Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2005 13:21:28 -0600 From: pbowen@fastmail.fm To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Floppy problems Message-ID: <200503071321.29241.pbowen@fastmail.fm>
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Sirs: I'm having a problem doing "newfs" to a floppy on a new installation. I tried changing to a new floppy and get the same thing. # fdformat -f 1440 /dev/fd0 Format 1440K floppy `/dev/fd0'? (y/n): y Processing VVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV done. # bsdlabel -B -w /dev/fd0 fd1440 # newfs /dev/fd0 newfs: wtfs: 512 bytes at sector 2879: Input/output error # newfs_msdos /dev/fd0 /dev/fd0: 2840 sectors in 355 FAT12 clusters (4096 bytes/cluster) bps=512 spc=8 res=1 nft=2 rde=512 sec=2880 mid=0xf0 spf=2 spt=18 hds=2 hid=0 newfs_msdos: /dev/fd0: Input/output error # If I take a linux formatted floppy, mount it, then "ls" on the mount point, I can get the dir listing. Or if I "less" a file on the floppy I can read the contents. Any attempt to use "vi" or to write to the floppy fails with another "Input/Output error". # uname -a FreeBSD 5.3-RELEASE FreeBSD 5.3-RELEASE #0: Fri Nov 5 04:19:18 UTC 2004 root@harlow.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC i386 # Can you help? TIA.
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