Date: Sun, 21 Nov 1999 02:08:04 -0800 (PST) From: Julian Elischer <julian@whistle.com> To: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> Cc: Donn Miller <dmmiller@cvzoom.net>, Alfred Perlstein <bright@wintelcom.net>, current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: dd and gzip'd files Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9911210205290.6767-100000@current1.whistle.com> In-Reply-To: <199911210942.BAA00370@dingo.cdrom.com>
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> > > > It appears to have worked. I guess the output block size of 16k > > is key for floppies, then. The conv=osync does the padding. I use 18K (one cylinder) but any multiple of 9k should work well. > > No, the block size requirement for floppies is 512 bytes, as it is for > almost any device. conv=osync is correct if you insist on using the > raw device. as this is -current, we only have raw devices now, remember? To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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