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Date: Fri, 14 Jul 1995 18:00:46 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Jonathan M. Bresler" <jmb@kryten.Atinc.COM>
Subject: Re: Quick start installation
To: John Fieber <jfieber@grendel.csc.smith.edu>
cc: Sean Kelly <kelly@fsl.noaa.gov>, doc@freebsd.org
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On Fri, 14 Jul 1995, 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?

	blocksize or bs is not required, but it does make the thing move 
faster.  try either bs=18b or bs=9k, same difference.  its like cutting a 
tar tape with a blocking factor set toa reasonable value as opposed to 
setting it to 1.

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