# /etc/mediaprm - floppy disk parameter table ######################################################################## # Standard linux disk formats. Names are of the form # actual media capacity/maximum drive capacity # (Note: although 5.25" HD drives can format disks at 1.44M, they're listed # as 1200 because that's the common maximum size.) # size sec/t hds trk stre gap rate spec1 fmt_gap "360/360": DS DD sect=9 "1200/1200": DS HD sect=15 "360/720": SS DD sect=9 "720/720": DS DD sect=9 "360/1200": DS DD sect=9 "720/1200": DS QD sect=9 "1440/1440": DS HD sect=18 "2880/2880": DS ED sect=36 "2880/2880": DS ED sect=36 "2880/2880": DS ED sect=36 "1440/1200": DS HD sect=18 "1680/1440": DS HD sect=21 "410/1200": DS DD sect=10 cyl=41 "820/1440": DS DD sect=10 cyl=82 "1476/1200": DS HD sect=18 cyl=82 "1722/1440": DS HD sect=21 cyl=82 "420/1200": DS DD sect=10 cyl=42 "830/1440": DS DD sect=10 cyl=83 "1494/1200": DS HD sect=18 cyl=83 "1743/1440": DS HD sect=21 cyl=83 "1743/1440": DS HD sect=21 cyl=83 "880/1200": DS QD tracksize=11b ssize=1KB "1040/720": DS QD sect=13 "1120/720": DS QD tracksize=7KB mss "1600/1200": DS HD tracksize=10KB mss "1760/1440": DS HD sect=11 ssize=1KB "1920/1440": DS HD tracksize=12KB mss "3200/2880": DS ED sect=5 ssize=4KB "3520/2880": DS ED tracksize=22KB ssize=4KB "3840/2880": DS ED sect=3 ssize=8KB "3840/2880": DS ED sect=3 ssize=8KB "1840/1440": DS HD tracksize=23b ssize=2KB "800/720": DS DD sect=10 "1600/1440": DS HD sect=20 ######################################################################## # CP/M formats # # the name is constructed as CODsize, where COD identifies the # brand of the computer having formatted the disk # Generic CP/M - SSSD 8" "GEN250": SS DD sect=24 dtr=0 fm=1 cyl=77 ssize=128 # ABC-80 - SSDD 48 tpi 5.25" "ABC160": SS DD sect=16 ssize=256 # Actrix (Access Matrix) - SSDD 48 tpi 5.25" "ACT180": SS DD sect=9 # Adler Textriter - SSDD 48 tpi 5.25" "ADL160": SS DD sect=16 ssize=256 # Advanced Digital Super 6 - SSDD 48 tpi 5.25" "ADV160": SS DD sect=4 ssize=1KB # Advanced Digital Super 6 - DSDD 96 tpi 5.25" "ADV640": DS QD sect=4 ssize=1KB # Altos Series 5 - DSDD 96 tpi 5.25" "ALT720": DS QD sect=9 # Amigo - SSDD 48 tpi 5.25" "AMI200": SS DD sect=10 # Ampro - SSDD 48 tpi 5.25" "AMP200": SS DD sect=10 # Ampro - SSDD 96 tpi 5.25" "AMP400": SS QD sect=5 ssize=1KB # Amstrad PCW8256 - DSDD 96 tpi 5.25" "AMS720": DS QD sect=9 # Archive I - SSDD 96 tpi 5.25" "ARC400": SS QD sect=5 ssize=1KB # Archive II & III - DSDD 96 tpi 5.25" "ARC800": DS QD sect=5 ssize=1KB # Arisia - SSDD 48 tpi 5.25" "ARI180": SS DD sect=18 ssize=256 # ATR-8000 - SSDD 48 tpi 5.25" "ATR200": SS DD sect=5 ssize=1KB # Beehive - DSDD 48 tpi 5.25" "BEE400": DS