Copying a LOAF disk with the dd command

pmrent · 05-07-2004, 11:43 AM

I have a LOAF disk and I wish to make a copy of it on another floppy so I have a backup.

I'm having trouble getting the dd command to work.

Help please.

Pete

ranger_nemo · 05-07-2004, 03:38 PM

If you have two floppies, you should be able to copy it with...

dd if=/dev/fd0 of =/dev/fd1

If you only have one floppy, you should be able to copy it to an image on your hard-drive with...

dd if=/dev/fd0 of=~/loaf.img

...then copy the image to the new floppy with...

dd if=~/loaf.img of=/dev/fd0

pmrent · 05-07-2004, 03:42 PM

That is exactly what I'm doing. I'm able to get the image to the local hd but I can't put it back on another disk. When I pu the image on a new disk and try booting from the new LOAF disk all I get on the screen is L04 04 04 04 04 04.

I've even tried setting the block size.

Any other thoughts? Bad Floppy? Set the block size wrong?