SETFDPRM (8)
sets user-provided floppy disk parameters
SYNOPSIS
setfdprm [ -p ]
device name
setfdprm [ -p ]
device size sectors heads tracks stretch gap rate spec1 fmt_gap
setfdprm [ -c ]
device
setfdprm [ -y ]
device
setfdprm [ -n ]
device
DESCRIPTION
setfdprm
is a utility that can be used to load disk parameters into the
auto-detecting floppy devices, to clear old parameter sets and to disable
or enable diagnostic messages.
Without any options,
setfdprm
loads the
device
(usually
/dev/fd0
or
/dev/fd1 )
with a new parameter set with the
name
entry found in
/etc/fdprm
(usually named 360/360, etc.). These parameters stay in effect until the
media is changed.
-p device name
Permanently loads a new parameter set for the specified auto-configuring
floppy device for the configuration with
name
in
/etc/fdprm .
Alternatively, the parameters can be given directly from the command line.
-c device
Clears the parameter set of the specified auto-configuring floppy device.
-y device
Enables format detection messages for the specified auto-configuring floppy
device.
-n device
Disables format detection messages for the specified auto-configuring
floppy device.
BUGS
This documentation is grossly incomplete.
FILES
AUTHOR
Werner Almesberger (almesber@nessie.cs.id.ethz.ch)
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