Date   : Tue, 29 Aug 2006 17:26:27 +0100
From   : Jon Ripley <jon@...>
Subject: Re: Floppy woes

Charlie.Robson@... wrote:
> I don't have the DFS utils disk so therefore can't format any floppies :(

This from the BBC FAQ at http://www.mdfs.net/Docs/Comp/BBC/FAQ/
"How can I format disks?

DFS v0.xx and v1.xx do not have a format command built in, and neither 
does ADFS v1.xx. They are supplied with a format command on disk. The 
problem arises when you have no formatted disks to start with.

There is a program here[1] that is short enough to type in without 
errors which will format a DFS disk.

DFS v2.xx and ADFS v2.xx contain format commands in ROM, and so 
non-Acorn DFSs such as Watford DFS and extension ROMs such as Disc 
Doctor, Advanced Disc Investigator (ADI) and Advanced Disc Tools (ADT)."

[1] http://www.mdfs.net/Software/BBC/FormDFS.txt

Regards,
Jon
-- 
http://jonripley.com/