DD sect=10 # Bitelex - SSDD 48 tpi 5.25" "BIT160": SS DD sect=16 ssize=256 # BMC IF800 Model 20 - DSDD 48 tpi 5.25" "BMC400": DS DD sect=10 # Burr-Brown - DSDD 48 tpi 5.25" "BUR360": DS DD sect=18 ssize=256 # Cal-PC - DSDD 48 tpi 5.25" "CAL400": DS DD sect=5 ssize=1KB # Cashcom 100 - DSDD 96 tpi 5.25" "CAS640": DS QD sect=4 ssize=1KB # CDI-5000 - DSDD 48 tpi 5.25" "CDI400": DS DD sect=5 ssize=1KB # CMC Supersystem 2 - DSDD 96 tpi 5.25" "CMC800": DS QD sect=5 ssize=1KB # Coleco ADAM, 40 track - SSDD 48 tpi 5.25" "COL160": SS DD sect=8 # Compugraphic MCS-5 - SSDD 48 tpi 5.25" "COM160": SS DD sect=16 ssize=256 # Compupro (Viasyn) (1024 bytes/sector) - DSDD 96 tpi 5.25" "COM800": DS QD sect=5 ssize=1KB # Cromemco CDOS - SSSD 48 tpi 5.25" "CRO80": SS SD sect=16 dtr=1 fm=1 ssize=128 # Cromemco CDOS - SSDD 48 tpi 5.25" "CRO200": SS DD sect=10 # Cromemco CP/M - SSDD 48 tpi 5.25" "CRO200": SS DD sect=10 # C/WP Cortex - SSDD 48 tpi 5.25" "CWP200": SS DD sect=10 # Cykey - DSDD 48 tpi 5.25" "CYK320": DS DD sect=16 ssize=256 # DEC DECMate II - SSDD 96 tpi 5.25" "DEC400": SS QD sect=10 # DEC Rainbow - SSDD 96 tpi 5.25" "DEC180": SS DD sect=9 # DEC VT-180 - SSDD 48 tpi 5.25" "DEC180": SS DD sect=9 # Direct 1025 - DSDD 48 tpi 5.25" "DIR320": DS DD sect=16 ssize=256 # Discovery - DSDD 96 tpi 5.25" "DIS640": DS QD sect=8 # Eagle II - SSDD 96 tpi 5.25" "EAG400": SS QD sect=5 ssize=1KB # Epson QX-10 - DSDD 48 tpi 5.25" "EPS400": DS DD sect=10 # Epson QX-10 (256 bytes/sector) - DSDD 48 tpi 5.25" "EPS320": DS DD sect=16 ssize=256 # Epson PX-8 - DSDD 3.5" "EPS320": DS DD sect=8 # Ericsson DTC - SSDD 96 tpi 5.25" "ERI320": SS QD sect=16 ssize=256 # Ericsson Step One - DSDD 96 tpi 5.25" "ERI720": DS QD sect=9 # Florida Graphics - DSDD 96 tpi 5.25" "FLO640": DS QD sect=16 ssize=256 # Formula 1 - DSDD 48 tpi 5.25" "FOR360": DS DD sect=18 ssize=256 # Fujitsu Micro 16 - DSDD 48 tpi 5.25" "FUJ320": DS DD sect=16 ssize=256 # Fujitsu Micro 8 - DSDD 48 tpi 5.25" "FUJ320": DS DD sect=16 ssize=256 # HCL System 2 - DSDD 96 tpi 5.25" "HCL800": DS QD sect=5 ssize=1KB # Heath H89, Magnolia CP/M - SSDD 48 tpi 5.25" "HEA180": SS DD sect=9 # Heurikon MLZ-91A - DSDD 96 tpi 5.25" "HEU640": DS QD sect=16 ssize=256 # IBM PC, CP/M-86 - SSDD 48 tpi 5.25" "IBM160": SS DD sect=8 # IMS 5000 - SSDD 48 tpi 5.25" "IMS160": SS DD sect=16 ssize=256 # IMS 5000 TurboDOS - DSDD 96 tpi 5.25" "IMS800": DS QD sect=5 ssize=1KB # Intel iPDS 100 - DSDD 96 tpi 5.25" "INT640": DS QD sect=16 ssize=256 # Insight Enterprises - DSDD 48 tpi 5.25" "INS320": DS DD sect=16 ssize=256 # Ithaca Intersystems - SSDD 96 tpi 5.25" "ITH360": SS QD sect=18 ssize=256 # Jet-80 - DSDD 48 tpi 5.25" "JET400": DS DD sect=5 ssize=1KB # Lexoriter - SSDD 48 tpi 5.25" "LEX160": SS DD sect=16 ssize=256 # LNW 2 - SSDD 48 tpi 5.25" "LNW180": SS DD sect=18 ssize=256 # Macsym 150 - SSDD 96 tpi 5.25" "MAC320": SS QD sect=8 # Magic - DSDD 48 tpi 5.25" "MAG400": DS DD sect=10 # MAI Basic Four - DSDD 96 tpi 5.25" "MAI640": DS QD sect=16 ssize=256 # Micron Quark - DSDD 48 tpi 5.25" "MIC320": DS DD sect=4 ssize=1KB # Monroe 8800 Series - SSDD 96 tpi 5.25" "MON320": SS QD sect=16 ssize=256 # Morrow MD2 - SSDD 48 tpi 5.25" "MOR200": SS DD sect=5 ssize=1KB # Morrow MD3, 5, 11, 16, 34 - DSDD 48 tpi 5.25" "MOR400": DS DD sect=5 ssize=1KB # Morrow TurboDOS - DSDD 48 tpi 5.25" "MOR320": DS DD sect=4 ssize=1KB # NCR FirstStep - DSDD 96 tpi 5.25" "NCR640": DS QD sect=16 ssize=256 # NEC PC-8001A - SSDD 48 tpi 5.25" "NEC160": SS DD sect=16 ssize=256 # NEC PC 8801A/8831A - DSDD 48 tpi 5.25" "NEC320": DS DD sect=8 # NEC PC 8500/8431A, Starlet - DSDD 3.5" "NEC320": SS QD sect=16 ssize=256 # Nixdorf 8810/30 - DSDD 96 tpi 5.25" "NIX800": DS QD sect=10 # OKI IF800 Model 20 - DSDD 48 tpi 5.25" "OKI400": DS DD sect=10 # Olivetti ETV300 - SSDD 48 tpi 5.25" "OLI180": SS DD sect=18 ssize=256 # Olivetti M20 - DSDD 48 tpi 5.25" "OLI320": DS DD sect=16 ssize=256 # Olivetti 250 - SSDD 3.5" "OLI320": SS QD sect=16 ssize=256 # Olympia EX-100 - DSDD 48 tpi 5.25" "OLY360": DS DD sect=9 # Olympia ETX II - SSDD 48 tpi 5.25" "OLY180": SS DD sect=9 # Osborne 1 - SSSD 48 tpi 5.25" "OSB100": SS SD sect=10 dtr=1 fm=1 ssize=256 # Osborne 1 - SSDD 48 tpi 5.25" "OSB200": SS DD sect=5 ssize=1KB # Osborne Executive - SSDD 48 tpi 5.25" "OSB200": SS DD sect=5 ssize=1KB # Osborne 1 + Osmosis - DSDD 96 tpi 5.25" "OSB400": DS DD sect=10 # Osborne Vixen - DSDD 48 tpi 5.25" "OSB400": DS DD sect=5 ssize=1KB # Osborne Executive w/Z3 - DSDD 96 tpi 5.25" "OSB800": DS QD sect=5 ssize=1KB # OSM Zeus 4 - DSDD 96 tpi 5.25" "OSM640": DS QD sect=8 # Panasonic KX-E828 - DSDD 48 tpi 5.25" "PAN320": DS DD sect=16 ssize=256 # Pegasus Data Logger - DSDD 48 tpi 5.25" "PEG360": DS DD sect=9 # Philips PC-2010 - SSDD 48 tpi 5.25" "PHI160": SS DD sect=16 ssize=256 # Philips PC-3000 - 3004 - SSDD 96 tpi 5.25" "PHI320": SS QD sect=16 ssize=256 # Pied Piper - DSDD 96 tpi 5.25" "PIE800": DS QD sect=10 # PMC Micromate - DSDD 48 tpi 5.25" "PMC400": DS DD sect=5 ssize=1KB # Proglas 770KB - DSDD 96 tpi 5.25" "PRO800": DS QD sect=10 # Royal Alphatronic - DSDD 48 tpi 5.25" "ROY320": DS DD sect=16 ssize=256 # Sage IV - DSDD 96 tpi 5.25" "SAG640": DS QD sect=8 # Sanyo MBC-1000, MBC-1150 - DSDD 48 tpi 5.25" "SAN320": DS DD sect=16 ssize=256 # Sanyo MBC-1250 - DSDD 96 tpi 5.25" "SAN640": DS QD sect=16 ssize=256 # Seequa Chameleon - SSDD 48 tpi 5.25" "SEE160": SS DD sect=8 # Seiko - DSDD 96 tpi 5.25" "SEI640": DS QD sect=16 ssize=256 # Siemens PG-685 - DSDD 96 tpi 5.25" "SIE720": DS QD sect=9 # Siemens PG-675 DSDD 48 tpi 5.25" "SIE360": DS DD sect=9 # Siemens PG-635 DSDD 3.5" "SIE720": DS QD sect=9 # Sorbus TurboDOS - 5.25" DSHD (or 8" DSDD) "SOR1232": DS HD sect=8 cyl=77 ssize=1KB # Sperry UTS 30, UTS 5000 - DSDD 96 tpi 5.25" "SPE720": DS QD sect=9 # Superbrain JR - SSDD 48 tpi 5.25" "SUP175": SS DD sect=10 cyl=35 # Superbrain 40 track - SSDD 48 tpi 5.25" "SUP200": SS DD sect=10 # Systel 2 - SSDD 48 tpi 5.25" "SYS180": SS DD sect=9 # Systel 3 - DSDD 48 tpi 5.25" "SYS360": DS DD sect=9 # Televideo 801, 806 - DSDD 48 tpi 5.25" "TEL360": DS DD sect=18 ssize=256 # Televideo 1603 - DSDD 96 tpi 5.25" "TEL720": DS QD sect=9 # TI Professional, CP/M-86 - SSDD 48 tpi 5.25" "TI1160": SS DD sect=8 # Toshiba T100, T200 - DSDD 48 tpi 5.25" "TOS320": DS DD sect=16 ssize=256 # TRS-80 Model 1, Omikron CP/M - SSSD 48 tpi 5.25" "TRS0": SS SD sect=16 dtr=1 fm=1 cyl=0 ssize=128 # TRS-80 Model 1, Color Power II - SSDD 48 tpi 5.25" "TRS180": SS DD sect=18 ssize=256 # TRS-80, MM CP/M - SSDD 48 tpi 5.25" "TRS200": SS DD sect=10 # TRS-80 Model 4, MT CP/M - SSDD 48 tpi 5.25" "TRS180": SS DD sect=18 ssize=256 # TRS-80 Model 4, MT CP/M - DSDD 48 tpi 5.25" "TRS360": DS DD sect=18 ssize=256 # TRS-80 Model 4 - SSDD 48 tpi 5.25" "TRS160": SS DD sect=8 # Visual 1050 - SSDD 96 tpi 5.25" "VIS400": SS QD sect=10 # Wangwriter - DSDD 48 tpi 5.25" "WAN320": DS DD sect=16 ssize=256 # Wave Mate Bullet - SSDD 48 tpi 5.25" "WAV200": SS DD sect=5 ssize=1KB # Xerox 820 - SSSD 48 tpi 5.25" "XER80": SS SD sect=16 dtr=1 fm=1 ssize=128 # Xerox 820 II - SSDD 48 tpi 5.25" "XER160": SS DD sect=16 ssize=256 # Zenith Z-37 Disk - SSSD 48 tpi 5.25" "ZEN100": SS SD sect=10 dtr=1 fm=1 ssize=256 # Zenith Z-37 Disk - DSDD 96 tpi 5.25" "ZEN640": DS QD sect=16 ssize=256 # Zenith Z89, Heath H89 - DSDD 48 tpi 5.25" "ZEN320": DS DD sect=16 ssize=256 # Zenith Z89, Heath H89 - DSDD 96 tpi 5.25" "ZEN640": DS QD sect=16 ssize=256 # Zenith Z90 - SSDD 48 tpi 5.25" "ZEN160": SS DD sect=16 ssize=256 # Zenith Z90 - DSDD 48 tpi 5.25" "ZEN320": DS DD sect=16 ssize=256 # Zenith Z-100 - SSDD 48 tpi 5.25" "ZEN160": SS DD sect=8 # Zenith Z-100 - DSDD 48 tpi 5.25" "ZEN320": DS DD sect=8 ######################################################################## # Other interesting formats, please contribute ;-) # # Commodore 1581 (the 3 1/2 drive of the Commodore 128) "CBM1581": DS DD sect=10 swapsides # Color computer, sides 1 and 2 "COCO1": SS DD sect=18 cyl=35 ssize=256 "COCO2": SS DD sect=18 cyl=35 ssize=256 # TO7 (Thomson), sides 1 and 2 "TO7-1" SS DD sect=16 ssize=256 "TO7-2" SS DD sect=16 ssize=256 swapsides