Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2002 22:42:01 -0600 From: "Franklin Pierce" <franklin_pierce@operamail.com> To: "freebsd" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: dd Message-ID: <20021217044201.19228.qmail@operamail.com>
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian Henning" <b1henning@hotmail.com> Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2002 12:52:11 -0600 To: "freebsd" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: dd > Hello, > > i have a floppy disk that is formated 1680 that i would like to make an file > image of. I would also like to write the image back to a new floppy. Do i > need a device /dev/fd0.1680? > > > dd if=/dev/fd0 of=image.img doesn't seem to work. > any advice? > Start working with unstressed disk formats? make(1) hay while . . . But seriously, are you running this as root or user? Have you amortised the cost of acceptance across your 5 year plan? Where is your darling /dev/rfd0, just in case you need a backup for the backup? Oh yeah, it's probably still stressed on a 2.88 drive, but aren't we all? Love, Franklin Pierce -- _______________________________________________ Get your free email from http://mymail.operamail.com Powered by Outblaze To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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