> -----Original Message----- > From: Jeff Newmiller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Sunday, August 11, 2002 17:23 > To: Peter Nosko
> Charles Steinkuehler contends that windows sometimes screws up fat disks > when it writes to them. Also, disks do die, though I am not sure how old > the floppy in question is. I have actually given up on floppies because > of dust problems... I use flashdisks or hard drives. > > Not really. Depends on the history of use and abuse of the disk in > question as to where it happend, but it sounds like it is hosed at this > point. Get off it what you can by mounting as 1680 in Linux, and start a > fresh disk. pn] Sure enough, the diskette has problems. I created a new one via Charles' .exe and it dd'ed just fine using 1680. All the files from the original disk copied fine on a Windows box, so maybe I didn't lose anything (other than the root password). THANKS! I'll try your procedure tomorrow (later today). Gotta get some shut-eye! --- Peter Nosko ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by: Dice - The leading online job board for high-tech professionals. Search and apply for tech jobs today! http://seeker.dice.com/seeker.epl?rel_code=31 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ leaf-user mailing list: [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-user SR FAQ: http://leaf-project.org/pub/doc/docmanager/docid_1891.html
