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Date:      Mon, 07 Jun 2004 12:19:01 +0100
From:      Adam Retter <adam@otterycomputers.com>
To:        freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org
Subject:   How to Format 1MB Floppy
Message-ID:  <1086607141.314.4.camel@wokshopbsd.oocltd.dom>

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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.

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.

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Adam Retter <adam@otterycomputers.com>
Ottery Office and Computer Ltd.
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