SETFDPRM(8) Linux Programmer's Manual SETFDPRM(8)
NAME
setfdprm(1,8) - sets user-provided floppy disk parameters
SYNOPSIS
setfdprm(1,8) [ -p ] device name
setfdprm(1,8) [ -p ] device size sectors heads tracks stretch gap rate spec1
fmt_gap
setfdprm(1,8) [ -c ] device
setfdprm(1,8) [ -y ] device
setfdprm(1,8) [ -n ] device
DESCRIPTION
setfdprm(1,8) is a utility that can be used to load(7,n) disk parameters into the
auto-detecting floppy devices, to clear(1,3x,3x clrtobot) old parameter sets and to dis-
able or enable diagnostic messages.
Without any options, setfdprm(1,8) loads the device (usually /dev/fd0 or
/dev/fd1) with a new parameter set(7,n,1 builtins) with the name entry found in(1,8)
/etc/fdprm (usually named(5,8) 360/360, etc.). These parameters stay in(1,8)
effect until the media is changed.
-p device name
Permanently loads a new parameter set(7,n,1 builtins) for the specified auto-
configuring floppy device for the configuration with name in(1,8)
/etc/fdprm. Alternatively, the parameters can be given directly
from the command line.
-c device
Clears the parameter set(7,n,1 builtins) of the specified auto-configuring
floppy device.
-y device
Enables format detection messages for the specified auto-config-
uring floppy device.
-n device
Disables format detection messages for the specified auto-con-
figuring floppy device.
BUGS
This documentation is grossly incomplete.
FILES
/etc/fdprm
AUTHOR
Werner Almesberger (almesber@nessie.cs.id.ethz.ch)
Linux 0.99 20 November 1993 SETFDPRM(8)