Slackware 14.1slackware-14.1

Mon Nov  4 17:08:47 UTC 2013
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diff --git a/source/a/floppy/fdutils-5.5-20081027.diff b/source/a/floppy/fdutils-5.5-20081027.diff
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d4033be3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/a/floppy/fdutils-5.5-20081027.diff
@@ -0,0 +1,905 @@
+diff -ur --new-file --exclude-from=/home/alain/Projects/Fdutils/exclude fdutils-5.5/Changelog fdutils/Changelog
+--- fdutils-5.5/Changelog	2005-03-03 22:41:49.000000000 +0100
++++ fdutils/Changelog	2006-02-27 23:01:38.000000000 +0100
+@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
++v20060227
++	* Fixed "zero-based" flag
+ v20050303
+ 	* Fixed instant verification in superformat (now based on
+ 	FDRAWCMD, rather than VFS' read which is plagued by excessive
+diff -ur --new-file --exclude-from=/home/alain/Projects/Fdutils/exclude fdutils-5.5/doc/diskd.1 fdutils/doc/diskd.1
+--- fdutils-5.5/doc/diskd.1	2005-03-03 22:55:18.000000000 +0100
++++ fdutils/doc/diskd.1	2008-10-27 20:53:44.000000000 +0100
+@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
+-.TH diskd 1 "03Mar05" fdutils-5.5
++.TH diskd 1 "27oct08" fdutils-5.5
+ .SH Name
+ diskd - disk daemon; wait for disk to be inserted
+ '\" t
+diff -ur --new-file --exclude-from=/home/alain/Projects/Fdutils/exclude fdutils-5.5/doc/diskseekd.1 fdutils/doc/diskseekd.1
+--- fdutils-5.5/doc/diskseekd.1	2005-03-03 22:55:18.000000000 +0100
++++ fdutils/doc/diskseekd.1	2008-10-27 20:53:44.000000000 +0100
+@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
+-.TH diskseekd 1 "03Mar05" fdutils-5.5
++.TH diskseekd 1 "27oct08" fdutils-5.5
+ .SH Name
+ diskseek, diskseekd - disk seek daemon; simulates Messy Dos' drive cleaning effect
+ '\" t
+diff -ur --new-file --exclude-from=/home/alain/Projects/Fdutils/exclude fdutils-5.5/doc/fdmount.1 fdutils/doc/fdmount.1
+--- fdutils-5.5/doc/fdmount.1	2005-03-03 22:55:18.000000000 +0100
++++ fdutils/doc/fdmount.1	2008-10-27 20:53:45.000000000 +0100
+@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
+-.TH fdmount 1 "03Mar05" fdutils-5.5
++.TH fdmount 1 "27oct08" fdutils-5.5
+ .SH Name
+ fdmount - Floppy disk mount utility
+ '\" t
+diff -ur --new-file --exclude-from=/home/alain/Projects/Fdutils/exclude fdutils-5.5/doc/fdrawcmd.1 fdutils/doc/fdrawcmd.1
+--- fdutils-5.5/doc/fdrawcmd.1	2005-03-03 22:55:18.000000000 +0100
++++ fdutils/doc/fdrawcmd.1	2008-10-27 20:53:45.000000000 +0100
+@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
+-.TH fdrawcmd 1 "03Mar05" fdutils-5.5
++.TH fdrawcmd 1 "27oct08" fdutils-5.5
+ .SH Name
+ fdrawcmd - send raw commands to the floppy disk controller
+ '\" t
+diff -ur --new-file --exclude-from=/home/alain/Projects/Fdutils/exclude fdutils-5.5/doc/floppycontrol.1 fdutils/doc/floppycontrol.1
+--- fdutils-5.5/doc/floppycontrol.1	2005-03-03 22:55:18.000000000 +0100
++++ fdutils/doc/floppycontrol.1	2008-10-27 20:53:45.000000000 +0100
+@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
+-.TH floppycontrol 1 "03Mar05" fdutils-5.5
++.TH floppycontrol 1 "27oct08" fdutils-5.5
+ .SH Name
+ floppycontrol - floppy driver configuration utility
+ '\" t
+diff -ur --new-file --exclude-from=/home/alain/Projects/Fdutils/exclude fdutils-5.5/doc/floppymeter.1 fdutils/doc/floppymeter.1
+--- fdutils-5.5/doc/floppymeter.1	2005-03-03 22:55:18.000000000 +0100
++++ fdutils/doc/floppymeter.1	2008-10-27 20:53:45.000000000 +0100
+@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
+-.TH floppymeter 1 "03Mar05" fdutils-5.5
++.TH floppymeter 1 "27oct08" fdutils-5.5
+ .SH Name
+ floppymeter - measure raw capacity and exact rotation speed of floppy drive
+ '\" t
+diff -ur --new-file --exclude-from=/home/alain/Projects/Fdutils/exclude fdutils-5.5/doc/formatlist.texi fdutils/doc/formatlist.texi
+--- fdutils-5.5/doc/formatlist.texi	2002-05-02 23:03:31.000000000 +0200
++++ fdutils/doc/formatlist.texi	2006-02-27 23:08:50.000000000 +0100
+@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@
+ setfdprm /dev/fd0H1520 1520 19 2 80 0 0x1b 0 0xcf 0x6c
+ @end example
+ 
+-@strong{Note:} This redefines the geometry for any device node with the
++@strong{NB:} This redefines the geometry for any device node with the
+ same format number, not just the new node.
