>How do you format a disk on unix or linux when the disk is
>not accesible, i.e. macintosh formated ?
>"mformat a:" only formats if the disk is PC formated.
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Alastair
by Alasta » Thu, 21 Jan 1999 04:00:00
>"mformat a:" only formats if the disk is PC formated.
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Alastair
1. SLS's a2-disk - DOS-formatted or raw-formatted??
I am confused. I don't know if for the SLS installation I need to have
disk-a2 raw-formatted (as disk-a1) or DOS-formatted.
Currently, I have it DOS-formatted having the following:
BIN4 TGZ 161664 07-25-93 2:47a
DISKA2 896 07-25-93 2:47a
DOSEMU TGZ 157568 07-25-93 2:53a
FAQ TAR 92160 07-25-93 2:57a
IMAGE TGZ 257280 07-25-93 3:06a
LILO TGZ 63360 07-25-93 3:08a
SC TGZ 90880 07-25-93 3:12a
SHLIBS TGZ 125184 07-25-93 3:16a
TERM107 TGZ 131968 07-25-93 3:21a
9 file(s) 1080960 bytes
131584 bytes free
.. but it failed to satistfy the 'doinstall' procedure.
In the - "Answers to FAQ about Linux" -FAQ- Version 1.18 - it says
on 5.2.1 (page 27):
"The Softlanding Linux System Release ......
The first disk must be "rawriteen" (using rawrite.exe) on the floppy
and the rest of the images are put onto DOS format floppies."
and on page 29:
"The files in the a2,a3 and a4 directories. These must be copied to
MS-DOS formatted floppies."
B U T in 5.2.5 (page 31):
"For the SLS release, ......
You need the README's there. Basically, you use rawrite to copy
thae a1 and a2 images onto floppies.
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W h a t i s t h e r i g h t a n s w e r
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Many thanks! yotam
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