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Date:      Sat, 8 Sep 2001 13:52:36 +0200
From:      Wilko Bulte <wkb@freebie.xs4all.nl>
To:        freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org
Subject:   floppy borked on DS10/-stable?
Message-ID:  <20010908135235.A371@freebie.xs4all.nl>

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Can someone with access to a DS10 please verify if it works on -stable?
(I'm not sure, maybe a test on a DS20 is also valid)

I tried fdformat -> gives all sorts of errors on known-good media
I tried tar tf -> pretends floppy is empty (it is not)
I tried tar cf -> appears to work, but reading the disk on another system
	          produces errors like 

> format on x86 box
Format 1440K floppy `/dev/fd0'? (y/n): y
Processing VVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV done.

> tar cf /dev/fd0 /etc/*.conf on DS10

freebie# tar tf /dev/fd0 
X11/app-defaults/Bitmap-color
X11/app-defaults/Beforelight
tar: Skipping to next file header...
X11/app-defaults/Bitmap-color
X11/app-defaults/Beforelight
X11/app-defaults/Bitmap-color
X11/app-defaults/Beforelight
tar: Skipping to next file header...
X11/app-defaults/Bitmap-color
X11/app-defaults/Beforelight
X11/app-defaults/Bitmap-color
X11/app-defaults/Beforelight
tar: Skipping to next file header...
X11/app-defaults/Bitmap-color
X11/app-defaults/Beforelight

etc

Note this is what was on the floppy *before* the fdformat, so it appears
the DS10 did not write anything sensible.

Hardware looks OK, I successfully booted an FreeBSD install floppy from SRM.
I'll see if I can borrow a T64 CD set on monday to double-check the hw.

Wilko
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