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From: Danny Pansters <danny@ricin.com>
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Subject: Re: can't write image to floppy!!!! HELP!!!!
Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2001 14:30:18 +0100
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On Saturday 20 January 2001 12:27, you wrote:
> I am using FreeBSD 4.0 RELEASE, I want to do a kernel image on
> floppy drive and I can't do this !??
>     Many people answering me, but it doesn't works ! My floppy is OK, I
> can mount it, etc. But when I'm trying to
>     access "/dev/fd0" file with "dd if=<file> of=/dev/fd0" I am getting
> "dd: stdout: Invalid argument: /dev/fd0", I tryed
>     another path to floppy device file "/dev/rfd0", /dev/fd0c" in a word
> all devices !!!!! It doesn't works !!!!!
>     I think it locked in kernel!!!! Please Help ME !!!!!!!!!!!
>
>     Many thanks in advance - Ed
>
>
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Your floppy shouldn't be mounted when using dd as this is writing a raw
image, not writing a file to floppy. This might be the problem you have?


Danny




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