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Old 09-28-2004, 12:33 PM   #1
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Floppy-Image writer for Linux

I have a .IMA file of a 1.44 MB floppy and I urgently need to write it to a disk. Are there any such programs for Linux? Thanks for any help
 
Old 09-28-2004, 12:57 PM   #2
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have you tried:
dd if=/path/to/floppy_image.ima of=/dev/floppy

(man dd for more help)
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Old 09-28-2004, 01:03 PM   #3
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well....the floppy light is on....
 
Old 09-28-2004, 01:05 PM   #4
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wow! that worked - Thanks
 
Old 09-28-2004, 01:22 PM   #5
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No problem
 
  


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