Re: 1.2 Mb floppy from Linux
From: hiwa (HGA03630_at_nifty.ne.jp)
Date: 04/30/04
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Date: 29 Apr 2004 19:00:17 -0700
Lew Pitcher <Lew.Pitcher@td.com> wrote in message news:<_I6kc.40735$OU.931969@news20.bellglobal.com>...
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> hiwa wrote:
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> > My floppy drive is 1.4/1.2 Mb on Windows but only 1.4 on Linux.
> > Old junk machines occupy my working space only because of necessity
> > for handling old 1.2 fds. If Linux can handle them, I could get
> > rid all of them. Is there a way for Linux to have dual mode fd
> > driving(format/read/write) ability?
> > Thanks in advance.
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> You're in luck. Linux can handle your 1.2Mb floppy diskettes. Just mount them
> using the proper device
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> lpitcher@merlin:~$ ls /dev/fd0*
> /dev/fd0 /dev/fd0h1600 /dev/fd0u1120 /dev/fd0u1840 /dev/fd0u720
> /dev/fd0CompaQ /dev/fd0h360 /dev/fd0u1440 /dev/fd0u1920 /dev/fd0u800
> /dev/fd0d360 /dev/fd0h410 /dev/fd0u1600 /dev/fd0u2880 /dev/fd0u820
> /dev/fd0h1200 /dev/fd0h420 /dev/fd0u1680 /dev/fd0u3200 /dev/fd0u830
> /dev/fd0h1440 /dev/fd0h720 /dev/fd0u1722 /dev/fd0u3520
> /dev/fd0h1476 /dev/fd0h880 /dev/fd0u1743 /dev/fd0u360
> /dev/fd0h1494 /dev/fd0u1040 /dev/fd0u1760 /dev/fd0u3840
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> Probably, you want /dev/fd0h1200
>
> FWIW, the driver for /dev/fd0 attempts to autodetect the floppy disk's density.
> It probably would work as well, if you weren't sure of which specific /dev/fd0*
> to use.
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> Lew Pitcher
> IT Consultant, Enterprise Application Architecture,
> Enterprise Technology Solutions, TD Bank Financial Group
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> (Opinions expressed are my own, not my employers')
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Thanks Lew. But it doesn't work. Error message says:
Wrong file system, wrong option, super block on /dev/fd0h1200 invalid
or too many fily system mounts.
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