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Old 03-19-2006, 10:28 PM   #1
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How can i unpack *.img with ext2 format in winodws os?


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i encountereded a problem recently.i often unpack some compressed file to floppy disk, but i found a ext2 format package.so how can i unpack *.img with ext2 format in winodws os? else tools? such as zip、rar tools?
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Old 03-20-2006, 08:15 AM   #2
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i never heard of tools reading ext2 file system in windows. put the files on a linux box and save them on a floppy formatted as fat32 with windows...
ext2 is the format of the floppy, not a compressed archive or similar
 
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i never heard of tools reading ext2 file system in windows. put the files on a linux box and save them on a floppy formatted as fat32 with windows...
you haven't?
http://www.google.ca/search?q=ext2+windows

Reading ext2 in Windows is not a problem, but I completely fail to understand what the OP is asking. What is an "ext2 format package" Usually .img files are images of filesystems, for instance you can download an image of a boot disk to install Linux.
 
Old 03-21-2006, 12:39 AM   #4
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sorry,my description has an error,it should be the floppy of ext2 file system,i hope to extract the content of ext2 file system to my hard disk.
 
Old 03-21-2006, 12:53 AM   #5
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and the img usually is ext2 file system and the size is 1.44M,therefore i want to extract it to virtual floppy drive ,cuz i have no really floppy drive.
 
Old 03-21-2006, 12:35 PM   #6
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If it's an image of a floppy it's probably a FAT filesystem. Ext2 is kind of wasteful to use on a floppy. I think you are looking for something like VFD
 
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thank for your particular answer,i will continue to study vfd
 
  


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