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2 | straightforward·graphical·means·to·format·3.5"·and·5.25"·floppy | 2 | straightforward·graphical·means·to·format·3.5"·and·5.25"·floppy |
3 | disks.</p></div></div></div></div><hr></div><div·class="toc"><p><b>Table·of·Contents</b></p><dl><dt><span·class="chapter"><a·href="introduction.html">1.·Introduction</a></span></dt><dt><span·class="chapter"><a·href="usingkfloppy.html">2.·Using·<span·class="application">Kfloppy</span></a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span·class="sect1"><a·href="usingkfloppy.html#controlsettings">Control·Settings</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span·class="sect2"><a·href="usingkfloppy.html#selectdrive">Floppy·Drive</a></span></dt><dt><span·class="sect2"><a·href="usingkfloppy.html#filesystems">File·Systems</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span·class="sect1"><a·href="formatting-options.html">Formatting·Options</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span·class="sect2"><a·href="formatting-options.html#idp148759736">Formatting·Method</a></span></dt><dt><span·class="sect2"><a·href="formatting-options.html#idp148768440">Verify·Integrity</a></span></dt><dt><span·class="sect2"><a·href="formatting-options.html#idp148770616">Volume·Label</a></span></dt></dl></d·✂ | 3 | disks.</p></div></div></div></div><hr></div><div·class="toc"><p><b>Table·of·Contents</b></p><dl><dt><span·class="chapter"><a·href="introduction.html">1.·Introduction</a></span></dt><dt><span·class="chapter"><a·href="usingkfloppy.html">2.·Using·<span·class="application">Kfloppy</span></a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span·class="sect1"><a·href="usingkfloppy.html#controlsettings">Control·Settings</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span·class="sect2"><a·href="usingkfloppy.html#selectdrive">Floppy·Drive</a></span></dt><dt><span·class="sect2"><a·href="usingkfloppy.html#filesystems">File·Systems</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span·class="sect1"><a·href="formatting-options.html">Formatting·Options</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span·class="sect2"><a·href="formatting-options.html#idp148755640">Formatting·Method</a></span></dt><dt><span·class="sect2"><a·href="formatting-options.html#idp148764344">Verify·Integrity</a></span></dt><dt><span·class="sect2"><a·href="formatting-options.html#idp148766520">Volume·Label</a></span></dt></dl></d·✂ |
4 | graphical·means·to·format·3.5"·and·5.25"·floppy·disks.·</p><div·class="note"·style="margin-left:·0.5in;·margin-right:·0.5in;"><h3·class="title">Note</h3><p><span·class="application">Kfloppy</span>·depends·on·external·programs·and·therefore | 4 | graphical·means·to·format·3.5"·and·5.25"·floppy·disks.·</p><div·class="note"·style="margin-left:·0.5in;·margin-right:·0.5in;"><h3·class="title">Note</h3><p><span·class="application">Kfloppy</span>·depends·on·external·programs·and·therefore |
5 | currently·works·<span·class="emphasis"><em>only</em></span>·with·<span·class="trademark">Linux</span>®·and·<span·class="trademark">BSD</span>™.·Depending·if·you·are | 5 | currently·works·<span·class="emphasis"><em>only</em></span>·with·<span·class="trademark">Linux</span>®·and·<span·class="trademark">BSD</span>™.·Depending·if·you·are |
6 | using·<span·class="application">Kfloppy</span>·on·<span·class="trademark">Linux</span>®·or·on·<span·class="trademark">BSD</span>™,·<span·class="application">Kfloppy</span>·has·slightly·different | 6 | using·<span·class="application">Kfloppy</span>·on·<span·class="trademark">Linux</span>®·or·on·<span·class="trademark">BSD</span>™,·<span·class="application">Kfloppy</span>·has·slightly·different |
7 | features.</p></div><div·class="caution"·style="margin-left:·0.5in;·margin-right:·0.5in;"><h3·class="title">Caution</h3><p>Make·sure·that·your·floppy·disk·is·<span·class="emphasis"><em>not</em></span> | 7 | features.</p></div><div·class="caution"·style="margin-left:·0.5in;·margin-right:·0.5in;"><h3·class="title">Caution</h3><p>Make·sure·that·your·floppy·disk·is·<span·class="emphasis"><em>not</em></span> |
