From: ace3@quads.uchicago.edu (AA Acero (Tony)) Subject: Re: [Q] fdformat / fdprm / setfdprm (afio) Date: 16 Mar 1993 23:18:14 GMT
Stan Scalsky wrote me the following almost immediately! Thanks Stan!
> >What does it take to get Linux to support non-standard disk formats? I am
> >particularily interested in the two 'higher capacity' formats in fdprm:
> >1440/1200 and 1680/1440.
>
> Tony, have you tried the kernel patches from Heiko Schroeder? The patches
> support a whole series of different formats - see below for the list. Sounds
> like it will do some of what your looking for. The patches installed easily
> under 99.5, havent tried anything under 99.7, but I dont think there should
> be a problem.
>
> The new formats supported are:
> 3,5": 21 sectors, 80 tracks, 1.68MB, device 11
> 21 sectors, 82 tracks, 1.72MB, device 15
> 21 sectors, 83 tracks, 1.74MB, device 19
> 10 sectors, 80 tracks, 800k, device 9
> 10 sectors, 82 tracks, 820k, device 13
> 10 sectors, 83 tracks, 830k, device 17
> 5,25" HD:
> 18 sectors, 80 tracks, 1.44MB, device 10
> 18 sectors, 82 tracks, 1.48MB, device 14
> 18 sectors, 83 tracks, 1.59MB, device 18
> 10 sectors, 40 tracks, 400k, device 8
> 10 sectors, 41 tracks, 410k, device 12
> 10 sectors, 42 tracks, 420k, device 16
>
> The patches were posted to comp.os.linux back in Jan '93 but you can
> contact the author at: heiko@kaa.informatik.rwth-aachen.de
>
> -= stan
The problem is I can't find the patches on tsx-11 or sunsite. If anyone
saved them could you please either upload them or drop me a note indicating
where I might retrieve them from?
Many thanks,
Tony Acero
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