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Date:      Sat, 20 Jan 2001 09:14:05 -0500
From:      Bill Moran <wmoran@mail.iowna.com>
To:        Ed <edvard@post.omnitel.net>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: can't write image to floppy!!!! HELP!!!!
Message-ID:  <3A699D2D.C21A1960@mail.iowna.com>
References:  <3A697621.ADE749CE@post.omnitel.net>

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Ed 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 !!!!!!!!!!!

Make sure the device exists in the /dev directory. Actually, remake the
device even if it does exist:
cd /dev;./MAKEDEV fd

(do this as root)

-Bill


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