8 | mounted.··<span·class="application">Kfloppy</span>·cannot·format·a·mounted·floppy·disk.</p></div></div></div><div·id="footer"><div·class="navCenter"><table·class="navigation"><tr><td·class="prevCell"><a·accesskey="p"·href="index.html">Prev</a></td><td·class="upCell"><a·accesskey="h"·href="index.html">Contents</a></td><td·class="nextCell"><a·accesskey="n"·href="usingkfloppy.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td·class="prevCell">The·<span·class="application">Kfloppy</span>·Formatter·Handbook </td><td·class="upCell"> </td><td·class="nextCell"> Using·<span·class="application">Kfloppy</span></td></tr></table></div><div·id="footer_text">Would·you·like·to·make·a·comment·or·contribute·an·update·to·this·page?<br>Send·feedback·to·the·<a·href="mailto:kde-doc-english@kde.org"·class="footer_email">KDE·Docs·Team</a></div></div></div></body></html></FILENAME><FILENAME·filename="usingkfloppy.html"><html><head><title>Chapter 2. Using·Kfloppy</title><link·rel="stylesheet"·type="text/css"·href="help:/common/kde-default.css"><link·rel·✂ | 8 | mounted.··<span·class="application">Kfloppy</span>·cannot·format·a·mounted·floppy·disk.</p></div></div></div><div·id="footer"><div·class="navCenter"><table·class="navigation"><tr><td·class="prevCell"><a·accesskey="p"·href="index.html">Prev</a></td><td·class="upCell"><a·accesskey="h"·href="index.html">Contents</a></td><td·class="nextCell"><a·accesskey="n"·href="usingkfloppy.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td·class="prevCell">The·<span·class="application">Kfloppy</span>·Formatter·Handbook </td><td·class="upCell"> </td><td·class="nextCell"> Using·<span·class="application">Kfloppy</span></td></tr></table></div><div·id="footer_text">Would·you·like·to·make·a·comment·or·contribute·an·update·to·this·page?<br>Send·feedback·to·the·<a·href="mailto:kde-doc-english@kde.org"·class="footer_email">KDE·Docs·Team</a></div></div></div></body></html></FILENAME><FILENAME·filename="usingkfloppy.html"><html><head><title>Chapter 2. Using·Kfloppy</title><link·rel="stylesheet"·type="text/css"·href="help:/common/kde-default.css"><link·rel·✂ |
9 | choose·appropriate·settings·and·control·the·formatting·process.··These | 9 | choose·appropriate·settings·and·control·the·formatting·process.··These |
10 | options·and·controls·are·detailed·below.</p><div·class="caution"·style="margin-left:·0.5in;·margin-right:·0.5in;"><h3·class="title">Caution</h3><p>Make·sure·that·your·floppy·disk·is·<span·class="emphasis"><em>not</em></span> | 10 | options·and·controls·are·detailed·below.</p><div·class="caution"·style="margin-left:·0.5in;·margin-right:·0.5in;"><h3·class="title">Caution</h3><p>Make·sure·that·your·floppy·disk·is·<span·class="emphasis"><em>not</em></span> |
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31 | on·the·diskette·which·often·used·on·floppy·disks·used·with·<span·class="trademark">Linux</span>®, | 31 | on·the·diskette·which·often·used·on·floppy·disks·used·with·<span·class="trademark">Linux</span>®, |
32 | (This·is·supported·for·<span·class="trademark">Linux</span>®·only.)</p></dd></dl></div></div></div><FILENAME·filename="formatting-options.html"><html><head><title>Formatting·Options</title><link·rel="stylesheet"·type="text/css"·href="help:/common/kde-default.css"><link·rel="stylesheet"·type="text/css"·href="help:/common/kde-docs.css"><link·rel="stylesheet"·type="text/css"·href="help:/common/kde-localised.css"><meta·name="generator"·content="DocBook·XSL·Stylesheets·V1.76.1"><meta·name="keywords"·content="KDE,·kfloppy,·floppy,·format"><link·rel="home"·href="index.html"·title="The·Kfloppy·Formatter·Handbook"><link·rel="up"·href="usingkfloppy.html"·title="Chapter 2. Using·Kfloppy"><link·rel="prev"·href="usingkfloppy.html"·title="Chapter 2. Using·Kfloppy"><link·rel="next"·href="buttons.html"·title="The·Buttons"><meta·http-equiv="Content-Type"·content="text/html;·charset=utf-8"><meta·name="GENERATOR"·content="KDE·XSL·Stylesheet·V1.14·using·libxslt"></head><body·bgcolor="white"·text="black"·link="#0000FF"·vlink="#84·✂ | 32 | (This·is·supported·for·<span·class="trademark">Linux</span>®·only.)