Re: To format a floppy disk

1998-05-15 Thread Paul F Almquist
On Thu, May 14, 1998 at 12:46:23PM -0400, Fred Smith wrote: > On Thu, May 14, 1998 at 12:48:16PM +0300, Eugen Constantinescu wrote: > > Hello everybody ! > > I need an information about formating a floppy disk. > > I have a RH 4.2 system. > > > > How can I format a floppy disk in DOS format ? >

Re: To format a floppy disk

1998-05-14 Thread Fred Smith
On Thu, May 14, 1998 at 12:48:16PM +0300, Eugen Constantinescu wrote: > Hello everybody ! > I need an information about formating a floppy disk. > I have a RH 4.2 system. > > How can I format a floppy disk in DOS format ? > > I want to work in Linux with some DOS floppies. > I know how to mount

Re: To format a floppy disk

1998-05-14 Thread Joe Nestlerode
> How can I format a floppy disk in DOS format ? mkdosfs /dev/fd0 --=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=-- Joe Nestlerode, DuPont R&D `Powered by Linux' Wilmington, Delaware( A user since 1.2.8 ) --=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=

RE: To format a floppy disk

1998-05-14 Thread Matt Housh
To use msdos, try "mkdosfs /dev/fd0". --- Matt Housh email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] MicroComputer SpecialistUniversity of Tulsa Engineering and Natural Sciences

RE: To format a floppy disk

1998-05-14 Thread David . LANDGREN
>How can I format a floppy disk in DOS format ? fdformat /dev/fd0H1440 mkfs -t ext2 -c /dev/fd0H1440 change this for MS-DOS, see what your mkfs man page says ... and then you'll be able to mount it. This information appears in the DOS/Win to Linux HOWTO. DL -- Crunch

To format a floppy disk

1998-05-14 Thread Eugen Constantinescu
Hello everybody ! I need an information about formating a floppy disk. I have a RH 4.2 system. How can I format a floppy disk in DOS format ? I want to work in Linux with some DOS floppies. I know how to mount but I didn't know how to format. Thanks a lot !! Eugen -- PLEASE read the Red H