I'm running Freedos 1.3 RC2 installed from the live CD base system with sources.

C:>format a:
 Insert new diskette for drive A:
 Press ENTER when the right disk is in drive...
# Boot sector unreadable, disk not yet formatted
Using drive default: 1440k (Cyl=80 Head=2 Sec=18)
Cannot find existing format - forcing full format
Please enter volume label (max. 11 chars): FREEDOS2019
 Full Formatting (wiping all data)
Format_Floppy_Cylinder( head=0 cylinder=0 ) sectors=18 [int 13.5]

 Critical error during INT 13 disk access
 INT 13 satus (hex): 08
 Bits: DMA troubles
 Description: DMA overrun
Program terminated.
[Error 136]
C:>

I'm using a Digital Research Technologies ISA card with floppy controller. The 
box says Super ISA Multi-I/O Controller.

A possible problem is that I am on an EVOC single board Pentium 4 computer that 
is designed for USB floppy drives.

INT 13 sounds like a BIOS thing where the EVOC undoubtedly does NOT have the 
traditional BIOS.

The EVOC is the FSC-1714VNA model.

My passive ISA/PCI PICMG 1.0 backplane is undocumented. It is an HPP 14S. There 
are two jumpers on the backplane. One has been changed which is near the ATX 
connector on the backplane, the other appears to have something to do with the 
PCI bus.

The only format I have achieved is with a Teac USB floppy drive in Windows 
Millenium, the ISA card not installed at all.

Can someone shed light some light on Error 136 and DMA troubles?
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