Hi,
real nice command indeed, allso Richard Adams is right cause I can copy the
data.
The only strage thing I encountered is that I wasn't able to format the bad
disks,
I used fdformat -n /dev/fd0 and fdformat -n /dev/fd0H1440 allso fdformat -n
/dev/
fd0 H1440 ; but the only answer I got was 'Could not determine current
format type:
No such device '. So I formatted them in wintendo (forgive me ;) ) Don't
know
what I did wrong here.
Nevertheless thanx for the answers.
Greetings
Jeroen
LENGARD Pascal OCISI wrote:
> just something more:
> i do agree with this mail, just add bs=8k to your dd commands when you
> deal with a floppy it will be a lot faster
> so the commands are now:
> dd if=/dev/fd0 of=/tmp/bootdsk bs=8k
> dd if=/tmp/bootdsk of=/dev/fd0 bs=8k
>
> -----Message d'origine-----
> De: Bogdan Taru [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Date: lundi 17 ao�t 1998 08:49
> �: Karl F. Larsen
> Cc: Jeroen; linux-newbie
> Objet: Re: mounting bootdisk
>
> Hi, Jeroen,
> Indeed, Karl is right. A bootdisk cannot be mounted... But I have a good
> news for you: there is no need to mount a disk in order to make copies...
> Assuming the boot disk is in /dev/fd0, try:
> dd if=/dev/fd0 of=/tmp/bootdsk
> change the bootdisk with a clean disk,
> dd if=/tmp/bootdsk of=/dev/fd0
> And don't forget to try it afterwards...
>
> have fun,
> bogdan
>
> On Sun, 16 Aug 1998, Karl F. Larsen wrote:
>
> >
> > Jeron, a boot disk can not be mounted or read by human eyes. It can
> only
> > be run as a boot disk and you can watch the mini linux load and get an
> > idea what is loaded.
> >
> > On Sun, 16 Aug 1998, Jeroen wrote:
> >
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > I try to mount my bootdisk 'cause I got a few different ones
> > > that I've tryd out but I don't know the different options I've
> > > selected while compiling the kernel.
> > > So what I want to do now is mount my best bootdisk and make
> > > a few copies of it .
> > > I got to specify a type of FS but I won't accept anny
> > > (well, I even don't know if a bootdisk has a FS...)
> > > So, how do I mount a bootdisk?
> > > Thanx in advance,
> > > Jeroen
> > >
> > > --
> > > ***WE WILL EITHER FIND A WAY, OR MAKE ONE***
> > > Hannibal
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> > Best wishes
> >
> > - Karl F. Larsen, 3310 East Street, Las Cruces,NM (505) 524-3303 -
> >
--
***WE WILL EITHER FIND A WAY, OR MAKE ONE***
Hannibal
