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From: jfh@rpp386.cactus.org (John F. Haugh II)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.aix
Subject: Re: diskette copying in rt/aix
Message-ID: <17133@rpp386.cactus.org>
Date: 14 Oct 89 02:10:04 GMT
References: <1957@cunixc.cc.columbia.edu>
Reply-To: jfh@rpp386.cactus.org (John F. Haugh II)
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In article <1957@cunixc.cc.columbia.edu> tim@cunixc.cc.columbia.edu (Timothy Jones) writes:
>How do I make copies of diskettes under rt/aix?  I'm trying to make
>backups of some "installp" diskettes.

If you don't have two floppy drives [ go buy one, they're cheap ],
copy the entire diskette in image format to /usr/tmp or /tmp.  Like
this:

# dd if=/dev/rfd0 bs=30b of=/tmp/floppy

then copy the floppy image back to the diskette, like this:

# dd if=/tmp/floppy bs=30b of=/dev/rfd0

You can change the 30b to 36b if you are using AIX on something
with a 3.5" floppy drive.

A second floppy drive is worth the expense.  I paid $90 for
one earlier this summer.
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