+ 
+ The new geometry is only valid until the next reboot (or removal of the
+diff -ur --new-file --exclude-from=/home/alain/Projects/Fdutils/exclude fdutils-5.5/doc/getfdprm.1 fdutils/doc/getfdprm.1
+--- fdutils-5.5/doc/getfdprm.1	2005-03-03 22:55:18.000000000 +0100
++++ fdutils/doc/getfdprm.1	2008-10-27 20:53:45.000000000 +0100
+@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
+-.TH getfdprm 1 "03Mar05" fdutils-5.5
++.TH getfdprm 1 "27oct08" fdutils-5.5
+ .SH Name
+ getfdprm - print the current format information
+ '\" t
+diff -ur --new-file --exclude-from=/home/alain/Projects/Fdutils/exclude fdutils-5.5/doc/makefloppies.1 fdutils/doc/makefloppies.1
+--- fdutils-5.5/doc/makefloppies.1	2005-03-03 22:55:18.000000000 +0100
++++ fdutils/doc/makefloppies.1	2008-10-27 20:53:45.000000000 +0100
+@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
+-.TH makefloppies 1 "03Mar05" fdutils-5.5
++.TH makefloppies 1 "27oct08" fdutils-5.5
+ .SH Name
+ MAKEFLOPPIES - Creates the default floppy device nodes.
+ '\" t
+diff -ur --new-file --exclude-from=/home/alain/Projects/Fdutils/exclude fdutils-5.5/doc/setfdprm.1 fdutils/doc/setfdprm.1
+--- fdutils-5.5/doc/setfdprm.1	2005-03-03 22:55:18.000000000 +0100
++++ fdutils/doc/setfdprm.1	2008-10-27 20:53:45.000000000 +0100
+@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
+-.TH setfdprm 1 "03Mar05" fdutils-5.5
++.TH setfdprm 1 "27oct08" fdutils-5.5
+ .SH Name
+ setfdprm - sets user-provided floppy disk parameters
+ '\" t
+diff -ur --new-file --exclude-from=/home/alain/Projects/Fdutils/exclude fdutils-5.5/doc/superformat.1 fdutils/doc/superformat.1
+--- fdutils-5.5/doc/superformat.1	2005-03-03 22:55:18.000000000 +0100
++++ fdutils/doc/superformat.1	2008-10-27 20:53:45.000000000 +0100
+@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
+-.TH superformat 1 "03Mar05" fdutils-5.5
++.TH superformat 1 "27oct08" fdutils-5.5
+ .SH Name
+ superformat - format floppies
+ '\" t
+@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
+ .in +0.3i
+ \&\fR\&\f(CWsuperformat [\fR\&\f(CW-D \fIdos-drive\fR\&\f(CW] [\fR\&\f(CW-v \fIverbosity-level\fR\&\f(CW] [\fR\&\f(CW-b \fIbegin-track\fR\&\f(CW]
+ [\fR\&\f(CW-e \fIend-track\fR\&\f(CW] [\fR\&\f(CW--superverify] [\fR\&\f(CW--dosverify]
+-[\fR\&\f(CW--noverify] [\fR\&\f(CW--verify_later] [\fR\&\f(CW--zero-based]
++[\fR\&\f(CW--noverify] [\fR\&\f(CW--verify_later] [\fR\&\f(CW--first-sector-number \fIn\fR\&\f(CW] [\fR\&\f(CW--zero-based]
+ [\fR\&\f(CW-G \fIformat-gap\fR\&\f(CW] [\fR\&\f(CW-F \fIfinal-gap\fR\&\f(CW] [\fR\&\f(CW-i \fIinterleave\fR\&\f(CW] [\fR\&\f(CW-c \fIchunksize\fR\&\f(CW]
+ [\fR\&\f(CW-g \fIgap\fR\&\f(CW] [\fR\&\f(CW--absolute-skew \fIabsolute-skew\fR\&\f(CW] [\fR\&\f(CW--head-skew \fIhead-skew\fR\&\f(CW]
+ [\fR\&\f(CW--track-skew \fItrack-skew\fR\&\f(CW] [\fR\&\f(CW--biggest-last] \fIdrive\fR\&\f(CW [\fImedia-description\fR\&\f(CW]
+@@ -237,13 +237,12 @@
+ For MSS formats, make sure that the biggest sector is last on the track.
+ This makes the format more reliable on drives which are out of spec.
+ .TP
++\&\fR\&\f(CW--first-sector-number\ \fIn\fR\&\f(CW\fR\ 
++Formats the disk with sector numbers starting at \fIn\fR, rather than
++1. Certain CP/M boxes or Music synthesizers use this format.
++.TP
+ \&\fR\&\f(CW--zero-based\fR\ 
+-Formats the disk with sector numbers starting at 0, rather than
+-1. Certain CP/M boxes or Music synthesizers use this format. Those disks
+-can currently not be read/written to by the standard Linux read/write
+-API; you have to use fdrawcmd to access them.  As disk verifying is done
+-by this API, verifying is automatically switched off when formatting
+-zero-based.
++Shorthand for \fR\&\f(CW--first-sector-number 0\fR
+ .PP
+ .SH Sector\ skewing\ options
+ .PP
+diff -ur --new-file --exclude-from=/home/alain/Projects/Fdutils/exclude fdutils-5.5/doc/superformat.texi fdutils/doc/superformat.texi
+--- fdutils-5.5/doc/superformat.texi	2002-11-02 14:35:11.000000000 +0100
++++ fdutils/doc/superformat.texi	2008-10-27 20:53:41.000000000 +0100
+@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
+ @example
+ @code{superformat} [@code{-D} @var{dos-drive}] [@code{-v} @var{verbosity-level}] [@code{-b} @var{begin-track}]
+ [@code{-e} @var{end-track}] [@code{--superverify}] [@code{--dosverify}]
+-[@code{--noverify}] [@code{--verify_later}] [@code{--zero-based}]
++[@code{--noverify}] [@code{--verify_later}] [@code{--first-sector-number} @var{n}] [@code{--zero-based}]
+ [@code{-G} @var{format-gap}] [@code{-F} @var{final-gap}] [@code{-i} @var{interleave}] [@code{-c} @var{chunksize}]
+ [@code{-g} @var{gap}] [@code{--absolute-skew} @var{absolute-skew}] [@code{--head-skew} @var{head-skew}]
+ [@code{--track-skew} @var{track-skew}] [@code{--biggest-last}] @var{drive} [@var{media-description}]
+@@ -162,13 +162,12 @@
+ For MSS formats, make sure that the biggest sector is last on the track.
