superformat: unrecognized option '--version' Usage: superformat [-D char] [-v long] [-f] [--print-drive-deviation] [-B] [-V] [-b long] [-e long] [-G long] [-F long] [-i long] [-c long] [--max-chunksize long] [-g long] [--absolute_skew long] [--head_skew long] [--cylinder_skew long] [--aligned_skew] [-w long] [-d string] [--deviation long] [-m long] [-s long] [-H long] [-t long] [--stretch long] [-r long] [-2] [-1] [--fm] [--dd] [--hd] [--ed] [-S long] [--biggest-last] [--superverify] [--zero-based] drive

Usage: superformat [-D char] [-v long] [-f] [--print-drive-deviation] [-B] [-V] [-b long] [-e long] [-G long] [-F long] [-i long] [-c long] [--max-chunksize long] [-g long] [--absolute_skew long] [--head_skew long] [--cylinder_skew long] [--aligned_skew] [-w long] [-d string] [--deviation long] [-m long] [-s long] [-H long] [-t long] [--stretch long] [-r long] [-2] [-1] [--fm] [--dd] [--hd] [--ed] [-S long] [--biggest-last] [--superverify] [--zero-based] drive -D --dosdrive set the dos drive -v --verbosity set verbosity level -f --noverify skip verification --print-drive-deviation print deviation, do not format -B --dosverify verify disk using mbadblocks -V --verify_later verify floppy after all formatting is done -b --begin_cylinder set cylinder where to begin formatting -e --end_cylinder set cylinder where to end formatting -G --fmt_gap set the formatting gap -F --final_gap set the final gap -i --interleave set the interleave factor -c --chunksize set the size of the "chunks" (small auxiliary sectors used for formatting). This size must be in the interval [191,830] --max-chunksize set a maximal size for the "chunks" (small auxiliary sectors used for formatting). -g --gap set the r/w gap --absolute_skew set the skew used at the beginning of formatting --head_skew set the skew to be added when passing to the second head --cylinder_skew set the skew to be added when passing to another cylinder --aligned_skew select sector aligned skewing -w --warmup number of warmup rotations for before measurement of raw drive capacity -d --drive set the target drive (obsolete. Specify drive without -d instead) --deviation selects the deviation (in ppm) from the standard rotation speed (obsolete. Use /etc/driveprm instead -m --margin selects the margin to be left at the end of the physical cylinder (obsolete. Use /etc/driveprm instead) -s --sectors set number of sectors (obsolete. Use a media description instead) -H --heads set the number of heads (obsolete. Use a media description instead) -t --cylinders set the number of cylinders (obsolete. Use a media description instead) --stretch set the stretch factor (how spaced the cylinders are from each other) (obsolete. Use a media description instead) -r --rate set the data transfer rate (obsolete. Use a media description instead) -2 --2m format disk readable by the DOS 2m shareware program (obsolete. Use a media description instead) -1 --no2m don't use 2m formatting (obsolete. Use a media description instead) --fm chose fm mode (obsolete. Use a media description instead) --dd chose low density (obsolete. Use a media description instead) --hd chose high density (obsolete. Use a media description instead) --ed chose extra density (obsolete. Use a media description instead) -S --sizecode set the size code of the data sectors. The size code describes the size of the sector, according to the formula size=128<<sizecode. Linux only supports sectors of 512 bytes and bigger. (obsolete. Use a media description instead) --biggest-last for MSS formats, make sure that the biggest sector is the last on the track. This makes superformat more reliable if your drive is slightly out of spec --superverify During the verification step, write a pattern of 0x55 to the track, and check whether it can still be read back --zero-based Start numbering sectors from 0 instead of 1 (not readable by normal I/O)