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From: fkk@stasys.sta.sub.org (Frank Kaefer)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
Subject: Re: ISC floppy format
Keywords: ISC Floppy Format
Message-ID: <2070@stasys.sta.sub.org>
Date: 20 Dec 90 01:54:33 GMT
References: <363@octelb.octel.UUCP>
Organization: Stasys UUCP Server, Starnberg, Germany
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richard@octel.UUCP (Richard Karasik) writes:

| I have noticed a problem when using dos formatted
| disks for unix activities
| I dos formatted a floppy, then went
| to unix and tar'd some files to the floppy. When I tried to read them back 
| I got tons of errors -sector missing etc etc.
| I did this with 3 other diskettes
| all from different manufacturers and got the same results.

I am pretty sure that you have a problem with your drive. I often use to by
preformatted disks, and had no problem so far. Maybe your drive has a bad
alignment ?

Hope this helps,
Cheers,
Frank.
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