</p></dd></dl></div></div></div><FILENAME·filename="formatting-options.html"><html><head><title>Formatting·Options</title><link·rel="stylesheet"·type="text/css"·href="help:/common/kde-default.css"><link·rel="stylesheet"·type="text/css"·href="help:/common/kde-docs.css"><link·rel="stylesheet"·type="text/css"·href="help:/common/kde-localised.css"><meta·name="generator"·content="DocBook·XSL·Stylesheets·V1.76.1"><meta·name="keywords"·content="KDE,·kfloppy,·floppy,·format"><link·rel="home"·href="index.html"·title="The·Kfloppy·Formatter·Handbook"><link·rel="up"·href="usingkfloppy.html"·title="Chapter 2. Using·Kfloppy"><link·rel="prev"·href="usingkfloppy.html"·title="Chapter 2. Using·Kfloppy"><link·rel="next"·href="buttons.html"·title="The·Buttons"><meta·http-equiv="Content-Type"·content="text/html;·charset=utf-8"><meta·name="GENERATOR"·content="KDE·XSL·Stylesheet·V1.14·using·libxslt"></head><body·bgcolor="white"·text="black"·link="#0000FF"·vlink="#84·✂ |
33 | may·find·a·set·of·five·formatting·options.··The·top·two·are·a·pair·of·radio | 33 | may·find·a·set·of·five·formatting·options.··The·top·two·are·a·pair·of·radio |
34 | buttons.</p><div·class="note"·style="margin-left:·0.5in;·margin-right:·0.5in;"><h3·class="title">Note</h3><p>This·term·(radio·buttons)·indicates·a·set·of·options·among | 34 | buttons.</p><div·class="note"·style="margin-left:·0.5in;·margin-right:·0.5in;"><h3·class="title">Note</h3><p>This·term·(radio·buttons)·indicates·a·set·of·options·among |
35 | which·only·one·can·be·selected·-·in·the·same·way·that·only·one·preset | 35 | which·only·one·can·be·selected·-·in·the·same·way·that·only·one·preset |
36 | channel·selection·may·be·set·on·a·car·radio.</p></div><p>The | 36 | channel·selection·may·be·set·on·a·car·radio.</p></div><p>The |
37 | bottom·two·options·are·for·labeling·the·diskette.··All·are·explained | 37 | bottom·two·options·are·for·labeling·the·diskette.··All·are·explained |
38 | below:</p><div·class="sect2"><div·class="titlepage"><div><div><h3·class="title"><a·name="idp148759736"></a>Formatting·Method</h3></div></div></div><p><span·class="application">Kfloppy</span>·can·format·a·disk·in·the·following·two·ways:</p><p> | 38 | below:</p><div·class="sect2"><div·class="titlepage"><div><div><h3·class="title"><a·name="idp148755640"></a>Formatting·Method</h3></div></div></div><p><span·class="application">Kfloppy</span>·can·format·a·disk·in·the·following·two·ways:</p><p> |
39 | </p><div·class="variablelist"><dl><dt><span·class="term"><span·xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0"·class="guiitem"><span·class="guilabel">Quick·Format</span></span></span></dt><dd><p>This·simply·puts·the·new·file·system·on·the·disk.</p><div·class="warning"·style="margin-left:·0.5in;·margin-right:·0.5in;"><h3·class="title">Warning</h3><p>All·data·on·the·disk·will·be·lost,·even·if·the·data·itself·will·not·erased.</p></div></dd><dt><span·class="term"><span·xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0"·class="guiitem"><span·class="guilabel">Zero·out·and·quick·format</span></span></span></dt><dd><p>This·format·first·puts·zeros·on·the·disk·and·then·creates·the·new·file·system.</p><div·class="warning"·style="margin-left:·0.5in;·margin-right:·0.5in;"><h3·class="title">Warning</h3><p>All·data·on·the·disk·will·be·erased.</p></div></dd><dt><span·class="term"><span·xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0"·class="guiitem"><span·class="guilabel">Full·Format</span></span></span></dt><dd><p>A·✂ | 39 | </p><div·class="variablelist"><dl><dt><span·class="term"><span·xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0"·class="guiitem"><span·class="guilabel">Quick·Format</span></span></span></dt><dd><p>This·simply·puts·the·new·file·system·on·the·disk.</p><div·class="warning"·style="margin-left:·0.5in;·margin-right:·0.5in;"><h3·class="title">Warning</h3><p>All·data·on·the·disk·will·be·lost,·even·if·the·data·itself·will·not·erased.</p></div></dd><dt><span·class="term"><span·xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0"·class="guiitem"><span·class="guilabel">Zero·out·and·quick·format</span></span></span></dt><dd><p>This·format·first·puts·zeros·on·the·disk·and·then·creates·the·new·file·system.</p><div·class="warning"·style="margin-left:·0.5in;·margin-right:·0.5in;"><h3·class="title">Warning</h3><p>All·data·on·the·disk·will·be·erased.</p></div></dd><dt><span·class="term"><span·xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0"·class="guiitem"><span·class="guilabel">Full·Format</span></span></span></dt><dd><p>A·✂ |
