> if I try to format a DD floppy with the KDE Floppy Formatter, I get the > following error message: > > > Cannot create a filesystem on: /dev/fd0u720 > > mkdosfs:unable to allocate space for FAT image in memory > > I'm using KDE 2.1 and Potato. > > Formatting HD Disks works. > > Perhaps the problem has something to do with the now obsolete "fdformat"?
since when has it been obsolete? I still have it on my system...it's part of the util-linux package. anyways..I dont' have any dd disks let alone too many hd disks to test this. Ivan -- ---------------- Ivan E. Moore II [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://snowcrash.tdyc.com GPG KeyID=90BCE0DD GPG Fingerprint=F2FC 69FD 0DA0 4FB8 225E 27B6 7645 8141 90BC E0DD