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From: jfieber@grendel.csc.smith.edu (John Fieber)
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Subject: Re: Quick start installation
To: kelly@fsl.noaa.gov (Sean Kelly)
Date: Fri, 14 Jul 1995 17:40:21 -0400 (EDT)
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In-Reply-To: <9507141611.AA07635@emu.fsl.noaa.gov> from "Sean Kelly" at Jul 14, 95 10:11:37 am
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Sean Kelly writes:
> *  Concern: when using dd to make a floppy from an image, you might
>    need to specify the block size on some systems.  (I thought you
>    needed `bs=18b' on FreeBSD as well!)  Maybe we should mention this.

I don't think you *need* the blocksize, but I think an
appropriate blocksize makes things go a little faster.  Am I
wrong?  Anybody know optimal block sizes?

-john

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