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From: kargl@troutmask.apl.washington.edu
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: newfs on floppy problem
Date: 17 Jan 1996 17:00:13 GMT
Organization: Applied Phyics Lab
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Alexander Stuy wrote in article <4di314$lcl@news.fsu.edu> :
>
>Can somebody clue me in on where I am going wrong? I am only getting about
>half of the floppy's capacity as well as the following warnings.
>
>merlin# fdformat -f 1440 fd0
>Format 1440K floppy `/dev/rfd0.1440'? (y/n): y
>Processing VVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV done.
>merlin# disklabel -r -w fd0.1440 fd1440
>merlin# newfs fd0.1440
#newfs -t 0 -u 0 fd0
This will give you about 1.1MB of usable space. I believe the remaining
space holds the inode info.
Steven G. Kargl | Phone: 206-685-4677 |
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