[comp.sys.sun] problem with sparcstation/IPC floppy

ndd@sunbar.mc.duke.edu (Ned Danieley) (06/05/91)

I'm trying to format a 3.5 inch floppy in the internal drive in a
SS1 or IPC, and I keep getting

fdformat: FDKIOSCHAR failed, Invalid argument

I get this with all of

fdformat
fdformat /dev/rfd0c
fdformat /dev/rfd0a

any ideas as to what could be wrong? the fd0 devices exist, and
the eject command works.

SunOS 4.0.3, SS1 and IPC


Ned Danieley (ndd@sunbar.mc.duke.edu)
Basic Arrhythmia Laboratory
Box 3140, Duke University Medical Center
Durham, NC  27710
(919) 660-5111 or 660-5100