Re: duplicating a floppy
Thank a lot for your help ! I've learnt a lot about the dd-command. But it does'nt solve the probleme! The floppy I want to duplicate has a few sectors destroyed !!-( Bye, max > From: Brandon Mitchell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Hum, Hum ! I'm not sure that's the best place to ask it. > > Nevertheless ... > > This list is always off the topic. But that's ok, it's still educational > and linux related. > > > I would like to duplicate a msdos floppy in such a way that > > even its mother won't make the difference.. I've tried > > "mcopy", but the mother did the difference... > > 1) # insert original > 2) dd if=/dev/fd0 of=/tmp/image bs=1024 > 3) # insert target (error free target that is) > 4) dd of=/dev/fd0 if=/tmp/image bs=1024 > 5) man dd # to see what the heck you did > > For saftey reasons, you probably want the write protect tab set on the > original. > > > P.S. what could make the difference between 2 floppies ? > > At a very low level (bit wise), the normal copy program will make some > changes that don't show up unless you are looking at the bits. > > HTH, > Brandon > > -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Re: duplicating a floppy
> Hum, Hum ! I'm not sure that's the best place to ask it. > Nevertheless ... This list is always off the topic. But that's ok, it's still educational and linux related. > I would like to duplicate a msdos floppy in such a way that > even its mother won't make the difference.. I've tried > "mcopy", but the mother did the difference... 1) # insert original 2) dd if=/dev/fd0 of=/tmp/image bs=1024 3) # insert target (error free target that is) 4) dd of=/dev/fd0 if=/tmp/image bs=1024 5) man dd # to see what the heck you did For saftey reasons, you probably want the write protect tab set on the original. > P.S. what could make the difference between 2 floppies ? At a very low level (bit wise), the normal copy program will make some changes that don't show up unless you are looking at the bits. HTH, Brandon -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
duplicating a floppy
Hi there! Hum, Hum ! I'm not sure that's the best place to ask it. Nevertheless ... I would like to duplicate a msdos floppy in such a way that even its mother won't make the difference.. I've tried "mcopy", but the mother did the difference... Thanks in advance, ml P.S. what could make the difference between 2 floppies ? -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
