have you tried using: /dev/fd0.1200
I think 1.2MB is the normal size for a 5.25 dual sided floppy. --daxbert ----- Original Message ----- From: "northern snowfall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, February 07, 2003 12:26 AM Subject: 5.25" Floppy > Morning, all; > I'm trying to get a Mitsumi D509V3 1.2MB 5.25" floppy drive > to work on FreeBSD 4.2.6. The operating system reports the drive > is available and definitely makes contact with the drive (visual > confirmation: LED). The issue is during read/write from the > drive. Error message: > fd0c: hard error reading fsbn 0 (No status) > I have the proper drive type set in the BIOS. FreeBSD seems to > agree according to the dmesg: > fd0: <1200-KB 5.25" drive> on fdc0 drive 0 > I've been doing simple read tests using: > dd if=/dev/fd0 count=1 bs=512 | hexdump ; > Any suggestions? > Don > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
