Hi Mathias, > E.g. I cannot create a disk image with > > dd if=a: of=disk_image.bin bs=1k count=1440 > > So you're right! Why not use cygwin's BASH or the MSYS shell?
And of course, the MSYS shell is also `bash', but typically called `sh.exe', so it runs in POSIX compatibility mode. I use both MSYS and Cygwin -- IMO, Cygwin is more capable, but, for those tasks which MSYS can handle, I find it is generally quicker. For your `dd' command, I would normally do this sort of thing on a Linux box -- the disk image is easily placed on a MS-Windows file system, if you so require, either across a network, or direct to a locally mounted FAT-32 partition. MSYS doesn't provide a `dd' implementation. Cygwin does, but I can't seem to get it to copy floppy disk images -- it gripes that `a:' is a directory, and bails out :-( -- does anyone out there know how to access Win32 block devices as files under Cygwin? A number of years ago, I started to write a `dd' implementation for native MS-DOS, but IIRC, I abandoned it unfinished, when I migrated to Linux for all my home computing. Maybe one day, when I have nothing better to do -- some chance ;-) -- I may look at it again. Best regards, Keith. ------------------------------------------------------- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=6595&alloc_id=14396&op=click _______________________________________________ GnuWin32-Users mailing list GnuWin32-Users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gnuwin32-users
