8/29/2023 0 Comments Format floppy disk linux![]() I also have all the old fashioned /dev nodes to format floppies. I did read a set of Windows 3.1 and DOS 6.2 disks a while ago, so reading 3 1/2" floppies worked then. I have all the bits and pieces to test both 5 1/4" and 3 1/2" floppies, except for the 2.88Mb format. ![]() I have a lot of defective diskettes, but when it works, I can access them with mtools. Seems sys-apps/util-linux requries USE=fdformat to get the low level formatter program for Linux. Unfortunately I don't know if it's the drive or the driver. I was trying to test my Epson SD800 dual drive and couldn't read a single sector. Posted: Tue 3:10 pm Post subject: Floppy support? Gentoo Forums Forum Index Kernel & Hardware Gentoo Forums :: View topic - Floppy support?
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