From owner-freebsd-doc Tue Jul 18 06:58:14 1995 Return-Path: doc-owner Received: (from majordom@localhost) by freefall.cdrom.com (8.6.10/8.6.6) id GAB05616 for doc-outgoing; Tue, 18 Jul 1995 06:58:14 -0700 Received: from fslg8.fsl.noaa.gov (fslg8.fsl.noaa.gov [137.75.131.171]) by freefall.cdrom.com (8.6.10/8.6.6) with SMTP id GAA03816 for ; Tue, 18 Jul 1995 06:52:12 -0700 Received: by fslg8.fsl.noaa.gov (5.57/Ultrix3.0-C) id AA23048; Tue, 18 Jul 95 07:41:46 -0600 Received: by emu.fsl.noaa.gov (1.38.193.4/SMI-4.1 (1.38.193.4)) id AA05571; Tue, 18 Jul 1995 07:44:53 -0600 Date: Tue, 18 Jul 1995 07:44:53 -0600 From: kelly@fsl.noaa.gov (Sean Kelly) Message-Id: <9507181344.AA05571@emu.fsl.noaa.gov> To: jan@bagend.atl.ga.us Cc: jfieber@grendel.csc.smith.edu, doc@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: (jan@bagend.atl.ga.us) Subject: Re: Quick start installation Sender: doc-owner@freebsd.org Precedence: bulk >>>>> "Jan" == Jan Isley writes: Jan> John Fieber wrote: >> Sean Kelly writes: > * Concern: when using dd to make a floppy >> from an image, you might > need to specify the block size on >> some systems. (I thought you > needed `bs=18b' on FreeBSD as >> well!) Maybe we should mention this. >> I don't think you *need* the blocksize, but I think an >> appropriate blocksize makes things go a little faster. Am I >> wrong? Anybody know optimal block sizes? Jan> Define optimal. :) Optimal block sizes for dd to a floppy Jan> would be the size of the track. But for a ``quick start'' document, the KISS principle applies, so John had the right idea: just leave bs options out! -- Sean Kelly NOAA Forecast Systems Lab, Boulder Colorado USA I looked out my apartment window, and I saw a bird wearing sneakers and a button saying, "I ain't flying no where." I said, "What's your problem buddy?" He said, "I'm sick of this stuff -- winter here, summer there, winter here, summer there. I don't know who thought this stuff up, but it certainly wasn't a bird." I said, "Well, I was just making breakfast, come on in. Want some eggs? Sorry." -- Steven Wright