+ This makes the format more reliable on drives which are out of spec.
+ 
++@item --first-sector-number @var{n}
++Formats the disk with sector numbers starting at @var{n}, rather than
++1. Certain CP/M boxes or Music synthesizers use this format.
++
+ @item --zero-based
+-Formats the disk with sector numbers starting at 0, rather than
+-1. Certain CP/M boxes or Music synthesizers use this format. Those disks
+-can currently not be read/written to by the standard Linux read/write
+-API; you have to use fdrawcmd to access them.  As disk verifying is done
+-by this API, verifying is automatically switched off when formatting
+-zero-based.
++Shorthand for @code{--first-sector-number 0}
+ 
+ @end table
+ 
+diff -ur --new-file --exclude-from=/home/alain/Projects/Fdutils/exclude fdutils-5.5/doc/xdfcopy.1 fdutils/doc/xdfcopy.1
+--- fdutils-5.5/doc/xdfcopy.1	2005-03-03 22:55:18.000000000 +0100
++++ fdutils/doc/xdfcopy.1	2008-10-27 20:53:45.000000000 +0100
+@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
+-.TH xdfcopy 1 "03Mar05" fdutils-5.5
++.TH xdfcopy 1 "27oct08" fdutils-5.5
+ .SH Name
+ xdfcopy - Program to copy and format Xdf disks in Linux
+ '\" t
+diff -ur --new-file --exclude-from=/home/alain/Projects/Fdutils/exclude fdutils-5.5/src/calc-format.c fdutils/src/calc-format.c
+--- fdutils-5.5/src/calc-format.c	2004-02-28 23:00:28.000000000 +0100
++++ fdutils/src/calc-format.c	2008-10-27 20:19:20.000000000 +0100
+@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@
+ #define SSIZE(j)   ( (128<<j) + GAPSIZE(j) + header_size)
+ 
+ 
+-static inline int chunks_in_sect(struct params *fd, int i, 
+-				 int gap, int chunksize)
++static inline unsigned int chunks_in_sect(struct params *fd, int i, 
++					  int gap, int chunksize)
+ {
+ 	return (SSIZE(i)-1) / chunksize + 1;
+ }
+@@ -28,22 +28,22 @@
+ }
+ 
+ 
+-static inline int firstSector(struct params *fd, int i)
++static inline unsigned int firstSector(struct params *fd, int i)
+ {
+ 	if(i>=MAX_SIZECODE-1)
+-		return 1;
++		return 0;
+ 	else
+ 		return fd->last_sect[i+1];
+ }
+ 
+-static inline int lastSector(struct params *fd, int i)
++static inline unsigned int lastSector(struct params *fd, int i)
+ {
+ 	return fd->last_sect[i];
+ }
+ 
+-static inline int nrSectorsForSize(struct params *fd, int i)
++static inline unsigned int nrSectorsForSize(struct params *fd, int i)
+ {
+-	return  lastSector(fd, i) - firstSector(fd, i);
++	return lastSector(fd, i) - firstSector(fd, i);
+ }
+ 
+ 
+@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
+ 	int i;
+ 	int nr_sectors;
+ 
+-	cur_sector = 1;
++	cur_sector = 0;
+ 	sizes=0;
+ 	for (i=MAX_SIZECODE-1; i>=0; --i) {
+ 		if(i > max_sizecode)
+@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
+ 		if(nr_sectors)
+ 			sizes++;
+ 	}
+-	fd->dsect = cur_sector-1; /* number of data sectors */
++	fd->dsect = cur_sector; /* number of data sectors */
+ 	if(sizes > 1)
+ 		fd->need_init = 1;
+ 
+@@ -264,51 +264,54 @@
+  */
+ static void calc_sequence(struct params *fd, int tailsect)
+ {
+-	int sec_id, cur_sector, i;
++	int sec_id, cur_slot, i;
++	int *occupied = SafeNewArray(fd->dsect, int);
++	int last_slot = fd->dsect - 1;
+ 
+-	fd->sequence = SafeNewArray(fd->dsect,struct fparm2);
+-	cur_sector = fd->dsect-1;
++	fd->sequence = SafeNewArray(fd->dsect, struct fparm2);       
++	cur_slot = last_slot;
+ 
+-	/* construct the sequence while working backwards.  cur_sector
++	/* construct the sequence while working backwards.  cur_slot
+ 	 * points to the place where the next sector will be placed.
