Subject: Re: floppytab
To: Perry E. Metzger <perry@piermont.com>
From: Brian A. Seklecki <lavalamp@spiritual-machines.org>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 06/30/2002 16:14:28
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On 30 Jun 2002 @ 4:05pm (-0400), Perry E. Metzger wrote:

PEM>
PEM> man 4 fdc might help you a bit, but sadly not nearly enough...
PEM>
PEM> .pm
PEM>
PEM> Asbjorn.Djupdal@idi.ntnu.no (Asbjørn Djupdal) writes:
PEM>
PEM> > Hi.
PEM> >
PEM> > What is the difference between the different /dev/fd0x devices?

I've been told that fd0c (or mnaybe it was fd0a) uses 'auto detect' code
to determine format specs. The question was in response to use of ms-dos
diskettes and zip disks on netbsd/sparc.

- -lava
PEM> >
PEM> > And how does the etc/floppytab file (does not have a man-page) change
PEM> > the way floppy disks are used?
PEM> >
PEM> > The reason I ask, is that I want to use some floppies that don't use
PEM> > the standard ms-dos track/sector layout. I would need to define this
PEM> > myself, but I don't know where to find the necessary information about
PEM> > this.
PEM> >
PEM> > Asbjørn
PEM> >
PEM>
PEM> --
PEM> Perry E. Metzger		perry@piermont.com
PEM> --
PEM> "Ask not what your country can force other people to do for you..."
PEM>

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