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- From: vince@halcyon.com (Vince Skahan)
- Subject: Re: reusing linux-ized disks for DOS
- Message-ID: <1992Aug20.191341.28633@nwnexus.WA.COM>
- Sender: sso@nwnexus.WA.COM (System Security Officer)
- Organization: Northwest Nexus Inc. (206) 455-3505
- References: <1992Aug19.064148.9940@nwnexus.WA.COM> <andre.13@sun.ac.za>
- Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1992 19:13:41 GMT
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- andre@sun.ac.za (ANDRE SKARZYNSKI) writes:
- >In article <1992Aug19.064148.9940@nwnexus.WA.COM> vince@halcyon.com (Vince Skahan) writes:
-
- >>in cleaning up old versions dating back to 0.95a of boot/root floppies,
- >>compiler images, etc. I notice that DOS5.0 seems unable to reformat a
- >>linux-format (or image) floppy to DOS format.
-
- >Are you sure your drive is okay ? There shouldn't be any problems. Try an
- >unconditional format, format a:/u.
-
- it basically doesn't get me too much. One disk worked, 10 didn't.
- I found that on the one that worked I had to format it twice, since the
- first time reported about 150KB bad on a known good disk.
-
- THe other disks show more like 150MB good (!) on known good disks.
-
- The frustrating thing is that everything looks fine and dandy if
- the disks were used under DOS. It's only the linux-ized disks that DOS
- can't handle.
-
- One message that comes up is somthing like "Bad block 0".
-
- >>is there any special magic required to get linux-ized floppies back
- >>to a DOS format ???
-
- >Try passing the disk over a magnet a few times, and then try reformating it.
- that's the next thing to try, but I guess I'll make sure I'm not next to
- the hard disk at that time :-)
-
-
- >>--
- >> Vince Skahan vince@halcyon.com (here)
- >> vince@atc.boeing.com (work) vince@victrola.sea.wa.us (home)
-
- --
- Vince Skahan vince@halcyon.com (here)
- vince@atc.boeing.com (work) vince@victrola.sea.wa.us (home)
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