MODIFICATION ON LLFORMAT.COM FOR NON-IBM ESDI-DRIVES

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A:\>DEBUG LLFORMAT.COM

;all text behind the semicolon is just comment. the values may vary depending
;on the version of reference you choosed.

-r
AX=0000 BX=0000 CX=8195 DX=0000 SP=FFFE BP=0000 SI=0000 DI=0000
DS=2B78 ES=2B78 SS=2B78 CS=2B78 IP=0100 NV UP EI PL NZ NA PO NC
2B78:0100 E9C50D JMP 0EC8

-s100 8295 b4 1a b0 00 8a            ;search format-routine with value from CX+0100

2B78:8272
2B78:8284                            ;2 founds / the values may differ

-u8272                               ;disassemble with first value
2B78:8272 B41A MOV AH,1A             ;functioncode : format
2B78:8274 B000 MOV AL,00             ;no additional defect-list
2B78:8276 8A106473 MOV DL,[7304]     ;drivenumber
2B78:827A B114 MOV CL,14             ;first change here 
;                     ^^ this byte
2B78:827C 0A0E7377 OR CL,[7773]      ;
2B78:8280 CD13 INT 13                ;BIOS call
2B78:8282 7210 JB 8294               ;return on error
2B78:8284 B414 MOV AH,1A             ;and almost the same once more
2B78:8286 B000 MOV AL,00             ;...
2B78:8288 8A106473 MOV DL,[7304]     ;
2B78:828C B11C MOV CL,1C             ;second change here
;                     ^^ this byte
2B78:828E 0A0E7377 OR CL,[7773]      ;and so on ... unimportant.

-e827B                               ;edit first byte
2B78:827B 14.15                      ;just type 15 + enter

-e828D                               ;edit second byte
2B78:828D 1C.1D                      ;just type 1d + enter

-w                                   ;write down the changes to file

-q                                   ;quit debug - ready

A:\>

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