+ 	 * We place it, then move circularily backwards placing more
+ 	 * and more sectors */
+ 	sec_id = tailsect;
+ 	fd->rotations = 0;
+ 	for(i=0; i < fd->dsect; 
+-	    i++, cur_sector -= fd->actual_interleave, sec_id--) {
+-		if (sec_id == 0)
+-			sec_id = fd->dsect;
+-
+-		if ( cur_sector < 0) {
+-			cur_sector += fd->dsect;
+-			if(sec_id != fd->dsect)
++	    i++, cur_slot -= fd->actual_interleave, sec_id--) {
++		if (sec_id < 0)
++			sec_id = last_slot;
++
++		if ( cur_slot < 0) {
++			cur_slot += fd->dsect;
++			if(sec_id != last_slot)
+ 				fd->rotations++;
+ 		}
+ 			
+ 		/* slot occupied, look elsewhere */
+-		while(fd->sequence[cur_sector].sect ){
+-			cur_sector--;
+-			if ( cur_sector < 0 ) {
+-				cur_sector += fd->dsect;
+-				if(sec_id != fd->dsect)
++		while(occupied[cur_slot]) {
++			cur_slot--;
++			if ( cur_slot < 0 ) {
++				cur_slot += fd->dsect;
++				if(sec_id != last_slot)
+ 					fd->rotations++;
+ 			}
+ 		}
+ 
+ 		/* place the sector */
+-		fd->sequence[cur_sector].sect = sec_id;
+-		fd->sequence[cur_sector].size = sizeOfSector(fd, sec_id);
++		fd->sequence[cur_slot].sect = sec_id;
++		fd->sequence[cur_slot].size = sizeOfSector(fd, sec_id);
++		occupied[cur_slot] = 1;
+ 	}
+ 
+ 	/* handle wrap-around between tailsect and tailsect+1 */
+-	if(tailsect != fd->dsect) {
+-		/* always add one rotation, because tailsect+1 cannot be
++	if(tailsect != last_slot) {
++		/* always add one rotation, because tailsect cannot be
+ 		 * at the last position, thus is necessarily earlyer */
+ 		fd->rotations++;
+ 		
+ 		if(fd->actual_interleave == 2 && 
+-		   cur_sector + fd->actual_interleave == 1)
++		   cur_slot + fd->actual_interleave == 1)
+ 			/* if we use interleave, and the last sector was
+ 			 * placed at the first last position, add one
+ 			 * extra rotation for tailsect+1 following tailsect
+@@ -333,11 +336,11 @@
+ 		max_offset = cur_sector;
+ 
+ 		/* offset of the starting sector */
+-		if ( fd->sequence[i].sect == 1 )
++		if ( fd->sequence[i].sect == 0 )
+ 			fd->min = cur_sector * fd->chunksize;
+ 
+ 		/* offset of the end of the of the highest sector */
+-		if (fd->sequence[i].sect == fd->dsect)
++		if (fd->sequence[i].sect == fd->dsect - 1)
+ 			track_end = cur_sector * fd->chunksize + 
+ 				header_size + index_size +
+ 				SSIZE(fd->sequence[i].size);
+@@ -509,7 +512,7 @@
+ 	fd->min = 0;
+ 
+ 	for(i=0; i<sectors; i++){
+-		fd->sequence[i].sect = i+1;
++		fd->sequence[i].sect = i;
+ 		fd->sequence[i].size = 2;
+ 		fd->sequence[i].offset = i;
+ 	}
+diff -ur --new-file --exclude-from=/home/alain/Projects/Fdutils/exclude fdutils-5.5/src/fdmount.c fdutils/src/fdmount.c
+--- fdutils-5.5/src/fdmount.c	2005-03-03 23:09:16.000000000 +0100
++++ fdutils/src/fdmount.c	2008-10-27 20:45:50.000000000 +0100
+@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@
+     struct mntent ms;
+     struct floppy_drive_struct drivstat;
+     char options[80+MAX_OPT]; 
+-    char super[2048];
++    unsigned char super[2048];
+     char *mountpoint;
+    
+     strncpy(curdev,devname, sizeof(curdev));
+diff -ur --new-file --exclude-from=/home/alain/Projects/Fdutils/exclude fdutils-5.5/src/fdutils.h fdutils/src/fdutils.h
+--- fdutils-5.5/src/fdutils.h	2002-05-02 23:03:31.000000000 +0200
++++ fdutils/src/fdutils.h	2008-10-25 22:17:36.000000000 +0200
+@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
++#ifndef __FDUTILS_H
++#define __FDUTILS_H
++
+ #include <assert.h>
++#include <linux/fd.h>
+ /* This file contains common structures understood by several of the
+  * fdutils
+  */
+@@ -22,3 +26,17 @@
+ #define SafeNew(type) ((type *)(safe_malloc(sizeof(type))))
+ void *safe_malloc(size_t size);
+ void *safe_calloc(size_t nmemb, size_t size);
++
++#ifndef FD_SWAPSIDES
++#define FD_SWAPSIDES 2
++#endif
++
++#ifndef FD_ZEROBASED
++#define FD_ZEROBASED 4
++#endif
++
++#ifndef FD_SECTBASEMASK
++#define FD_SECTBASEMASK 0x3fc
++#endif
++
++#endif
+diff -ur --new-file --exclude-from=/home/alain/Projects/Fdutils/exclude fdutils-5.5/src/floppycontrol.c fdutils/src/floppycontrol.c
+--- fdutils-5.5/src/floppycontrol.c	2002-11-02 14:36:43.000000000 +0100
++++ fdutils/src/floppycontrol.c	2008-10-26 09:27:38.000000000 +0100
+@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@
+ 	}
+ 
+ 	if (mask & SET_RESET)
+-		eioctl(fd, FDRESET, (void *)reset_now, "reset");
++		eioctl(fd, FDRESET, (void *)(long)reset_now, "reset");
