Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2007 13:49:55 -0500 From: Kevin Kinsey <kdk@daleco.biz> To: John <dcbuddy@dcbuddy.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: using dd to dump an image file to a floppy Message-ID: <4623C553.70503@daleco.biz> In-Reply-To: <03ea01c78054$712bc2d0$e003350a@dining2> References: <03ea01c78054$712bc2d0$e003350a@dining2>
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John wrote: > Everyone, > > I'm trying to make boot and kern floppies, using dd, as follows: > > Cdrom is mounted, floppy is mounted (and I have test written to it) > > # dd if=floppies/boot.flp of=/dev/fd0 > > dd: /dev/fd0: Operation not permitted "dd" works on raw devices, and can't operate on a raw device if a filesystem is mounted. umount fd0 and try again.... Kevin Kinsey -- Satellite Safety Tip #14: If you see a bright streak in the sky coming at you, duck.
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