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Using Mass Storage Devices
Operating the Floppy Drive
sam Enter
2 The System Administration Manager window opens. Double-click on
Disks and File Systems->
.
3 The Disks and File Systems window opens.
4 In the list of drives, click on the floppy drive listing to select it.
5 From the Actions menu, click on
View More Information
A window opens with a list of information for the floppy drive, including
the device files.
Formatting a New Diskette
You must always format a new floppy diskette with the mediainit utility
before using it. To format a new floppy diskette follow these steps:
1 Log in as root.
2 Make sure that the write-protect tab on the floppy diskette is in the write
position, as shown in
Figure 7-9.
3 Insert the diskette into the floppy disk drive.
4 In a terminal window, execute mediainit with an interleave of 2 by enter-
ing the following:
mediainit -i2 devicefile Enter
where devicefile is the device file as listed by sam.
Transferring Data To and From a Floppy Diskette
This section describes how to transfer data to and from your floppy diskette
(saving and restoring) using the HP-UX tar command with your floppy
drive’s device file.
The tar (tape file archiver) command saves files to a floppy diskette, restores
files from a floppy diskette, or lists files on a floppy diskette.