> I use the mknod command:...mknod /dev/fd0H1743 b 2 76 > > and I get..... mknod: /dev/fd0H1743: File exists Well, if the floppy device already exists in /dev, there's not much point in running a mknod on it -- all that does is create a special file with entries into the driver table (that's what the '2 76' is for - it's like an array offset into a jump table.) > dd if=cish-0.9.0-dist.img of=/dev/fd0H1743 bs=512 Well, you should just use '/dev/fd0' regardless of the size of the image. Of course, you have to format the disk with a higher density, which is what I suppose you are trying to do. However, the longer form of the device (/dev/fd0H1743) is only used during the 'format' operation, not in any subsequent use. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ David E. Fox Thanks for letting me [EMAIL PROTECTED] change magnetic patterns [EMAIL PROTECTED] on your hard disk. -----------------------------------------------------------------------