+ 
+ 	if (mask & (PRINTSTATE | POLLSTATE) ){
+ 		if ( mask & POLLSTATE )
+diff -ur --new-file --exclude-from=/home/alain/Projects/Fdutils/exclude fdutils-5.5/src/mediaprm.c fdutils/src/mediaprm.c
+--- fdutils-5.5/src/mediaprm.c	2005-03-03 21:51:06.000000000 +0100
++++ fdutils/src/mediaprm.c	2008-10-27 20:34:09.000000000 +0100
+@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
+ 	FE_STRETCH,
+ 	FE_SWAPSIDES,
+ 	FE_ZEROBASED,
++	FE_FIRSTSECTORNUMBER,
+ 
+ 	FE_GAP,
+ 
+@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@
+ 	FE_DENSITY,
+ } field_t;
+ 
+-static int SIZE, SECT, VSECT, HEAD, CYL, TPI, STRETCH, SWAPSIDES, ZEROBASED;
++static int SIZE, SECT, VSECT, HEAD, CYL, TPI, STRETCH, SWAPSIDES, ZEROBASED, FIRSTSECTORNUMBER=1;
+ static int GAP, FM;
+ static int PERP, SSIZE, _2M, DTR, SPEC1, FMT_GAP, DENSITY;
+ static int ssize;
+@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@
+ #define F_STRETCH FE_STRETCH,&STRETCH
+ #define F_SWAPSIDES FE_SWAPSIDES,&SWAPSIDES
+ #define F_ZEROBASED FE_ZEROBASED,&ZEROBASED
++#define F_FIRSTSECTORNUMBER FE_FIRSTSECTORNUMBER,&FIRSTSECTORNUMBER
+ 
+ #define F_GAP FE_GAP,&GAP
+ 
+@@ -81,6 +83,8 @@
+ 
+ 	{ "swapsides", F_SWAPSIDES, 1},
+ 	{ "zerobased", F_ZEROBASED, 1},
++	{ "zero-based", F_ZEROBASED, 1},
++	{ "first-sector-number", F_FIRSTSECTORNUMBER, 0},
+ 
+ 	{ "gap", F_GAP, 0},
+ 
+@@ -234,11 +238,25 @@
+ 	}
+ 	set_field(F_2M,0);
+ 
++	if(mask & (1 << FE_ZEROBASED)) {
++		if((mask & (1 << FE_FIRSTSECTORNUMBER)) &&
++		   FIRSTSECTORNUMBER != 0) {
++			fprintf(stderr,
++				"Zerobased incompatible with first-sector-number=%d\n",
++				FIRSTSECTORNUMBER);
++			exit(1);
++		} else
++			FIRSTSECTORNUMBER = 0;
++	} else if(! (mask & (1 << FE_FIRSTSECTORNUMBER))) {
++		FIRSTSECTORNUMBER = 1;
++	}
++
+ 	medprm->size = SIZE;
+ 	medprm->sect = VSECT / 512;
+ 	medprm->head = HEAD;
+ 	medprm->track = CYL;
+-	medprm->stretch = STRETCH | (SWAPSIDES << 1) | (ZEROBASED << 2);
++	medprm->stretch = STRETCH | (SWAPSIDES << 1) | 
++	  ((1^FIRSTSECTORNUMBER) << 2);
+ 	medprm->gap = GAP;
+ 	medprm->rate = (FM<<7) | (PERP<<6) | (ssize<<3) | (_2M<<2) | DTR;
+ 	medprm->spec1 = SPEC1;
+diff -ur --new-file --exclude-from=/home/alain/Projects/Fdutils/exclude fdutils-5.5/src/mediaprm.lex fdutils/src/mediaprm.lex
+--- fdutils-5.5/src/mediaprm.lex	2002-05-02 23:03:31.000000000 +0200
++++ fdutils/src/mediaprm.lex	2006-02-27 22:56:21.000000000 +0100
+@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
+ %option pointer
+ 
+ fid	[^\"]+
+-vid     [A-Za-z_][A-Za-z0-9_]*
++vid     [A-Za-z_][A-Za-z0-9_-]*
+ number	(0x[a-zA-Z0-9]+|-?[0-9]+)(KB|k|b)?
+ 
+ %%
+@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@
+ }
+ 
+ swapsides |
++zerobased |
++zero-based |
+ mss      |
+ 2m	 |
+ 2M	 |
+diff -ur --new-file --exclude-from=/home/alain/Projects/Fdutils/exclude fdutils-5.5/src/msdos_fs.h fdutils/src/msdos_fs.h
+--- fdutils-5.5/src/msdos_fs.h	2002-05-02 23:03:31.000000000 +0200
++++ fdutils/src/msdos_fs.h	2008-10-26 09:27:07.000000000 +0100
+@@ -6,41 +6,41 @@
+ #define p packed
+ 
+ struct msdos_boot_sector {
+-	char jump[3] p;               /* 0  - Boot strap short or near jump */
+-	char banner[8] p;               /* 3  - Name - can be used to special case
++	char jump[3];                   /* 0  - Boot strap short or near jump */
++	char banner[8];                 /* 3  - Name - can be used to special case
+ 				                partition manager volumes */
+ 	unsigned short sector_size p;   /* 11 - bytes per logical sector */
+-	unsigned char cluster_size p;   /* 13 - sectors/cluster */
++	unsigned char cluster_size;     /* 13 - sectors/cluster */
+ 	unsigned short res_sect p;      /* 14 - reserved sectors */
+-	unsigned char fats p;	        /* 16 - number of FATs */
++	unsigned char fats;	        /* 16 - number of FATs */
+ 	unsigned short dir_entries p;   /* 17 - root directory entries */
+ 	unsigned short sectors p;       /* 19 - number of sectors */
+-	unsigned char media p;	        /* 21 - media code (unused) */
++	unsigned char media;	        /* 21 - media code (unused) */
+ 	unsigned short fat_length p;    /* 22 - sectors/FAT */
+ 	unsigned short secs_track p;    /* 24 - sectors per track */
+ 	unsigned short heads p;	        /* 26 - number of heads */
+ 	unsigned long hidden p;	        /* 28 - hidden sectors (unused) */
