Re: [TCLUG:12545] dd question

[Adam Maloney <adam@iexposure.com>]

Have you tried a different floppy?

Brian Ackermann wrote:
> 
> 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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Adam Maloney
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