any /dev/hd* will be a hard drive try changing the hdd to fd0 that will be the Floppy Drive 0 (first in the bus). I kinda think you need a few different commands tho (I don't remember since I have not used a floppy in some time)
On Saturday 15 June 2002 10:33 am, you wrote: > I'm trying to format a floppy with a dos file system using the command > "mkdosfs /dev/hdd" . I keep getting the error message "mkdosfs: Will not > try to make filesystem on '/dev/hdd'". > I have a "two drives in one" floppy drive that is detected in harddrake as > both hdd and fd0. It won't mount as fd0 though. I don't know if this is an > issue with making the filesystem or not. > > What I'm trying to do is copy the patch.pl script that I need to install > 8.2 to the floppy. (I have an AMD-K6 processor.) I have tried making the > floppy in Windows but the installation fails. > > Any help appreciated, > SW > > -------------------------------------------------------
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