Your machine isn't a Sparc, is it? On Sat, 15 Jan 2000, Wayne wrote:
> Hello, > I'm trying to excute fdformat. No matter what I enter I get the > following error message: > > floppy drive state > ------------ > now=13142098 last interrupt=13142098 last called handler=c0182f4c > timeout_message=floppy starts: > 8 81 369470 > f 80 369470 > 0 90 369470 > " " ' > " " " > last results at 13101664 > last redo_fd_request at 13101664 > status=10 > fdc_busy=1 > DEVICE_INTR=c0181f50 > fd_timer.function=c0181ebf > cont=c0227970 > CURRENT=00000000 > command_status=-1 > > floppy: floppy timeout called > ioctl(FDFMTTRK) I/O error > > ___________ end of error message ____________ > > the command I entered was: fdformat /dev/fd0H1440 > > I should point out that I'm using REDHAT. The system I'm going to is > Debian. > I'm trying to copy some files off of my old system. > > TIA. > Wayne- > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null >