richard@octel.UUCP (Richard Karasik) (12/15/90)
Howdy! I have noticed a problem when using dos formatted disks for unix activities (AND I didnt know there was a difference in formatting but there sure seems to be -or my floppy is broken -also a possibility). I dos formatted a floppy, then went to unix and tar'd some files to the floppy. When I tried to read them back I got tons of errors -sector missing etc etc. I did this with 3 other diskettes all from different manufacturers and got the same results. I then issued a unix format to one of the floppies -was told I formatted 159 tracks (i think they mean 0-159 which is 160 tracks). and the tar worked in both directions. Tried the remaining dos formatted diskettes and they crapped out on the read -reformatted thenm using the unix format and they all work. SO? what gives here ? I didnt think there was a difference in format! There didn't used to be when I was using OPUS, or SCO. Any thots? thanks RIchard Karasik richard@octel.com
cpcahil@virtech.uucp (Conor P. Cahill) (12/18/90)
In article <363@octelb.octel.UUCP> richard@octel.UUCP (Richard Karasik) writes: > > SO? what gives here ? I didnt think there was a difference in format! Other that the fact that there is no DOS logical layout on the floppy, there is no differenc. Writing to the diskette using tar should work correctly with no problems. Perhaps you ran into a diskette alignment difference between the two drives. Perhaps the diskette drives are not compatable for other reasons. -- Conor P. Cahill (703)430-9247 Virtual Technologies, Inc., uunet!virtech!cpcahil 46030 Manekin Plaza, Suite 160 Sterling, VA 22170
fkk@stasys.sta.sub.org (Frank Kaefer) (12/20/90)
richard@octel.UUCP (Richard Karasik) writes: | I have noticed a problem when using dos formatted | disks for unix activities | I dos formatted a floppy, then went | to unix and tar'd some files to the floppy. When I tried to read them back | I got tons of errors -sector missing etc etc. | I did this with 3 other diskettes | all from different manufacturers and got the same results. I am pretty sure that you have a problem with your drive. I often use to by preformatted disks, and had no problem so far. Maybe your drive has a bad alignment ? Hope this helps, Cheers, Frank. -- | Frank Kaefer | fkk@stasys.sta.sub.org | Starnberg, Germany | | Compuserve: 72427,2101 | Internet: fkk@Germany.Sun.COM | | unido!sunde!fkaefer | postmaster@Germany.Sun.COM | | THE POWER OF SUN (Scott McNealy) |