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6 -.TH FDFORMAT 1 "Feb 28, 2007"
7 +.TH FDFORMAT 1 "May 2, 2014"
7 8 .SH NAME
8 9 fdformat \- format floppy diskette or PCMCIA memory card
9 10 .SH SYNOPSIS
10 11 .LP
11 12 .nf
12 13 \fBfdformat\fR [\fB-dDeEfHlLmMUqvx\fR] [\fB-b\fR \fIlabel\fR] [\fB-B\fR \fIfilename\fR]
13 14 [\fB-t\fR \fIdostype\fR] [\fIdevname\fR]
14 15 .fi
15 16
16 17 .SH DESCRIPTION
17 18 .sp
18 19 .LP
19 20 The \fBfdformat\fR utility has been superseded by \fBrmformat\fR(1), which
20 21 provides most but not all of \fBfdformat\fR's functionality.
21 22 .sp
22 23 .LP
23 24 \fBfdformat\fR is used to format diskettes and \fBPCMCIA\fR memory cards. All
24 25 new blank diskettes or \fBPCMCIA\fR memory cards must be formatted before they
25 26 can be used.
26 27 .sp
27 28 .LP
28 29 \fBfdformat\fR formats and verifies the media and indicates whether any bad
29 30 sectors were encountered. All existing data on the diskette or \fBPCMCIA\fR
30 31 memory card, if any, is destroyed by formatting. If no device name is given,
31 32 \fBfdformat\fR uses the diskette as a default.
32 33 .sp
33 34 .LP
34 35 By default, \fBfdformat\fR uses the configured capacity of the drive to format
35 36 the diskette. A \fB3.5\fR inch high-density drive uses diskettes with a
36 37 formatted capacity of \fB1.44MB\fR. A \fB5.25\fR inch high-density drive uses
37 38 diskettes with a formatted capacity of \fB1.2MB\fR. In either case, a density
38 39 option does not have to be specified to \fBfdformat\fR. However, a density
39 40 option must be specified when using a diskette with a lower capacity than the
40 41 drive's default. Use the \fB-H\fR option to format high-density diskettes
41 42 (\fB1.44MB\fR capacity) in an extra-high-density (\fBED\fR) drive. Use the
42 43 \fB-D\fR option, the \fB-l\fR option, or the \fB-L\fR option to format double-
43 44 density (or low-density) diskettes (\fB720KB\fR capacity) in an \fBHD\fR or
44 45 \fBED\fR drive. To format medium-density diskettes (\fB1.2MB\fR capacity), use
45 46 the \fB-M\fR option with \fB-t\fR \fBnec\fR (this is the same as using the
46 47 \fB-m\fR option with \fB-t\fR \fBnec\fR).
47 48 .sp
48 49 .LP
49 50 Extended density uses double-sided, extended-density or extra-high-density
50 51 (\fBDS\fR/\fBED\fR) diskettes. Medium and high densities use the same media:
51 52 double-sided, high-density (\fBDS\fR/\fBHD\fR) diskettes. Double (low) density
52 53 uses double-sided, double-density (\fBDS\fR/\fBDD\fR
53 54 .sp
54 55 .LP
55 56 \fBD\fR) diskettes. Substituting diskettes of one density for diskettes of
56 57 either a higher or lower density generally does not work. Data integrity cannot
57 58 be assured whenever a diskette is formatted to a capacity not matching its
58 59 density.
59 60 .sp
60 61 .LP
61 62 A \fBPCMCIA\fR memory card with densities from \fB512KB\fR to \fB64MB\fR may be
62 63 formatted.
63 64 .sp
64 65 .LP
65 66 \fBfdformat\fR writes new identification and data fields for each sector on all
66 67 tracks unless the \fB-x\fR option is specified. For diskettes, each sector is
67 68 verified if the \fB-v\fR option is specified.
