Date: Tue, 18 Apr 95 9:56:31 CDT From: Mike Heitmann <mike@hpanalog.mdc.com> To: raj@hpisrdq.cup.hp.com (Rick Jones) Cc: questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: dd instead of rawrite? Message-ID: <199504181523.IAA09582@freefall.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: <9504180212.AA27867@hpisrdq.cup.hp.com>; from "Rick Jones" at Apr 17, 95 7:12 pm
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> > > Dear questions - > > Is it possible to use "dd" on a running FreeBSD system instead of > rawrite on a DOS system to make the boot floppies? Should I target a > specific partition of "fd?" > > thanks muchly, > > rick jones > Yes! I use somthing like dd if=input_file_name of=/dev/rfd0a to make floppy images. Check the man page on dd for correct command syntax, it's been a while since I've made any, but I know it works, and it's faster than using rawrite. examples: dd if=boot_144.flp of=/dev/rfd0a dd if=cpio.flp of=/dev/rfd0a -- Mike Heitmann Internet: mike@hpanalog.mdc.com
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