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35 .Nd modify floppy disk parameters
46 utility allows the modification of the run-time behavior of the floppy
47 disk device specified by
50 should be a character device.
54 utility currently supports the specification of device parameters for the
58 or it allows the modification of the driver debug level, in case the
59 floppy driver has been compiled into the kernel with the
64 Since the implications of such actions are considered harmful, the
67 command is restricted to the super-user.
69 When requesting a new parameter specification, the command asks the
70 user for each individual tunable parameter, defaulting to the
73 Error codes for the underlying
75 commands are printed by the
85 utility is currently under development.
86 It's user interface and overall
87 functionality are subjects to future improvements and changes.
89 The program has been contributed by
95 utility is currently under development.
96 It's user interface is rather
97 silly and likely to change in future, options should be provided to
98 allow anything being modified from the command line.
100 The driver does actually support only two debug levels
102 where debug level 1 will generate huge amounts of output.
104 to overflow the syslog if not used with extreme care.