68 69 .sp
69 70 .LP
70 71 After formatting and verifying, \fBfdformat\fR writes an operating-system label
71 72 on block \fB0\fR. Use the \fB-t\fR \fBdos\fR option (same as the \fB-d\fR
72 73 option) to put an \fBMS-DOS\fR file system on the diskette or \fBPCMCIA\fR
73 74 memory card after the format is done. Use the \fB-t\fR \fBnec\fR option with
74 75 the \fB-M\fR option (same as the \fB-m\fR option) to put an \fBNEC-DOS\fR file
75 76 system on a diskette. Otherwise, \fBfdformat\fR writes a \fBSunOS\fR label in
76 77 block \fB0\fR.
77 78 .SH OPTIONS
78 79 .sp
79 80 .LP
80 81 The following options are supported:
81 82 .sp
82 83 .ne 2
83 84 .na
84 85 \fB\fB-b\fR \fIlabel\fR\fR
85 86 .ad
86 87 .RS 15n
87 88 Labels the media with volume label. A SunOS volume label is restricted to 8
88 89 characters. A \fBDOS\fR volume label is restricted to 11 upper-case characters.
89 90 .RE
90 91
91 92 .sp
92 93 .ne 2
93 94 .na
94 95 \fB\fB-B\fR \fIfilename\fR\fR
95 96 .ad
96 97 .RS 15n
97 98 Installs special boot loader in filename on an \fBMS-DOS\fR diskette. This
98 99 option is only meaningful when the \fB-d\fR option (or \fB-t\fR \fBdos\fR) is
99 100 also specified.
100 101 .RE
101 102
102 103 .sp
103 104 .ne 2
104 105 .na
105 106 \fB\fB-D\fR\fR
106 107 .ad
107 108 .RS 15n
108 109 Formats a \fB720KB\fR (3.5 inch) or \fB360KB\fR (5.25 inch) double-density
109 110 diskette (same as the \fB-l\fR or \fB-L\fR options). This is the default for
110 111 double-density type drives. It is needed if the drive is a high- or
111 112 extended-density type.
112 113 .RE
113 114
114 115 .sp
115 116 .ne 2
116 117 .na
117 118 \fB\fB-e\fR\fR
118 119 .ad
119 120 .RS 15n
120 121 Ejects the diskette when done. This feature is not available on all systems.
121 122 .RE
122 123
123 124 .sp
124 125 .ne 2
125 126 .na
126 127 \fB\fB-E\fR\fR
127 128 .ad
128 129 .RS 15n
129 130 Formats a \fB2.88MB\fR (3.5 inch) extended-density diskette. This is the
130 131 default for extended-density type drives.
131 132 .RE
132 133
133 134 .sp
134 135 .ne 2
135 136 .na
136 137 \fB\fB-f\fR\fR
137 138 .ad
138 139 .RS 15n
139 140 Forces formatting, that is, this option does not ask for confirmation before
140 141 starting format.
141 142 .RE
142 143
143 144 .sp
144 145 .ne 2
145 146 .na
146 147 \fB\fB-H\fR\fR
147 148 .ad
148 149 .RS 15n
149 150 Formats a \fB1.44MB\fR (3.5 inch) or \fB1.2MB\fR (5.25 inch) high-density
150 151 diskette. This is the default for high-density type drives; it is needed if the
151 152 drive is the extended-density type.
152 153 .RE
153 154
154 155 .sp
155 156 .ne 2
156 157 .na
157 158 \fB\fB-M\fR\fR
158 159 .ad
159 160 .RS 15n
160 161 Writes a \fB1.2MB\fR (3.5 inch) medium-density format on a high-density
161 162 diskette (use only with the -t nec option). This is the same as using \fB-m\fR.
162 163 .sp
163 164 This feature is not available on all systems.
164 165 .RE
165 166
166 167 .sp
167 168 .ne 2
168 169 .na
169 170 \fB\fB-q\fR\fR
170 171 .ad
171 172 .RS 15n
172 173 Quiet; does not print status messages.
