Re: proper way to format/use floppies (i386)

[Michael Adam <openbsd_(_dot_)_org_(_at_)_googlemail_(_dot_)_com>]

Hi,

On 8/23/05, J.C. Roberts <unknown_(_at_)_abac_(_dot_)_com> wrote:
> On Tue, 23 Aug 2005 16:58:47 +0200, Michael Adam
> <openbsd_(_dot_)_org_(_at_)_googlemail_(_dot_)_com> wrote:
> 
> >[...]
> >First of all, a floppy needs to be low level formatted, which can be
> >achieved by the fdformat program. (Ususally, this is not necessary
> >nowadays, since floppies come preformatted.)
> >
> 
> Actually, it's in the FAQ under installation so it's not exactly
> listed as a FAQ item per se.
> 
> $ fdformat /dev/rfd0c

Well, as I wrote above, I know about the fdformat program,
and low level formatting is actually not what my question
was aimed at -- it was aimed at the disklabel / filesystem
level of formatting. But this may have got lost in my overly 
long email. :-)

Also, the question was not how to get the job of putting
a filesystem onto a floppy accomplished at all, but which
is the right or preferred way to do so (since there are, as
I pointed out several possible ways).

Thanks anyway, Michael