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!! Backing up/Restoring a disk image from/to floppy disk
-The [[dd(1)] command in Linux is used to do direct dumps from one device (or file) to another. It is an excellent tool to create a disk image or to make a diskette from an image file (*.img).
-In
Linux, the
command is invoked as follows:
+The dd(1) command in
Linux is used to do direct dumps from one device (or file) to another. It is an excellent tool to create a disk image or to make a diskette from an image file (*.img). The
command is invoked as follows:
-bash
# dd if=imagefile of=/dev/fd0 bs=72k
+
# dd if=imagefile of=/dev/fd0 bs=72k
+ 20+0 records in
+ 20+0 records out
+The records counts are dd(1)'s output to indicate how much was read and how much was written. In this example, a full 1.44MB floppy was written (20 * 72k). If you get a smaller block count, the image did not transfer correctly. If this is the case, it will usually be accompanied by a disk error.
-You should see something like the following
to indicate that the image transfer was successful:
+Remember
to label disks according to their contents if you want to keep track.
-20+0 records in
-20+0 records out
-
-
-If you see a smaller block count, your image did not transfer correctly. If this is the case, it will usually be accompanied by a disk error.
-
-After you make a disk, make sure to label it according to its contents
-
-
-See also :
[Rawrite
], for a
similar command in windows
.
+Under
[Windows
], RaWrite fulfills
similar duties
.
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