I don't see in any docs found that the forcelba option available in the SYS command can be used in conjunction with the FORMAT /S command. Is it implied? I don't want to waste the entire content of my HD over problems with one partition.
What I've been doing with no problem on a .5T HD is causing trouble with a 1T HD, showing ?/32/33 geometry on disks partitioned with ?/64/32 geometry for Linux and Windows. First primary (type 0x0B) should be shared between WinXP's boot files (XP system files on a logical D:), which has always worked for me on .5T and under HDs. Everything Linux is working as expected. Is the FORCELBA option a cmdline option to SYS, or a CONFIG.SYS or IO.SYS option needed for running the FORMAT command? Reading http://help.fdos.org/en/hhstndrd/base/sys.htm I can't tell. :-( Am I seeing a wrap problem due to HD size? If so, is there a workaround, such as putting FreeDOS on a second primary instead of sharing with XP? -- "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ HPCC Systems Open Source Big Data Platform from LexisNexis Risk Solutions Find What Matters Most in Your Big Data with HPCC Systems Open Source. Fast. Scalable. Simple. Ideal for Dirty Data. Leverages Graph Analysis for Fast Processing & Easy Data Exploration http://p.sf.net/sfu/hpccsystems _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
