setfdprm(1)

Name
setfdprm - sets user-provided floppy disk parameters

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Description

setfdprm [-p] device media-description

setfdprm [-c | -y | -n] device

setfdprm is a utility that can be used to load disk parameters into the auto-detecting floppy devices and "fixed parameter" floppy devices, to clear old parameter sets and to disable or enable diagnostic messages. These parameters are derived from a media-description, see section Media description for more details.

Without any options, setfdprm loads the device (for example `/dev/fd0' or `/dev/fd1') with a new parameter set with the name entry found in `/etc/fdprm' (usually named 360/360, etc.). For autodetecting floppy devices, these parameters stay in effect until the media is changed. For "fixed parameter" devices, they stay in effect until they are changed again.

Setfdprm can also be used by the superuser to redefine the default formats.

Options

-p device name
    Permanently loads a new parameter set for the specified auto-configuring floppy device for the configuration with name in `/etc/fdprm'. Alternatively, the parameters can be given directly from the command line.

-c device
    Clears the parameter set of the specified auto-configuring floppy device.

-y device
    Enables format detection messages for the specified auto-configuring floppy device.

-n device
    Disables format detection messages for the specified auto-configuring floppy device.

Bugs
This documentation is grossly incomplete.

See Also
Fdutils' texinfo doc