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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!nntp.coast.net!news.kei.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!newsxfer2.itd.umich.edu!portc01.blue.aol.com!newstf01.news.aol.com!newsbf02.news.aol.com!not-for-mail From: rthomasii@aol.com (RThomasii) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: FDFORMAT / "input ready timeout" Date: 4 Oct 1996 10:22:44 -0400 Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364) Lines: 14 Sender: root@newsbf02.news.aol.com Message-ID: <5336jk$5un@newsbf02.news.aol.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: newsbf02.mail.aol.com X-Newsreader: AOL Offline Reader I'm trying to do a "fdformat /dev/rfd0" and I get messages like: fdc0: Input ready timeout fdc0: Input ready timeout fdc0: Input ready timeout fd0: seek to cyl 34 failed; am at cyl 20 (st0=0x20) fdc0: hard error writing fsbn 1224 (no status) I tried changing the "FDSEEKWAIT" from 32 to 16 and that still doesn't help. If anyone solved this problem and can help me I would sure appricate it. RThomasii@AOL.COM (Ralph Thomas)