, 8 bytes threshold
> fd0: <1440-KB 3.5" drive> on fdc0 drive 0
> -
> 
>#fdformat /dev/fd0
> Format 1440K floppy `/dev/fd0'? (y/n): y
> Processing fdformat: ioctl(FD_FORM): Input/output error
> fd0c: hard error writing fsbn 0 (No status)

Bad floppy.  Or at least your drive is saying that it can't low level
format the floppy.  I'd try a different floppy to make sure.

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