Cameron L. Spitzer wrote: > Could be the media. > > Try scraping the mold off with a couple of > fdformat -n /dev/fd0u1440 > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/home/westk> sudo fdformat -n /dev/fd0u1440 /dev/fd0u1440: No such file or directory
Hmm; apparently udev makes this command slightly obsolete now .... > Then check it for errors with > dd if=/dev/fd0 conv=noerror | sum > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/home/westk> sudo dd if=/dev/fd0 conv=noerror | sum dd: reading `/dev/fd0': Input/output error 0+0 records in 0+0 records out 0 bytes (0 B) copied, 5.73893 seconds, 0.0 kB/s dd: reading `/dev/fd0': Input/output error 0+0 records in 0+0 records out 0 bytes (0 B) copied, 6.53883 seconds, 0.0 kB/s dd: reading `/dev/fd0': Input/output error 0+0 records in 0+0 records out 0 bytes (0 B) copied, 7.33908 seconds, 0.0 kB/s dd: reading `/dev/fd0': Input/output error 0+0 records in and on and on and on. > Try cleaning the head in the drive with a qtip and > rubbing alcohol. > This might do some good, but that'll have to wait until I have those things available. In the meanwhile, I'm going to try another couple of floppies, and via Knoppix. -- Kent West Westing Peacefully <http://kentwest.blogspot.com> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
