Formatting disk on rt11

From: emanuel stiebler <emu_at_ecubics.com>
Date: Fri Jun 4 19:51:34 1999

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From: CLASSICCMP_at_trailing-edge.com <CLASSICCMP_at_trailing-edge.com>
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu>
Date: Friday, June 04, 1999 4:01 PM
Subject: RE: Formatting disk on rt11


>Alternatively, if you have a VS2000, it has a RQDX3-compabitle
> formatter built into it.


I just formatted the disk in a MVII with the diagnostic tape.

>What error message do you get when you try DIR DU0: ? If it's a
>"?DIR-F-Error reading directory",

I still get this one ...

>then you probably only need to INIT DU0:
>to make it usable.


.INIT Du0:
DU0: Initialize are you sure ?Y
?DUP-F-Size function failed


thanks,
emanuel
Received on Fri Jun 04 1999 - 19:51:34 BST