173 174 .RE
174 175
175 176 .sp
176 177 .ne 2
177 178 .na
178 179 \fB\fB-t\fR \fBdos\fR\fR
179 180 .ad
180 181 .RS 15n
181 182 Installs an \fBMS-DOS\fR file system and boot sector formatting. This is
182 183 equivalent to the \fBDOS\fR format command or the \fB-d\fR option.
183 184 .RE
184 185
185 186 .sp
186 187 .ne 2
187 188 .na
188 189 \fB\fB-t\fR \fBnec\fR\fR
189 190 .ad
190 191 .RS 15n
191 192 Installs an \fBNEC-DOS\fR file system and boot sector on the disk after
192 193 formatting. This should be used only with the \fB-M\fR option. This feature is
193 194 not available on all systems.
194 195 .RE
195 196
196 197 .sp
197 198 .ne 2
198 199 .na
199 200 \fB\fB-U\fR\fR
200 201 .ad
201 202 .RS 15n
202 203 Performs \fBumount\fR on any file systems and then formats. See
203 204 \fBmount\fR(1M).
204 205 .RE
205 206
206 207 .sp
207 208 .ne 2
208 209 .na
209 210 \fB\fB-v\fR\fR
210 211 .ad
211 212 .RS 15n
212 213 Verifies each block of the diskette after the format.
213 214 .RE
214 215
215 216 .sp
216 217 .ne 2
217 218 .na
218 219 \fB\fB-x\fR\fR
219 220 .ad
220 221 .RS 15n
221 222 Skips the format and only writes a SunOS label or an \fBMS-DOS\fR file system.
222 223 .RE
223 224
224 225 .SH OPERANDS
225 226 .sp
226 227 .LP
227 228 The following operands are supported:
228 229 .sp
229 230 .ne 2
230 231 .na
231 232 \fB\fIdevname\fR\fR
232 233 .ad
233 234 .RS 11n
234 235 Replaces \fIdevname\fR with \fBrdiskette0\fR (systems without volume
235 236 management) or \fBfloppy0\fR (systems with volume management) to use the first
236 237 drive or rdiskette1 (systems without volume management) or \fBfloppy1\fR
237 238 (systems with volume management) to use the second drive. If \fIdevname\fR is
238 239 omitted, the first drive, if one exists, is used. For \fBPCMCIA\fR memory
239 240 cards, replace \fIdevname\fR with the device name for the \fBPCMCIA\fR memory
240 241 card which resides in \fB/dev/rdsk/c\fIN\fRt\fIN\fRd\fIN\fRs\fIN\fR\fR or
241 242 /dev/dsk/c\fIN\fRt\fIN\fRd\fIN\fRs\fIN\fR. If \fIdevname\fR is omitted, the
242 243 default diskette drive, if one exists, is used.
243 244 .sp
244 245 If devname is omitted, the default diskette drive, if one exists, will be used.
245 246 \fIN\fR represents a decimal number and can be specified as follows:
246 247 .sp
247 248 .ne 2
248 249 .na
249 250 \fBc\fIN\fR\fR
250 251 .ad
251 252 .RS 6n
252 253 Controller \fIN\fR
253 254 .RE
254 255
255 256 .sp
256 257 .ne 2
257 258 .na
258 259 \fBt\fIN\fR\fR
259 260 .ad
260 261 .RS 6n
261 262 Technology type \fIN\fR:
262 263 .sp
263 264 .in +2
264 265 .nf
265 266
266 267 0x1 ROM
267 268 0x2 OTPROM
268 269 0x3 EPROM
269 270 0x4 EEPROM
270 271 0x5 FLASH
271 272 0x6 SRAM
272 273 0x7 DRAM
273 274 .fi
274 275 .in -2
275 276 .sp
276 277
277 278 .RE
278 279
279 280 .sp
280 281 .ne 2
281 282 .na
282 283 \fBd\fIN\fR\fR
283 284 .ad
284 285 .RS 6n
285 286 Technology region in type \fIN\fR.
