From: vince@halcyon.com (Vince Skahan) Subject: Re: reusing linux-ized disks for DOS Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1992 19:13:41 GMT
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 :-)
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>> Vince Skahan vince@halcyon.com (here)
>> vince@atc.boeing.com (work) vince@victrola.sea.wa.us (home)
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