Date: Sat, 1 May 1999 14:13:56 +1200 From: "Dan Langille" <junkmale@xtra.co.nz> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: boot floopies problems Message-ID: <19990501021556.KAUP7099562.mta2-rme@wocker>
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I can create boot floppies under DOS, no problem.
C:\TEMP>fdimage kern.flp a:
C:\TEMP>fdimage mfsroot.flp a:
But when it comes to freebsd, I lose big time.
# cd 3.1-19990429-STABLE
# dd if=floppies/kern.flp of=/dev/floppy
2880+0 records in
2880+0 records out
1474560 bytes transferred in 7.475212 secs (197260 bytes/sec)
# dd if=floppies/kern.flp of=/dev/rfd0
dd: /dev/rfd0: Input/output error
1+0 records in
0+0 records out
0 bytes transferred in 2.700567 secs (0 bytes/sec)
From what I understand of dd, the floppy doesn't have to be formatted, or
mounted. Is that correct?
Also, the floppies in question work fine if I use fdimage but not dd. Are
these bad floppies [insert scolding sound here] or inept operaters [blush]?
For that matter, why does the same floppy with work fdimage but not dd?
cheers
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