[Peeweelinux] how to creat a standalone image file on my HD

vwbug19 [email protected]
Thu, 3 Apr 2003 02:06:12 -0500


try the  ide internal zipdrive it holds up to 100mb

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Yuval Yohai" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2003 1:43 AM
Subject: Re: [Peeweelinux] how to creat a standalone image file on my HD


> Thanks, but that I know, the problem I need an image larger that a
> floppy size.
> 
> Yuval
> 
> --- Troy Engel <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Do it to an actual floppy, then use 'dd' to pull it off the floppy
> > to a 
> > file. Something like 'dd if=/dev/fd0 of=/var/tmp/floppy.img
> > bs=2048' 
> > should do the trick (check that for errors first).
> > 
> > -te
> > 
> > Yuval Yohai wrote:
> > > Hello,
> > > 
> > > I'm trying to create an floppy image file on my HD and then send
> > it
> > > to a friend. But I am not able to it since the only options i see
> > in
> > > the pwlconfig is doing it into a partition or a device. I tried
> > to
> > > attach a loop device with no luck.
> > > 
> > > Any suggestions?
> > > 
> > > Thanks,
> > > Yuval
> > > 
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