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I use RedHat5.0.  I'm trying to format 1.44k diskette with:

fdformat /dev/fd0  <carriage RETURN>

Double-sided, 80 tracks, 18 sec/track. Total capacity 1440 kB.
Formatting ...
ioctl(FDFMTTRK): Device or resource busy

I guess the "fdformat" process failed but still tried afterwards:

mkfs msdos <RETURN> to make in DOS format but error returned:

mke2fs 1.10, 24-Apr-97 for EXT2 FS 0.5b, 95/08/09
Could not stat msdos --- No such file or directory
The device apparently does not exist; did yo specify it correctly?
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I want to format 1.44kB floppy in DOS while in Linux RH5.0 but would
like to know how to do Linux formatted 1.44kB as well.  Anyway can
help?  Thanks, if I can get direct e-mail reply.  Watch out my
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You need to install an rpm called mkdosfs. It should be on your Redhat
Cd, or get it at the Rehdat ftp site.

Are you sure nothing else has the floppy open?  Are you sure it's not
mounted?

Have you tried /dev/fd0h1440 ?

Quote:> mkfs msdos <RETURN> to make in DOS format but error returned:

Correct syntax is:

mkfs -t msdos /dev/fd0

This only works if you have mkfs.msdos installed - I don't know if RH
has it.  If your mkfs doesn't support msdos then you can use mformat.

Quote:> I want to format 1.44kB floppy in DOS while in Linux RH5.0 but would
> like to know how to do Linux formatted 1.44kB as well.

Just change the filesystem type in mkfs.

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