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diff --git a/disk-utils/setfdprm.8 b/disk-utils/setfdprm.8 deleted file mode 100644 index 63143256d..000000000 --- a/disk-utils/setfdprm.8 +++ /dev/null @@ -1,66 +0,0 @@ -.\" Copyright 1992 Rickard E. Faith (faith@cs.unc.edu) -.\" May be distributed under the GNU General Public License -.TH SETFDPRM 8 "20 November 1993" "Linux 0.99" "Linux Programmer's Manual" -.SH NAME -setfdprm \- sets user-provided floppy disk parameters -.SH SYNOPSIS -.B "setfdprm [ \-p ]" -device name -.br -.B "setfdprm [ \-p ]" -device size sectors heads tracks stretch gap rate spec1 fmt_gap -.br -.B "setfdprm [ \-c ]" -device -.br -.B "setfdprm [ \-y ]" -device -.br -.B "setfdprm [ \-n ]" -device -.SH DESCRIPTION -.B setfdprm -is a utility that can be used to load disk parameters into the -auto-detecting floppy devices, to clear old parameter sets and to disable -or enable diagnostic messages. - -Without any options, -.B setfdprm -loads the -.I device -(usually -.I /dev/fd0 -or -.IR /dev/fd1 ) -with a new parameter set with the -.I name -entry found in -.I /etc/fdprm -(usually named 360/360, etc.). These parameters stay in effect until the -media is changed. -.OPTIONS -.TP -.BI \-p " device name" -Permanently loads a new parameter set for the specified auto-configuring -floppy device for the configuration with -.I name -in -.IR /etc/fdprm . -Alternatively, the parameters can be given directly from the command line. -.TP -.BI \-c " device" -Clears the parameter set of the specified auto-configuring floppy device. -.TP -.BI -y " device" -Enables format detection messages for the specified auto-configuring floppy -device. -.TP -.BI -n " device" -Disables format detection messages for the specified auto-configuring -floppy device. -.SH BUGS -This documentation is grossly incomplete. -.SH FILES -.I /etc/fdprm -.SH AUTHOR -Werner Almesberger (almesber@nessie.cs.id.ethz.ch) |