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I don't have a working floppy disk to test out with Linux, but I hope these sites help you out.
FAT File System:
http://www.c-jump.com/CIS24/Slides/FAT/lecture.html
C Progam that reads FAT:
https://github.com/pda/cfat16
Floppy disk block device manual:
https://linux.die.net/man/4/fd
Do you have any sample code you can share? Or tell us the errors that you are getting if any?
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Are you not seeing what you want when doing a web search on something like "how to read the fat boot sector of a floppy disk using linux"?
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I want to read the FAT boot sector of a floppy disk. The floppy drive is connected to a USB port
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You might want to try re-explaining. I've read this several times, and I'm not sure what you're asking.
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Using C how to read the floppy drive boot sector (connected to USB port)
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