NAME

fdinfo − displays status of fd device driver

SYNOPSIS

/usr/sony/etc/fdinfo [−fmnv] devicename

DESCRIPTION

fdinfo displays the information of the floppy devices specified by its devicename. If no options is specified, the following information is displayed.

Device name
Device name specified.

Format type
Format type registered in the specified device file.

Format type number
Format type number registered in the specified device file.

Bytes per sector
The number of bytes per sector used in the format registered in the specified device file.

Sectors per track
The number of sectors per track used in the format registered in the specified device file.

Tracks per cylinder
The number of tracks per cylinder used in the format registered in the specified device file.

Total number of cylinders on the disk
The total number of cylinders on the disk used in the format registered in the specified device file. When −v option is specified, the following items are displayed as well. 

Sector Length Code
Sector length code.

GSL Gap length. 

GPL Gap length. 

Moduration mode
Moduration mode

Interleave
The value of Interleavance.

Transfer Speed
Transfer Speed.

Format
Format.

VFO mode
VFO mode.

SRT Step rate time. 

HUT
Head unload time.

HLT Head load time. 

Write ID data
Write ID data. If the following options are specified, only the values are diplayed (the names of items are not displayed). If −f option is specified, only the format type is displayed.  If −n option is specified, only the format type number is displayed.  If −m option is specified, only the media ID number is displayed.  Media ID number indicates the capacity of the media loaded in the drive.  The values of the IDs are set according to the capacity of the media as follows:

These data are not used to check and display the format of the media for the command and device driver.  Except media ID number, the information only indicates how a device driver allocates the formats to a device file.  In another word, the values other than media ID number has nothing to do with the media loaded in the drive. 

FILES

/dev/fh0/dev/rfh0a
/dev/fd0/dev/rfd0a
/dev/fd0[0−7]a/dev/rfd0[0−7]a

BUG

This does not work if a floppy disk is not loaded in the drive, because the device can not be opened. 
 

NEWS-OSRelease 4.2.1R