low-level formatter for linux

[Alan Cox]

On Wed, 05 Aug 2009 03:33:25 +0000
g <geleem at bellsouth.net> wrote:

> Markus Kesaromous wrote:
> 
> > Is there a low-level HD formatter for linux?
> 
> linux-google search "low-level+format", will give 97k hits.
> 
> mainly, for a truly oem *low-level format* you need an oem format program.
> they are available in dos format.

And they don't do a low level format on anything but an ancient MFM (and
sometimes RLL) drive. They might appear to but the drive isn't really
doing it.

Alan