At 12:10 PM 3/25/98 GMT, you wrote:
>Hello all
>
>I type:
>    fdformat /dev/fd0
>
>And I receive the following message:
>
>    Double-sided, 80 tracks, 18 sec/track. Total capacity 1440 kB.
>    Formatting ... 
>    ioctl(FDFMTBEG): No such device
>
>The disc fails to format!
>
>Can anybody help?
>
>--
>Stuart Hebbes
>e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

You may need to add to your command as follows:  "fdformat /dev/fd0H1440"

-Bill-


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