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From: hammock@mars.jpl.nasa.gov (Randy Hammock)
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Subject: Re: MSH
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Date: 22 Feb 90 09:25:10 GMT
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In article <23012@usc.edu> papa@pollux.usc.edu (Marco Papa) writes:
>
>Has anybody been able to format a MessyDOS disk with the format utility 
>provided? I installed the whole deal, as MS2: (driver df2:) and when I
>run format (responding with the defaults to all questions) the light goes
>up, it says cyl 0 side 0 and nothing happends.  The light stays on, but
>the cyl and side no. won't advance and nothing gets formatted.

I was able to get messyfmt to format a MSDOS disk on drive df1: as 
verified by Dos-2-Dos.  (I started out with a blank disk)  It seemed
that if I tried to format an already AmigaDOS formatted disk, it did
what you described.  Oh yes, when I formatted the blank disk, I did
specify the device as well. ( probably not necessary as the instructions
state that it does default to messydisk.device.)

So far, I have not been able to mount MS1: (renamed MSH:).  I just get
a message -- reserved not assigned.  I have no idea what it is 
complaining about.  I am runnning a straight WB 1.3, KS 1.2 A2000.

Any thoughts or suggestions?

Randy

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