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From: David.Chappell@mail.trincoll.edu (David Chappell)
Subject: Re: [386bsd] formatting a floppy disk
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References: <1992Oct21.144925.4965@ryn.mro4.dec.com> <1992Oct23.194511.22864@ninja.zso.dec.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1992 22:17:52 GMT
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In article <1992Oct23.194511.22864@ninja.zso.dec.com>,
alan@ulka.zso.dec.com (F. Alan Jones) wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> > disklabel -w -r fd0 floppy
> 
> The proper name for your "A" drive is "/dev/fd0a".
> 
> Alan

disklabel -w -r fd0a floppy

Produced "device not configured" as well, even if the floppy is low level
formatted.