+ 	unsigned long total_sect p;     /* 32 - number of sectors (if sectors == 0) */
+-	unsigned char physdrive p;	/* 36 physical drive ? */
+-	unsigned char _reserved p;	/* 37 reserved */
+-	unsigned char dos4 p;		/* 38 DOS > 4.0 diskette */
++	unsigned char physdrive;	/* 36 physical drive ? */
++	unsigned char _reserved;	/* 37 reserved */
++	unsigned char dos4;		/* 38 DOS > 4.0 diskette */
+ 	unsigned long serial p;       	/* 39 serial number */
+-	unsigned char label[11] p;	/* 43 disk label */
+-	unsigned char fat_type[8] p;	/* 54 FAT type */
++	unsigned char label[11];	/* 43 disk label */
++	char fat_type[8];		/* 54 FAT type */
+ #ifdef USE_2M
+-	unsigned char res_2m p;		/* 62 reserved by 2M */
+-	unsigned char CheckSum p;	/* 63 2M checksum (not used) */
+-	unsigned char fmt_2mf p;	/* 64 2MF format version */
+-	unsigned char wt p;		/* 65 1 if write track after format */
+-	unsigned char rate_0 p;		/* 66 data transfer rate on track 0 */
+-	unsigned char rate_any p;	/* 67 data transfer rate on track<>0 */
++	unsigned char res_2m;		/* 62 reserved by 2M */
++	unsigned char CheckSum;		/* 63 2M checksum (not used) */
++	unsigned char fmt_2mf;		/* 64 2MF format version */
++	unsigned char wt;		/* 65 1 if write track after format */
++	unsigned char rate_0;		/* 66 data transfer rate on track 0 */
++	unsigned char rate_any;	/* 67 data transfer rate on track<>0 */
+ 	unsigned short BootP p;		/* 68 offset to boot program */
+ 	unsigned short Infp0 p;		/* 70 T1: information for track 0 */
+ 	unsigned short InfpX p;		/* 72 T2: information for track<>0 */
+ 	unsigned short InfTm p;		/* 74 T3: track sectors size table */
+-	unsigned char junk[126 - 76] p;	/* 76 remaining data */
++	unsigned char junk[126 - 76];	/* 76 remaining data */
+ #else
+-	unsigned char junk[126 - 62] p; /* 76 remaining data */
++	unsigned char junk[126 - 62];	/* 76 remaining data */
+ #endif
+         unsigned short bootid p;        /* 510 should be 0xAA55 */
+ };
+diff -ur --new-file --exclude-from=/home/alain/Projects/Fdutils/exclude fdutils-5.5/src/printfdprm.c fdutils/src/printfdprm.c
+--- fdutils-5.5/src/printfdprm.c	2004-03-13 11:02:45.000000000 +0100
++++ fdutils/src/printfdprm.c	2008-10-27 00:59:01.000000000 +0100
+@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+ #include <stdio.h>
+ #include "printfdprm.h"
++#include "fdutils.h"
+ 
+ 
+ void print_params(drivedesc_t *drivedesc,
+@@ -101,9 +102,9 @@
+ 				print("tpi=48",0);
+ 			break;
+ 		default:
+-			if(level >= LEV_ALL || ft->stretch)
+-				print("stretch=%d", ft->stretch);
+-			break;			
++			if(level >= LEV_ALL || (ft->stretch & 1))
++				print("stretch=%d", ft->stretch & 1);
++			break;
+ 	}
+ 
+ 	if(level >= LEV_ALL || ft->size != ft->sect * ft->head * ft->track)
+@@ -136,20 +137,20 @@
+ 	if(level >= LEV_EXPL || (ft->track != 80 && ft->track != 40))
+ 		print("cyl=%d", ft->track);
+ 
+-#ifdef FD_SWAPSIDES
+ 	if(ft->stretch & FD_SWAPSIDES)
+ 		print("swapsides",0);			
+-#endif
+-
+-#ifdef FD_ZEROBASED
+-	if(ft->stretch & FD_ZEROBASED)
+-		print("zerobased",0);			
+-#endif
+ 
++	if(ft->stretch & FD_SECTBASEMASK) {
++		int firstSectorNumber = ((ft->stretch & FD_SECTBASEMASK)>>2)^1;
++		if(firstSectorNumber > 1)
++			print("first-sector-number=%d",firstSectorNumber);
++		else if(firstSectorNumber==0)
++			print("zero-based",0);
++	}
+ 
+ 	if(ft->rate & FD_2M)
+ 		print("2M",0);
+-	
++
+ 	if(level < LEV_ALL &&
+ 	   ft->sect * 4 <  (2 << ssize) && ft->sect * 4 % (1 << ssize))
+ 		print("mss", 0);
+@@ -163,7 +164,7 @@
+ 	}
+ 
+ 	/* useless stuff */
+-	if(level >= LEV_MOST) {		
++	if(level >= LEV_MOST) {
+ 		print("gap=0x%02x", (unsigned char) ft->gap);
+ 		print("fmt_gap=0x%02x", (unsigned char) ft->fmt_gap);
+ 	}
+diff -ur --new-file --exclude-from=/home/alain/Projects/Fdutils/exclude fdutils-5.5/src/superformat.c fdutils/src/superformat.c
+--- fdutils-5.5/src/superformat.c	2005-03-03 22:41:05.000000000 +0100
++++ fdutils/src/superformat.c	2008-10-27 20:40:47.000000000 +0100
+@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@
+ 		fd += findex[cylinder][head];
+ 		skew = fd->min + lskews[cylinder][head] * fd->chunksize;
+ 		assert(skew >= fd->min);
+-		assert(skew <= fd->max);		
++		assert(skew <= fd->max);
+ 	} else
+ 		skew = 0;
+ 
+@@ -305,7 +305,8 @@
+ 	for (i=0; i<fd->dsect; ++i){
+ 		offset = fd->sequence[i].offset + lskews[cylinder][head];
+ 		offset = offset % fd->nssect;
