> $fdformat /dev/hdb
> /dev/hdb: not a floppy device
No -- fdformat assumes it talking to a floppy controller. For IDE,
other magic will be required.
> I've been looking to see if the ATA command set that these things
> support is documented anywhere (I know the CDROM stuff is on the
> Western Digital site but CDROMs don't have a format command :-( ).
ATA doesn't (or didn't) have format stuff in it -- it might be a
vendor extension. Anyone out there know where the world can find ATA
details for LS120's?
> I think that you only need it for standard floppies as LS120 discs
> are all preformatted (so just do a mke2fs on them).
Yes.
-cw
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