Hi,
Hope, pray, that this is not a FAQ! Any input? Can it be done?
Thanks in advance for your help.
Ron Shapiro
by AI Gro » Thu, 01 Dec 1994 07:29:15
Hi,
Hope, pray, that this is not a FAQ! Any input? Can it be done?
Thanks in advance for your help.
Ron Shapiro
by hoover dav » Fri, 02 Dec 1994 02:18:37
Using tar directly to the device /dev/fd0, I never have any problems.
Suns can also write msdos compatible disks (which linux can read with
the msdos filesystem), but I think tar is easier since it allows
longer filenames.
Dave Hoover
1. Reading a 3.5" floppy on a Sun
When I want to read a PC file on a 3.5" diskette on my Sun, I type:
mount /pcfs
and I'm all set. I can now do a LS /PCFS and I can get a directory listing of
my disk, etc.
I just received 3 disks in the mail that were TARred to from an HP workstation.
The problem is that when I put the disks in my PC, the PC can't read them.
When I try reading them on the Sun, I get a FILE I/O error when I execute the
MOUNT /PCFS command. I'm a Unix novice, but something tells me that the MOUNT
/PCFS command is telling the Sun that I'm trying to look at a PC-formatted
disk. How can I read disks that were tarred by an HP on a Sun?
Any help would be appreciated.
Stewart Pelegan
Computer Sciences Corporation
(301)317-0739
Fax: (301)921-0985
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