Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!uwm.edu!lll-winken!iggy.GW.Vitalink.COM!widener!msi.umn.edu!cs.umn.edu!uc!apctrc!zjmw36 From: zjmw36@trc.amoco.com (Joe M. Wade) Newsgroups: comp.unix.admin Subject: Re: UNIX filesystems on Sun SPARCstation floppy disks (solved, sort of) Message-ID: <1991Apr30.213800.18265@trc.amoco.com> Date: 30 Apr 91 21:38:00 GMT References: <1991Apr18.174329@quercus.gsfc.nasa.gov> <1991Apr23.155250@quercus.gsfc.nasa.gov> <1991Apr26.141911.17924@Arco.COM> Sender: usenet@trc.amoco.com (News) Reply-To: zjmw36@trc.amoco.com (Joe M. Wade) Distribution: na Organization: Amoco Production Company Lines: 16 Originator: zjmw36@gpss89 In article <1991Apr26.141911.17924@Arco.COM>, phil@inetg1.ARCO.COM (Phil Meyer) writes: |> |> Some 3-1/2" floppies have holes in BOTH corners. You have to tape over the |> other hole in order for the SUNOS tools to work. |> 'Once bitten...' |> --- The second hole on some diskettes is to denote that is is high density. If SUNOS tools only works for low density as you imply, you could probably force low density fomatting on a high density diskette. Better yet, just use a low density diskette. -- * Joe M. Wade (jwade@trc.amoco.com) (918) 660-4387 * * Amoco Research Center * 4502 E. 41st St. * Tulsa, OK 74102 * * Just because I don't care doesn't mean I don't understand. *