Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2000 16:25:58 -0500 From: Dennis <dennis@etinc.com> To: void <float@firedrake.org> Cc: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: cp and cpio using boot disk Message-ID: <5.0.0.25.0.20001215162446.01f14c60@mail.etinc.com> In-Reply-To: <20001215164331.A17593@firedrake.org> References: <5.0.0.25.0.20001214121201.01f82650@mail.etinc.com> <5.0.0.25.0.20001214121201.01f82650@mail.etinc.com>
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At 11:43 AM 12/15/2000, you wrote: >On Thu, Dec 14, 2000 at 12:13:16PM -0500, Dennis wrote: > > > > It seems that cp fails badly when used on a system booted by a boot floppy > > (such as the install floppy). cpio seems to work ok. > > > > What is the reason for this? > >What's the failure mode? binaries copied with cp from a mounted zip drive to a hard drive fail to work. When copied with cpio they are ok. We havent tracked the exact reason. Random bus faults and other sigerrors. Dennis To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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