Re: Low Level Format of 1.4 Mb Floppy Isn't Happening Solved.

2017-01-16 Thread David Niklas
On Sun, 15 Jan 2017 23:04:14 + Brian wrote: > On Sun 15 Jan 2017 at 15:36:08 -0600, Martin McCormick wrote: > > [A trip down Memory Lane snipped] > > For those who may want to use Plop boot manager, it is far quicker and > more reliable to do so from GRUB on the hard disc. The Plop website h

Re: Low Level Format of 1.4 Mb Floppy Isn't Happening Solved.

2017-01-15 Thread Gene Heskett
On Sunday 15 January 2017 20:29:49 John Darrah wrote: > On 1/15/2017 3:26 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: > > And any drive thats 10 years old & maybe even some newer ones are > > desperately in need of being pulled out, and any covers that are > > blocking good access to the carriage drive screw, need to

Re: Low Level Format of 1.4 Mb Floppy Isn't Happening Solved.

2017-01-15 Thread John Darrah
On 1/15/2017 3:26 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: And any drive thats 10 years old & maybe even some newer ones are desperately in need of being pulled out, and any covers that are blocking good access to the carriage drive screw, need to be uncovered for a serious cleaning with alcohol or even acetone s

Re: Low Level Format of 1.4 Mb Floppy Isn't Happening Solved.

2017-01-15 Thread Gene Heskett
On Sunday 15 January 2017 16:36:08 Martin McCormick wrote: > I must first say a big thank you to everybody who helped. > > I got it working and here is what happened and how to > format a totally blank diskette. > > The man page for setfdprm should have had at least one > example of ho

Re: Low Level Format of 1.4 Mb Floppy Isn't Happening Solved.

2017-01-15 Thread Brian
On Sun 15 Jan 2017 at 15:36:08 -0600, Martin McCormick wrote: [A trip down Memory Lane snipped] For those who may want to use Plop boot manager, it is far quicker and more reliable to do so from GRUB on the hard disc. The Plop website has details. Struggling with a pile of floppies is no fun and

Re: Low Level Format of 1.4 Mb Floppy Isn't Happening Solved.

2017-01-15 Thread Doug
On 01/15/2017 04:36 PM, Martin McCormick wrote: I must first say a big thank you to everybody who helped. I got it working and here is what happened and how to format a totally blank diskette. The man page for setfdprm should have had at least one example of how to use it sinc

Low Level Format of 1.4 Mb Floppy Isn't Happening Solved.

2017-01-15 Thread Martin McCormick
I must first say a big thank you to everybody who helped. I got it working and here is what happened and how to format a totally blank diskette. The man page for setfdprm should have had at least one example of how to use it since syntax, especially for something one doesn't use e