Re: [newbie] making dos file system on floppy

2002-06-15 Thread Brian Parish
On Sun, 2002-06-16 at 00:29, et wrote: > 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 "t

Re: [newbie] making dos file system on floppy

2002-06-15 Thread Kaj Haulrich
On Saturday 15 June 2002 04:33 pm, Scott 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

Re: [newbie] making dos file system on floppy

2002-06-15 Thread et
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 f

[newbie] making dos file system on floppy

2002-06-15 Thread Scott
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 fd

[newbie] making dos file system on floppy

2002-06-14 Thread Scott
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 a