Please help. Problem writing to DOS floppies [reading from them is fine

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From: mctate
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 01:46

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Hi Folks,

 I'm a relatively new NeXT user who is having BIG problems
 copying files to DOS floppies for transfer to a PeeCee.
 Hopefully someone can help enlighten me:

1. If files are copied to floppy, Processes panel reports
   "Invalid argument". The permissions on all these files
   seem to be fine (ie. r and w for me).

2. If I try and initialize a DOS disk then everything seems
   to go fine until the end when BuildDOS reports that the
   disk is damaged and attempts to repair it. Sometimes the
   system can then become unstable and generate Internal 
   Error 10 or 11 [what do these mean ?]

3. If I try to save a WriteNow file directly onto said DOS
   floppy it reports that I have insufficient privilege. I
   think I do.

Is this a hardware of software problem ? How is it fixed ?
All help appreciated... this is driving me crazy....
Please Email directly. Thanks in advance,

Marcus Tate

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MCTATE@AC.DAL.CA
Dept. Earth Sci.
Dalhousie Univ. Halifax, NS.

PS. No flames for blatant stupidity on my part ;-)

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