286 287 .RE
287 288
288 289 .sp
289 290 .ne 2
290 291 .na
291 292 \fBs\fIN\fR\fR
292 293 .ad
293 294 .RS 6n
294 295 Slice \fIN\fR.
295 296 .RE
296 297
297 298 The following options are provided for compatibility with previous versions of
298 299 \fBfdformat\fR. Their use is discouraged.
299 300 .sp
300 301 .ne 2
301 302 .na
302 303 \fB\fB-d\fR\fR
303 304 .ad
304 305 .RS 6n
305 306 Formats an \fBMS-DOS\fR floppy diskette or \fBPCMCIA\fR memory card (same as
306 307 \fB-t\fR \fBdos\fR). This is equivalent to the \fBMS-DOS FORMAT\fR command.
307 308 .RE
308 309
309 310 .sp
310 311 .ne 2
311 312 .na
312 313 \fB\fB-l\fR\fR
313 314 .ad
314 315 .RS 6n
315 316 Formats a \fB720KB\fR (3.5 inch) or \fB360KB\fR (5.25 inch) double-density
316 317 diskette (same as \fB-D\fR or \fB-L\fR). This is the default for double-density
317 318 type drives; it is needed if the drive is the high- or extended-density type.
318 319 .RE
319 320
320 321 .sp
321 322 .ne 2
322 323 .na
323 324 \fB\fB-L\fR\fR
324 325 .ad
325 326 .RS 6n
326 327 Formats a \fB720KB\fR (3.5 inch) or \fB360KB\fR (5.25 inch) double-density
327 328 diskette (same as \fB-l\fR or \fB-D\fR). This is the default for double-density
328 329 type drives.
329 330 .RE
330 331
331 332 .sp
332 333 .ne 2
333 334 .na
334 335 \fB\fB-m\fR\fR
335 336 .ad
336 337 .RS 6n
337 338 Writes a \fB1.2 MB\fR (3.5 inch) medium- density format on a high-density
338 339 diskette (use only with the \fB-t\fR \fBnec\fR option). This is the same as
339 340 using \fB-M\fR. This feature is not available on all systems.
340 341 .RE
341 342
342 343 .RE
343 344
344 345 .SH FILES
345 346 .sp
346 347 .ne 2
347 348 .na
348 349 \fB/dev/diskette0\fR
349 350 .ad
350 351 .RS 24n
351 352 Directory providing block device access for the media in floppy drive \fB0\fR.
352 353 .RE
353 354
354 355 .sp
355 356 .ne 2
356 357 .na
357 358 \fB/dev/diskette0\fR
358 359 .ad
359 360 .RS 24n
360 361 Directory providing character device access for the media in floppy drive
361 362 \fB0\fR.
362 363 .RE
363 364
364 365 .sp
365 366 .ne 2
366 367 .na
367 368 \fB/dev/aliases/floppy0\fR
368 369 .ad
369 370 .RS 24n
370 371 Symbolic link to the character device for the media in floppy drive \fB0\fR.
371 372 .RE
372 373
373 374 .sp
374 375 .ne 2
375 376 .na
376 377 \fB/dev/rdiskette\fR
377 378 .ad
378 379 .RS 24n
379 380 Directory providing character device access for the media in the primary floppy
380 381 drive, usually drive \fB0\fR.
381 382 .RE
382 383
383 384 .sp
384 385 .ne 2
385 386 .na
386 387 \fB/dev/dsk/c\fIN\fRt\fIN\fRd\fIN\fRs\fIN\fR\fR
387 388 .ad
388 389 .RS 24n
389 390 Directory providing block device access for the \fBPCMCIA\fR memory card. See
390 391 OPERANDS for a description of \fIN\fR.
