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12-29-2018, 09:17 PM
Using C how to read the floppy drive boot sector (connected to USB port)
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12-30-2018, 02:13 AM
You might want to try re-explaining.  I've read this several times, and I'm not sure what you're asking. 
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12-30-2018, 10:25 AM (This post was last modified: 12-30-2018, 10:48 AM by dks.)
I want to read the FAT boot sector of a floppy disk. The floppy drive is connected to  a USB port
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12-30-2018, 12:37 PM
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"?
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12-30-2018, 03:58 PM
yes
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01-01-2019, 07:44 AM
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?
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