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Topic: Why dsl not permit mkfs.msdos /dev/fd0 ?

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smalltux

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Posted: Feb. 11 2007,15:04

I have write mkfs.msdos /dev/fd0 as root to formatting floppy disk to use with a freedos pc.
If i write mount -t msdos /dev/fd0 /floppy,the error is the same.
The error message is "msdos command not found".
Why dsl permit only mkfs.ext2 /dev/fd0 ?
Puppy linux not have this problem...

mikshaw

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Posted: Feb. 11 2007,15:31

Try mkdosfs and fdformat.

There is also a gui available for working with floppies

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smalltux

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Posted: Feb. 11 2007,17:49

Quote (mikshaw @ Feb. 11 2007,10:31)

Try mkdosfs and fdformat.

There is also a gui available for working with floppies

I have try the gui to formatting floppy with msdos,but freedos can't read this floppy.
I have formatted my floppy with puppy linux successfully.
How to use fdformat and mkdosfs?
How to mount floppy as msdos to write data?
With puppy linux,i have write successfully
mount -t msdos /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy