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Appendix A. Writing Image Files to Floppy Disks Using rawrite or ddYou must write each of the image files you need to a floppy disk. The easiest methods of writing an image file to a disk are using dd or rawrite. Using the dd CommandThe dd command in a Linux/UNIX OS is used to do direct dumps from one device (or file) to another. It is an excellent tool to create a disk image or to make a disk from an image. In Linux, the command is invoked as follows:
You should see something like the following to indicate that the image transfer was successful:
If you see a smaller block count, your image did not transfer correctly. If this is the case, it will usually be accompanied by a disk error. After you make a disk, make sure to label it according to its contents. |
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