40 | file·system·on·the·disk,·and·then·verifies·the·format,·blocking·out·any·bad | 40 | file·system·on·the·disk,·and·then·verifies·the·format,·blocking·out·any·bad |
41 | sectors·it·finds.</p><div·class="warning"·style="margin-left:·0.5in;·margin-right:·0.5in;"><h3·class="title">Warning</h3><p>All·data·on·the·disk·will·be·erased.</p></div></dd></dl></div><p> | 41 | sectors·it·finds.</p><div·class="warning"·style="margin-left:·0.5in;·margin-right:·0.5in;"><h3·class="title">Warning</h3><p>All·data·on·the·disk·will·be·erased.</p></div></dd></dl></div><p> |
42 | </p></div><div·class="sect2"><div·class="titlepage"><div><div><h3·class="title"><a·name="idp148768440"></a>Verify·Integrity</h3></div></div></div><p>This·tells·<span·class="application">Kfloppy</span>·to·check·that·the·formatting·was·correctly | 42 | </p></div><div·class="sect2"><div·class="titlepage"><div><div><h3·class="title"><a·name="idp148764344"></a>Verify·Integrity</h3></div></div></div><p>This·tells·<span·class="application">Kfloppy</span>·to·check·that·the·formatting·was·correctly |
43 | written·to·the·floppy.··This·allows·bad·sectors·to·be·identified. | 43 | written·to·the·floppy.··This·allows·bad·sectors·to·be·identified. |
44 | </p><div·class="note"·style="margin-left:·0.5in;·margin-right:·0.5in;"><h3·class="title">Note</h3><p>If·bad·sectors·a·found·during·the·verify·phase·of·a·Full·Format, | 44 | </p><div·class="note"·style="margin-left:·0.5in;·margin-right:·0.5in;"><h3·class="title">Note</h3><p>If·bad·sectors·a·found·during·the·verify·phase·of·a·Full·Format, |
45 | the·formatting·is·aborted·and·the·file·system·is·not·written! | 45 | the·formatting·is·aborted·and·the·file·system·is·not·written! |
46 | </p></div></div><div·class="sect2"><div·class="titlepage"><div><div><h3·class="title"><a·name="idp148770616"></a>Volume·Label</h3></div></div></div><p>The·bottom·two·features·allow·the·user·to·add·(or·change)·a | 46 | </p></div></div><div·class="sect2"><div·class="titlepage"><div><div><h3·class="title"><a·name="idp148766520"></a>Volume·Label</h3></div></div></div><p>The·bottom·two·features·allow·the·user·to·add·(or·change)·a |
47 | label·to·the·diskette.··If·the·<span·xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0"·class="guiitem"><span·class="guilabel">Volume·label:</span></span>·check | 47 | label·to·the·diskette.··If·the·<span·xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0"·class="guiitem"><span·class="guilabel">Volume·label:</span></span>·check |
48 | box·is·selected·then·the·user·can·enter·a·name·(label)·for·the | 48 | box·is·selected·then·the·user·can·enter·a·name·(label)·for·the |
49 | diskette·that·is·to·be·formatted·in·the·text·box·located·immediately | 49 | diskette·that·is·to·be·formatted·in·the·text·box·located·immediately |
50 | below.··When·the·diskette·is·subsequently·formatted·the·label·will·be | 50 | below.··When·the·diskette·is·subsequently·formatted·the·label·will·be |
51 | written·to·the·diskette.</p><div·class="note"·style="margin-left:·0.5in;·margin-right:·0.5in;"><h3·class="title">Note</h3><p>Due·to·a·limitation·of·the·DOS·file·system,·a·label·can·only·be | 51 | written·to·the·diskette.</p><div·class="note"·style="margin-left:·0.5in;·margin-right:·0.5in;"><h3·class="title">Note</h3><p>Due·to·a·limitation·of·the·DOS·file·system,·a·label·can·only·be |
52 | at·most·11·characters·long.·For·simplification,·<span·class="application">Kfloppy</span>·assumes·that | 52 | at·most·11·characters·long.·For·simplification,·<span·class="application">Kfloppy</span>·assumes·that |
53 | this·limit·is·true·for·all·file·systems.</p></div><div·class="note"·style="margin-left:·0.5in;·margin-right:·0.5in;"><h3·class="title">Note</h3><p>The·file·system·<span·class="trademark">Minix</span>™·cannot·have·any·volume·label.·In·this | 53 | this·limit·is·true·for·all·file·systems.</p></div><div·class="note"·style="margin-left:·0.5in;·margin-right:·0.5in;"><h3·class="title">Note</h3><p>The·file·system·<span·class="trademark">Minix</span>™·cannot·have·any·volume·label.·In·this |