> Hi folks. > I'm now running Linux on a dual boot system since the old P166 that I had > been using specifically for Linux up and went to Pentium heaven. > Is it possible for a 3.5 floppy drive to work flawlessly under Win98, and > give very mixed results under Linux? > I am running Slackware 8.0 kernel 2.2.19. Also if I use the fdformat > command to format a floppy, do I need to run makefs as well, or is that > further evidence of this drive being messed up? > Fortunately I have another here, but I wanted to be sure before I go > ripping things apart. > thanks. > > > Dan Murphy > Webmaster > Mansion Neighborhood Association > http://www.capital.net/~mansion/ > >