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- From: deitsch@sol.crd.ge.com (Andy Deitsch)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
- Subject: Re: Can I use dd on my UNIX system instead of Rawrite?
- Message-ID: <1992Aug20.180317.27744@crd.ge.com>
- Date: 20 Aug 92 18:03:17 GMT
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- smace@nyx.cs.du.edu (Scott Mace) writes:
- : >>Or use dd(1)? I'm pretty sure this would accomplish the same thing as
- : >>rawrite under DOS. Has someone tried this?
- : >
- : >dd will work too, but cp is easier...
- : >
- : don't forget you need to do dd bs=8192 if=Image of=/dev/PS0
- :
- : bs = bootsector and you need this for the kernel boot disk in order for
- : it to work. I don't no what will happen if you don't use the 'bs'
- : option.
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- I have used dd without the 'bs' with no problem.
- Including the kernel boot disk.
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