*- On 23 Feb, Pollywog wrote about "rawrite question"
> Can I avoid using rawrite (I do not have a DOS system) if I already have one
> machine running Linux? Can I use that machine to make a set of Debian install
> floppies?
>
>From
ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/slink/main/disks-i386/current/install.txt
5.10.1. Writing Disk Images From a Linux or Unix System
To write the floppy disk image files to the floppy disks, you will
probably need root access to the system. Place a good, blank floppy in
the floppy drive. Next, use the command
dd if= of=/dev/fd0 bs=512 conv=sync ; sync
where is one of the floppy disk image files. `/dev/fd0' is a
commonly used name of the floppy disk device, it may be different on
your workstation (on Solaris, it is `/dev/fd/0'). The command may
return to the prompt before Unix has finished writing the floppy disk,
so look for the disk-in-use light on the floppy drive and be sure that
the light is out and the disk has stopped revolving before you remove
it from the drive. On some systems, you'll have to run a command to
eject the floppy from the drive (on Solaris, use `eject', see the
manual page).
Some systems attempt to automatically mount a floppy disk when you
place it in the drive. You might have to disable this feature before
the workstation will allow you to write a floppy in _raw mode_.
Unfortunately, how to accomplish this will vary based on your
operating system. On Solaris, make sure `vold' isn't running. On other
systems, ask your system administrator.
--
Brian
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