391 392 .RE
392 393
393 394 .sp
394 395 .ne 2
395 396 .na
396 397 \fB/dev/rdsk/c\fIN\fRt\fIN\fRd\fIN\fRs\fIN\fR\fR
397 398 .ad
398 399 .RS 24n
399 400 Directory providing character device access for the \fBPCMCIA\fR memory card.
400 401 See OPERANDS for a description of \fIN\fR.
401 402 .RE
402 403
403 404 .sp
404 405 .ne 2
405 406 .na
406 407 \fB/dev/aliases/pcmem\fIS\fR\fR
407 408 .ad
408 409 .RS 24n
409 410 Symbolic link to the character device for the \fBPCMCIA\fR memory card in
410 411 socket \fIS\fR where \fIS\fR represents a \fBPCMCIA\fR socket number.
411 412 .RE
412 413
413 414 .sp
414 415 .ne 2
415 416 .na
416 417 \fB/dev/rdsk/c\fIN\fRt\fIN\fRd\fIN\fRs\fIN\fR\fR
417 418 .ad
418 419 .RS 24n
419 420 Directory providing character device access for the \fBPCMCIA\fR memory card.
420 421 See OPERANDS for a description of \fIN\fR.
421 422 .RE
422 423
423 424 .sp
424 425 .ne 2
425 426 .na
426 427 \fB/dev/dsk/c\fIN\fRt\fIN\fRd\fIN\fRs\fIN\fR\fR
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427 428 .ad
428 429 .RS 24n
429 430 Directory providing block device access for the \fBPCMCIA\fR memory card. See
430 431 OPERANDS for a description of \fIN\fR.
431 432 .RE
432 433
433 434 .SH SEE ALSO
434 435 .sp
435 436 .LP
436 437 \fBcpio\fR(1), \fBeject\fR(1), \fBrmformat\fR(1), \fBtar\fR(1),
437 -\fBvolcheck\fR(1), \fBvolrmmount\fR(1), \fBmount\fR(1M), \fBnewfs\fR(1M),
438 -\fBprtvtoc\fR(1M), \fBattributes\fR(5), \fBpcfs\fR(7FS)
438 +\fBvolcheck\fR(1), \fBmount\fR(1M), \fBnewfs\fR(1M), \fBprtvtoc\fR(1M),
439 +\fBattributes\fR(5), \fBpcfs\fR(7FS)
439 440 .SS "x86 Only"
440 441 .sp
441 442 .LP
442 443 \fBfd\fR(7D)
443 444 .SH NOTES
444 445 .sp
445 446 .LP
446 447 A diskette or \fBPCMCIA\fR memory card containing a \fBufs\fR file system
447 448 created on a SPARC based system (by using \fBfdformat\fR and \fBnewfs\fR(1M)),
448 449 is not identical to a diskette or \fBPCMCIA\fR memory card containing a ufs
449 450 file system created on an x86 based system. Do not interchange ufs diskettes or
450 451 memory cards between these platforms. Use \fBcpio\fR(1) or \fBtar\fR(1) to
451 452 transfer files on diskettes or memory cards between them. A diskette or
452 453 \fBPCMCIA\fR memory card formatted using the \fB-t\fR \fBdos\fR option (or
453 454 \fB-d\fR) for \fBMS-DOS\fR does not have the necessary system files, and is
454 455 therefore not bootable. Trying to boot from it on a \fBPC\fR produces the
455 456 following message:
456 457 .sp
457 458 .in +2
458 459 .nf
459 460 Non-System disk or disk error.
460 461 Replace and strike any key when ready
461 462 .fi
462 463 .in -2
463 464 .sp
464 465
465 466 .SH BUGS
466 467 .sp
467 468 .LP
468 469 Currently, bad sector mapping is not supported on floppy diskettes or
469 470 \fBPCMCIA\fR memory cards. Therefore, a diskette or memory card is unusable if
470 471 \fBfdformat\fR finds an error (bad sector).
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