I forgot: Script started on Fri 05 Oct 2012 05:25:01 AM EDT [root@hex29 ~]# fd[K[Kmformat a: plain_io: Input/output error mformat: Error reading from '/dev/fd0', wrong parameters? [root@hex29 ~]# fdformat /dev/fd0 H1440 fdformat: Could not determine current format type: No such device [root@hex29 ~]# exit exit Script done on Fri 05 Oct 2012 05:26:08 AM EDT On Fri, 5 Oct 2012, Jude DaShiell wrote: > I have a floppy drive debian and arch will not use. It works well enough > when I put an unformatted disk in it and boot the computer the boot > process is stopped and remains so until that floppy disk gets removed. > It's one of the 3.5 inch floppy disks and I noticed several different > possible formats for it in /etc/mediaprm when I checked that file. Even > new floppy disks with no low level formatting on them will not low level > format and forget about any other access operations. Unless I'm > overlooking something, there doesn't appear to be any command line tool to > do a floppy probe operation and write an appropriate configuration file or > update /etc/fstab. kde has kde-floppy but kde hasn't got accessibility to > the same extent command line users with speakup have or emacspeak or gnome > users have with orca. I'll probably be able to move files off floppy > disks if I can get the internal drive working or if that fails buy a usb > floppy and try to get that working. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > jude <jdashiel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Adobe fiend for failing to Flash > > > _______________________________________________ > Blinux-list mailing list > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- jude <jdashiel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Adobe fiend for failing to Flash _______________________________________________ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list