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From: keyser@clio.rice.edu (Kevin Keyser)
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To: doug@bigwheel.net
Subject: Re: image file of a floppy
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> I have no trouble getting an image file of a floppy using:
> 
>      dd if=/dev/fd0 of=./image bs=18k
> 
> I'm perplexed as to why I can't do it the other way around.
> That is, why can't I take an image file and put it on a
> floppy with:
> 
>      dd if=./image of=/dev/fd0 bs=18k
> 
> Attempts to do that yield all sorts of bizaar results up to
> and including a panic re-boot.
> 
> Any comments are appreciated.


I believe you should be using /dev/rfd0 as the device file name.


>      ... doug
> _____________________________________________________________________
> Doug Jolley    mailto://doug@bigwheel.net     http://www.bigwheel.net
>          Don't bogart that file, my friend.  Net it over to me.
> - ---------------------------------------------------------------------

Kevin