+-		data[offset].sector = fd->sequence[i].sect - fd->zeroBased;
++		data[offset].sector = 
++			fd->sequence[i].sect + fd->firstSectorNumber;
+ 		data[offset].size = fd->sequence[i].size;
+ 		data[offset].cylinder = cylinder;
+ 		data[offset].head = head;
+@@ -339,7 +340,7 @@
+ 	raw_cmd.cmd[3] = nssect;
+ 	raw_cmd.cmd[4] = fd->fmt_gap;
+ 	raw_cmd.cmd[5] = 0;
+-	raw_cmd.flags = FD_RAW_WRITE | FD_RAW_INTR | FD_RAW_SPIN | 
++	raw_cmd.flags = FD_RAW_WRITE | FD_RAW_INTR | FD_RAW_SPIN |
+ 		FD_RAW_NEED_SEEK | FD_RAW_NEED_DISK;
+ 	raw_cmd.track = cylinder << stretch;
+ 	raw_cmd.rate = fd->rate & 0x43;
+@@ -363,14 +364,16 @@
+ static int rw_track(struct params *fd, int cylinder, int head, int mode)
+ {
+ 	int i;
+-	int cur_sector;
++	int cur_sector; /* current sector, logical (based on 0) */
+ 	int retries;
+ 	struct floppy_raw_cmd raw_cmd;
+ 
+-	cur_sector = 1 - fd->zeroBased;
++	cur_sector = 0;
+ 
+ 	for (i=MAX_SIZECODE-1; i>=0; --i) {
+-		if ( fd->last_sect[i] <= cur_sector + fd->zeroBased)
++		if ( cur_sector >= fd->last_sect[i] )
++			/* last sector for size reached, move on to next
++			 * sizecode */
+ 			continue;
+ 		retries=0;
+ 	retry:
+@@ -383,32 +386,31 @@
+ 		    (fd->swapSides ? 4 : 0);
+ 		raw_cmd.cmd[2] = cylinder;
+ 		raw_cmd.cmd[3] = head;
+-		raw_cmd.cmd[4] = cur_sector;
++		raw_cmd.cmd[4] = cur_sector + fd->firstSectorNumber;
+ 		raw_cmd.cmd[5] = i;
+-		raw_cmd.cmd[6] = fd->last_sect[i] - 1 - fd->zeroBased;
++		raw_cmd.cmd[6] = fd->last_sect[i] + fd->firstSectorNumber - 1;
+ 		raw_cmd.cmd[7] = fd->gap;
+ 		if ( i )
+ 			raw_cmd.cmd[8] = 0xff;
+ 		else
+ 			raw_cmd.cmd[8] = 0xff;
+-		raw_cmd.flags = (mode ? FD_RAW_WRITE : FD_RAW_READ) | 
++		raw_cmd.flags = (mode ? FD_RAW_WRITE : FD_RAW_READ) |
+ 			FD_RAW_INTR | FD_RAW_SPIN |
+ 			FD_RAW_NEED_SEEK | FD_RAW_NEED_DISK;
+ 		raw_cmd.track = cylinder << stretch;
+ 		raw_cmd.rate = fd->rate & 0x43;
+ 
+-		raw_cmd.length = (fd->last_sect[i] - 
+-				  fd->zeroBased - 
+-				  cur_sector) * 128 << i;
++		raw_cmd.length = (fd->last_sect[i] - cur_sector) * 128 << i;
+ 		/* debugging */
+ 		if (verbosity == 9)
+ 			printf("%s %ld sectors of size %d starting at %d\n",
+ 			       mode ? "writing" : "reading",
+ 			       raw_cmd.length / 512, i, cur_sector);
+-		if(send_cmd(fd->fd, & raw_cmd, 
++		if(send_cmd(fd->fd, & raw_cmd,
+ 			    mode ? "format" : "verify")){
+ 			if ( !retries && mode && (raw_cmd.reply[1] & ST1_ND) ){
+-				cur_sector = raw_cmd.reply[5];
++				cur_sector = 
++					raw_cmd.reply[5] - fd->firstSectorNumber;
+ 				retries++;
+ 				goto retry;
+ 			}
+@@ -516,6 +518,7 @@
+ 
+ 	short retries;
+ 	short zeroBased=0;
++	short firstSectorNumber=1;
+ 	short swapSides=0;
+ 	int n,rsize;
+ 	char *verify_buffer = NULL;
+@@ -673,6 +676,10 @@
+ 	  	(void *) &zeroBased,
+ 	  	"Start numbering sectors from 0 instead of 1 (not readable by normal I/O)" },
+ 
++	{ '\0', "first-sector-number", 1, EO_TYPE_SHORT, 1, 0,
++	  	(void *) &firstSectorNumber,
++	  	"Number of first sector (by default, 1)" },
++
+ 	{ '\0', 0 }
+ 	};
+ 
+@@ -693,6 +700,15 @@
+ 		exit(1);
+ 	}
+ 
++	if(zeroBased) {
++		if(firstSectorNumber == 1)
++			firstSectorNumber = 0;
++		else if(firstSectorNumber > 1) {
++			fprintf(stderr, "Contradiction between zeroBased and firstSectorNumber");
++			exit(1);
++		}
++	}
++
+ 	/* sanity checking */
+ 	if (sizecode < 0 || sizecode >= MAX_SIZECODE) {
+ 		fprintf(stderr,"Bad sizecode %d\n", sizecode);
+@@ -730,7 +746,7 @@
+ 	while(1) {
+ 		fd[0].fd = open(fd[0].name, O_RDWR | O_NDELAY | O_EXCL);
+ 		
+-		/* we open the disk wronly/rdwr in order to check write 
++		/* we open the disk wronly/rdwr in order to check write
+ 		 * protect */
+ 		if (fd[0].fd < 0) {
+ 			perror("open");
+@@ -778,7 +794,7 @@
+ 
+ 
+ 	if(have_geom) {
+-		if(mask & (SET_SECTORS | SET_CYLINDERS | 
++		if(mask & (SET_SECTORS | SET_CYLINDERS |
+ 			   SET_HEADS | SET_SIZECODE | SET_2M | SET_RATE)) {
+ 			fprintf(stderr,
+ 				"Cannot mix old style and new style geometry spec\n");
+@@ -805,17 +821,14 @@
+ 				break;
+ 		}
+ 		stretch = geometry.stretch & 1;
+-#ifdef FD_ZEROBASED
+-		if(geometry.stretch & FD_ZEROBASED) {
+-			zeroBased = 1;
++		if(geometry.stretch & FD_SECTBASEMASK) {
++			firstSectorNumber =
++				((geometry.stretch & FD_SECTBASEMASK)>>2)^1;
+ 		}
+-#endif
+-#ifdef FD_SWAPSIDES
+ 		if(geometry.stretch & FD_SWAPSIDES) {
+ 			swapSides = 1;
+ 		}
+-#endif
