> What number of 1k blocks will fit on a 1.44Mb DOS floppy? (I dont know where 
> to read the available space. I can see usage with 'df' or in konq, but not 
> free space.)

Like another poster said, 1440 1K blocks. On the other hand, that
assumes you don't put a filesystem on it, which would take up some
portion of the available space. 

> 
> Do you create the volumed tarball direct to floppy's or on the hard drive 
> first?

Either. But you can send the tar right to the floppy, without creating
a file system first. You just need to visualize the floppy disk as a
short, flattened tape :).

# tar -cvf /dev/fd0 /path/to/data


Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? 
Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Reply via email to