Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!cis.ohio-state.edu!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!ucbvax!bloom-beacon!eru!hagbard!sunic!mcsun!corton!laas!ralph From: ralph@laas.fr (Ralph P. Sobek) Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st Subject: Bad Sector on Formatting (was Re: Tos 1.4 Bugs) Message-ID: Date: 14 May 91 09:18:33 GMT References: <1991May10.130926.28727@qut.edu.au> <1991May10.170436.7521@ecst.csuchico.edu> <5630@wucc.waseda.ac.jp> Sender: news@laas.laas.fr Organization: LAAS-CNRS France Lines: 18 In-reply-to: ytsuji@wucc.waseda.ac.jp's message of 10 May 91 21:28:53 GMT It is true, other than real cheapo's, the defective floppy disk can be returned to the dealer. (Do you all save all your receipts? :-) Still, which formatters on the Atari do at least verify the formatted disk? Especially, MS-DOS compatible formatters; you get 4 extra sectors for free! The only time I detected a defective floppy instantly was when Sector 0 was defective! Otherwise, you slowly fill up the floppy disk until you come to the defective spot. ;-( It would be nice to know that fact when the disk was formatted. -- Ralph P. Sobek Disclaimer: The above ruminations are my own. ralph@laas.fr Addresses are ordered by importance. ralph@laas.uucp, or ...!uunet!laas!ralph If all else fails, try: sobek@eclair.Berkeley.EDU =============================================================================== Proud owner of a Mega 4 ST. Wishing it was a Mega STe! :-|