Date: Wed, 12 Nov 1997 11:03:28 -0600 From: keyser@clio.rice.edu (Kevin Keyser) To: doug@bigwheel.net Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: image file of a floppy Message-ID: <9711121703.AA15757@clio.rice.edu>
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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
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