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Subject: Re: cp and cpio using boot disk
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At 11:43 AM 12/15/2000, you wrote:
>On Thu, Dec 14, 2000 at 12:13:16PM -0500, Dennis wrote:
> >
> > It seems that cp fails badly when used on a system booted by a boot floppy
> > (such as the install floppy). cpio seems to work ok.
> >
> > What is the reason for this?
>
>What's the failure mode?

binaries copied with cp from a mounted zip drive to a hard drive fail to 
work. When copied with cpio they are ok. We havent tracked the exact 
reason. Random bus faults and other sigerrors.

Dennis



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