Name
setfdprm - sets user-provided floppy disk parameters
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Description
CWsetfdprm [CW-p] deviceCW media-descriptionCW
CWsetfdprm [CW-c | CW-y | CW-n] deviceCW
CWsetfdprm is a utility that can be used to load disk parameters
into the auto-detecting floppy devices and "fixed parameter" floppy
devices, to clear old parameter sets and to disable or enable diagnostic
messages. These parameters are derived from a media-description,
see section Media description for more details.
Without any options, CWsetfdprm loads the device (for example
CW/dev/fd0 or CW/dev/fd1) with a new parameter set with the
name entry found in CW/etc/fdprm (usually named 360/360,
etc.). For autodetecting floppy devices, these parameters stay in
effect until the media is changed. For "fixed parameter" devices, they
stay in effect until they are changed again.
CWSetfdprm can also be used by the superuser to redefine the
default formats.
Options
CW-p device nameCW
Permanently loads a new parameter set for the specified auto-configuring
floppy device for the configuration with name in
CW/etc/fdprm. Alternatively, the parameters can be given directly
from the command line.
CW-c deviceCW
Clears the parameter set of the specified auto-configuring floppy device.
CW-y deviceCW
Enables format detection messages for the specified auto-configuring floppy
device.
CW-n deviceCW
Disables format detection messages for the specified auto-configuring
floppy device.
Bugs
This documentation is grossly incomplete.
See Also
Fdutils' texinfo doc
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