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From: T.D.G.Sandford@bradford.ac.uk (TDG SANDFORD)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd
Subject: Re: Creating 386BSD bootable using a SUN
Message-ID: <1992Nov14.130426.25952@bradford.ac.uk>
Date: 14 Nov 92 13:04:26 GMT
References: <1992Nov11.162225.20510@sunova.ssc.gov> <1992Nov13.073633.8338@autelca.ascom.ch> <GDAY.92Nov13112228@ignatz.inde.bc.ca>
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In article <GDAY.92Nov13112228@ignatz.inde.bc.ca> gday@ignatz.inde.bc.ca (Gordon Day) writes:
>>   % rich@catalpa.ssc.gov (Rich Verdier CAD) writes:
>>   %
>>   % I am trying to create the Tiny 386BSD bootable floppy after down
>>   % loading the dist.fs file to my SUN.
>>   %
>>   % What is the approach now to create the floppy, the
>>   % existing FAQ that Ihave acquired is unclear and the INSTALL.NOTES
>>   % doesn't have pertinent info.
>>

Someone else (?) suggested:

>> Just use "cp" to write the file to the floppy device /dev/fd0.
>> If that fails, try "dd if=dist.fs of=/dev/fd0".
>> That's about it.
>
>Actually, you will _have_ to use the dd command (cp requires a file
>system :-).  Be prepared to wait quite a while, however (e.g. 3-5
>minutes). 
>
The dd command works MUCH faster if you use the bs argument:
	dd if=dist.fs of=/dev/fd0c bs=9k
See dd man page for details.
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Thomas Sandford | t.d.g.sandford@bradford.ac.uk