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dd question



I'm a dd newbie...

I try:

dd if=/dev/fd0 of=./this.img

The floppy drive spins for a while and then I get:

Floppy0: Probe Failed...
end_request:  I/O error, dev 02:00, sector 0
Floppy0: Probe Failed...
end_request:  I/O error, dev 02:00, sector 0j
dd: /dev/fd0:  Input/output error
0+0 records in
0+0 records out


It seems to work fine for other floppies...(the only one I tested was my linux
boot disk)...this particular floppy is a unique case, with an odd format, with
bits in unusual sectors.  What I want is just to make an exact image of this
disk onto another floppy....

Any ideas?

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