fdformat - Unix, Linux Command
NAME
fdformat - Low-level formats a floppy disk
SYNOPSIS
fdformat [ -n ] device
DESCRIPTION
fdformat does a low level format on a floppy disk.
device is usually one of the following (for floppy devices, the major = 2, and the
minor is shown for informational purposes only):
/dev/fd0d360 (minor = 4)
/dev/fd0h1200 (minor = 8)
/dev/fd0D360 (minor = 12)
/dev/fd0H360 (minor = 12)
/dev/fd0D720 (minor = 16)
/dev/fd0H720 (minor = 16)
/dev/fd0h360 (minor = 20)
/dev/fd0h720 (minor = 24)
/dev/fd0H1440 (minor = 28)
/dev/fd1d360 (minor = 5)
/dev/fd1h1200 (minor = 9)
/dev/fd1D360 (minor = 13)
/dev/fd1H360 (minor = 13)
/dev/fd1D720 (minor = 17)
/dev/fd1H720 (minor = 17)
/dev/fd1h360 (minor = 21)
/dev/fd1h720 (minor = 25)
/dev/fd1H1440 (minor = 29)
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The generic floppy devices, /dev/fd0 and /dev/fd1, will fail to work with
fdformat when a non-standard format is being used, or if the format has not been
autodetected earlier. In this case, use
setfdprm(8)
to load the disk parameters.
For ATAPI IDE floppy driver (also known as LS-120 drives or "Superdisk"
drives) you have to use the
floppy(8).
OPTIONS
| Tag | Description |
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-n |
No verify. This option will disable the verification that is performed
after the format.
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SEE ALSO
Werner Almesberger (
almesber@nessie.cs.id.ethz.ch)
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