Re: [TCLUG:12545] dd question

[Chris McKinley <lamfada@lugh.net>]

Since dd accesses the raw device, the format of the disk and
data is unimportant.  You appear to have a bad floppy.

Unless you have another one, I think you are out of luck.

-Chris

On Wed, 19 Jan 2000, 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?
>