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From: stanwass@uxh.cso.uiuc.edu (Stanley Wasserman)
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Subject: SPARC2, 4.1.1, and FDFORMAT
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Date: 13 Feb 91 22:03:00 GMT
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I  have a new (obviously) SPARC2, and cannot seem to get FDFORMAT to
format low density floppies.  I have tried all variations of the

   fdformat --- /dev/rfd0

command, and the bottom line is that the routine fails to write a SunOS
label on the disk.  What am I doing wrong ?  Or is this a known bug in
SUNOS4.1.1 ?  Are there any fixes ?  HELP !!

Stanley Wasserman
University of Illinois
stanwass@uiuc.edu