problem with sparcstation/IPC floppy

[Ned Danieley]

I'm trying to format a 3.5 inch floppy in the internal drive in a
SS1 or IPC, and I keep getting

fdformat: FDKIOSCHAR failed, Invalid argument

I get this with all of

fdformat
fdformat /dev/rfd0c
fdformat /dev/rfd0a

any ideas as to what could be wrong? the fd0 devices exist, and
the eject command works.

SunOS 4.0.3, SS1 and IPC


Ned Danieley (ndd at sunbar.mc.duke.edu)
Basic Arrhythmia Laboratory
Box 3140, Duke University Medical Center
Durham, NC  27710
(919) 660-5111 or 660-5100