+-		mask |= SET_SECTORS | SET_CYLINDERS | 
++		mask |= SET_SECTORS | SET_CYLINDERS |
+ 			SET_SIZECODE | SET_2M | SET_RATE;
+ 	} else {
+ 		/* density */
+@@ -831,7 +844,7 @@
+ 			density = DRIVE_DEFAULTS.density;
+ 			if ( mask & SET_RATE ){
+ 				for (i=0; i< density; ++i) {
+-					if(fd[0].rate == 
++					if(fd[0].rate ==
+ 					   DRIVE_DEFAULTS.fmt[i].rate)
+ 						density=i;
+ 				}
+@@ -867,13 +880,7 @@
+ 		}
+ 	}
+ 
+-	fd[0].zeroBased = zeroBased;
+-#ifndef FD_ZEROBASED
+-	if(zeroBased) {
+-		noverify = 1;
+-	}
+-#endif
+-	
++	fd[0].firstSectorNumber = firstSectorNumber;
+ 	fd[0].swapSides = swapSides;
+ 		
+ 	if (cylinders > fd[0].drvprm.tracks) {
+@@ -914,7 +921,7 @@
+ 		header_size = 62;
+ 
+ 	if(! (mask & (SET_DEVIATION | SET_MARGIN)) &&
+-	   (drivedesc.mask & (1 << FE__DEVIATION))) {	       
++	   (drivedesc.mask & (1 << FE__DEVIATION))) {	
+ 		deviation = drivedesc.type.deviation;
+ 		mask |= SET_DEVIATION;
+ 	}
+@@ -947,14 +954,14 @@
+ 				"add the following line to " DRIVEPRMFILE ":\n");
+ 			fprintf(stdout,
+ 				"drive%d: deviation=%d\n",
+-				fd[0].drive, 
++				fd[0].drive,
+ 				(fd[0].raw_capacity-old_capacity)*1000000/
+ 				old_capacity);
+ 			fprintf(stderr,
+ 				"CAUTION: The line is drive and controller "
+-				"specific, so it should be\n" 
++				"specific, so it should be\n"
+ 				"removed before installing a new "
+-				"drive %d or floppy controller.\n\n", 
++				"drive %d or floppy controller.\n\n",
+ 				fd[0].drive);
+ 		}
+ 	}
+@@ -981,7 +988,7 @@
+ 	if (verbosity == 9) {
+ 		for (i=0; i<fd[0].dsect; ++i)
+ 			printf("s=%2d S=%2d o=%2d\n",
+-				fd[0].sequence[i].sect,
++				fd[0].sequence[i].sect + firstSectorNumber,
+ 				fd[0].sequence[i].size,
+ 				fd[0].sequence[i].offset);
+ 
+@@ -1004,9 +1011,10 @@
+ 		if (verbosity == 9){
+ 			for (i=0; i< fd0.dsect; i++)
+ 				printf("s=%2d S=%2d o=%2d\n",
+-					fd0.sequence[i].sect,
+-					fd0.sequence[i].size,
+-					fd0.sequence[i].offset);
++				       fd0.sequence[i].sect +
++				       fd0.firstSectorNumber,
++				       fd0.sequence[i].size,
++				       fd0.sequence[i].offset);
+ 
+ 			printf("fd[0].sizecode=%d\n", fd0.sizecode);
+ 			printf("fd[0].fmt_gap=%d\n", fd0.fmt_gap);
+@@ -1019,11 +1027,9 @@
+ 	parameters.head = heads;
+ 	parameters.track = cylinders;
+ 	parameters.size = cylinders * heads * sectors;
+-	parameters.stretch = stretch 
+-#ifdef FD_ZEROBASED
+-		| (zeroBased ? 4 : 0)
+-#endif
+-		| (swapSides ? 2 : 0);
++	parameters.stretch = stretch
++		| (swapSides ? 2 : 0)
++		| ((1^firstSectorNumber) << 2);
+ 	parameters.gap = fd[0].gap;
+ 	if ( !use_2m)
+ 		fd0.rate = fd[0].rate;
+@@ -1109,7 +1115,8 @@
+ 	ioctl(fd[0].fd, FDFLUSH );
+ 	close(fd[0].fd);
+ 
+-	if (! (mask & SET_DOSDRIVE ) && fd[0].drive < 2 && !zeroBased)
++	if (! (mask & SET_DOSDRIVE ) && fd[0].drive < 2 &&
++	    firstSectorNumber == 1)
+ 		dosdrive = fd[0].drive+'a';
+ 
+ 	if (dosdrive) {
+@@ -1133,14 +1140,14 @@
+ 		setenv("MTOOLS_RATE_ANY", env_buffer,1);
+ 		if(system(command_buffer)){
+ 			fprintf(stderr,"\nwarning: mformat error\n");
+-			/*exit(1);*/  
+-			/* Do not fail, if mformat happens to not be 
++			/*exit(1);*/
++			/* Do not fail, if mformat happens to not be
+ 			 * installed. The user might have wanted to make
+ 			 * an ext2 disk for instance */
+ 			dosverify = 0;
+ 		}			
+ 	} else {
+-		if(!zeroBased)
++		if(firstSectorNumber != 1)
+ 			fprintf(stderr,
+ 				"\nwarning: mformat not called because DOS drive unknown\n");
+ 		/*exit(1);*/
+@@ -1173,7 +1180,7 @@
+ 					n = read(fd[0].fd,verify_buffer,rsize);
+ 					if ( n < 0){
+ 						perror("read");
+-						fprintf(stderr, 
++						fprintf(stderr,
+ 							"remaining %d\n", n);
+ 						exit(1);
+ 					}
+diff -ur --new-file --exclude-from=/home/alain/Projects/Fdutils/exclude fdutils-5.5/src/superformat.h fdutils/src/superformat.h
+--- fdutils-5.5/src/superformat.h	2002-11-02 14:36:45.000000000 +0100
++++ fdutils/src/superformat.h	2008-10-27 20:17:54.000000000 +0100
+@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
+ 	int length; /* length of the track */
+ 	int rotations; /* how many time do we have to go over 0 to read
+ 			* the track */
+-	int zeroBased; /* 1 if sector numbering starts at zero */
++	int firstSectorNumber; /* Number of first sector (1, by default) */
+ 	int swapSides; /* if logical side 0 is on physical 1 and vice-versa */
+ };
+