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Hello LINUX users.  I am about to install LINUX, and have just completed
downloading disks A1 - A4, X1 - X8, B1 - B7.  I have two questions.

First, I have access to a UNIX machine, where I can copy my files to floppies.
The command I use is:
                      mount -t pcfs /dev/fd00a /fd
                      cp /u/crgruen/filename /fd/filename
                      umount /fd
                      eject
My question is, since the first two disks have to be rawwritten or you have to
use the UNIX dd command how do I use the dd command (I am new to UNIX).  Would
I just remove the line "cp /u/crgruen/filename /fd/filename" and insert:
                      dd /u/crgruen/filename /fd/filename
or do I need to specify file conversions or block sizes or something?

Second, will it be easier to configure if I just install the first four disks
and get them running and then go back and do the rest later?  Or will it be
easier to install them all at once?

Could you please Email any advice?

Thanks In Advance For Any Help!!!!!

Bob Gruen

                       cat filename >/dev/fdname

but that is just personal preferance. The dd syntax is

                       dd if=filename of=/dev/fdname

Quote:>Thanks In Advance For Any Help!!!!!
>Bob Gruen

Try this:

dd if=a1 of=/dev/fd00a bs=16k

to write the a1 disk to the diskette in the drive with device name /dev/fd00a.  

-- dlh  

| Try this:
|
| dd if=a1 of=/dev/fd00a bs=16k

  I think you have a typo there, if you are writing to a raw disk (char
device, available under most commercial unices) you want bs=18k for
1.44, bs=15k for 1.2. Use of other sizes with the raw device will hurt
performance a bit. Use of the block device will eliminate this, but is
slower on many systems (and faster on a few, go figure).

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