Thanks for the ideas.
The file is about 6megs, I have no network support, no man files.
I am not that robust when it comes to the command prompt. I did manage to get tar to split the files to multiple disks. using
tar -c6 PART
the 6 sent it to the floppy drive. Kinda hard when I was on site with no manuals or anthing.
I have 7 discs that I can't read in any OS and the server is now 100 miles away. I will be back there tomorrow but I need to know if I can read the discs or try somthing different.
Thanks
Raymond Lillard wrote:
Mace Eliason wrote:
Hi,
I am working on a project where I have to move some parts files from an old Unix server. I have tared the files to floppy disc, but I can't mount them.
forget the filesystem. Use the dd command. all block devices can also be accessed as char devices in Unix.
I'm assuming your files are small enough to fit on a single floppy?
Write to floppy:
tar czvf - <path> | dd of=/dev/rfd0xxRead from floppy:
cd <path> dd if=/dev/rfd0xx | tar xzvf -Note: You will need to determine the correct device names. I have written this off the top of my head, and I haven't used a floppy in quite a while.
Ray
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