i386/103862: Error with fdformat

[Beech Rintoul]

>Number:         103862
>Category:       i386
>Synopsis:       Error with fdformat
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    freebsd-i386
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Sun Oct 01 06:10:23 GMT 2006
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Beech Rintoul
>Release:        FreeBSD 7.0-CURRENT i386
>Organization:
Alaska Paradise 
>Environment:


System: FreeBSD 7.0-CURRENT #84: Sat Sep 30 19:05:33 AKDT 2006
    root at stargate.alaskaparadise.com:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/STARGATE



>Description:


When formatting a flopppy with fdformat when it hits a bad sector instead of displaying an "E" the program exits with the following message;

ioctl(FD_FORM): Device not configured

This seems to only be a problem with -CURRENT


>How-To-Repeat:


Format a disk with a bad sector.


>Fix:





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