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floppy boot sector - dks - 12-29-2018
Using C how to read the floppy drive boot sector (connected to USB port)
Re: floppy boot sector - torreydale - 12-30-2018
You might want to try re-explaining. I've read this several times, and I'm not sure what you're asking.
Re: floppy boot sector - dks - 12-30-2018
I want to read the FAT boot sector of a floppy disk. The floppy drive is connected to a USB port
Re: floppy boot sector - torreydale - 12-30-2018
Are you not seeing what you want when doing a web search on something like "how to read the fat boot sector of a floppy disk using linux"?
Re: floppy boot sector - dks - 12-30-2018
yes
Re: floppy boot sector - Nenad Randjelovic - 01-01-2019
I don't have a working floppy disk to test out with Linux, but I hope these sites help you out.
FAT File System: http://www.c-jump.com/CIS24/Slides/FAT/lecture.html
C Progam that reads FAT: https://github.com/pda/cfat16
Floppy disk block device manual: https://linux.die.net/man/4/fd
Do you have any sample code you can share? Or tell us the errors that you are getting if any?