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From: Sullivan@cup.portal.com (sullivan - segall)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: RAD: Rebels!
Message-ID: <18976@cup.portal.com>
Date: 31 May 89 00:09:08 GMT
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>	The problem I have now is with the diskcopy statement from CLI.  I
>can't seem to get the format down.  I must be overlooking the obvious again,
>but I can't seem to figure it out.  The format I started off with was:
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>			SYS:System/diskcopy <nil: df0: to RAD:

[more futility deleted]
>
>	All of these attempts resulted in the same message, which was the
>diskcopy template.  I must be messing up the format, since I keep getting
>a message telling me what format diskcopy is looking for.  That implies the
>command is being loaded in, it just doesn't recognize what I want.  I'd be
>very grateful for any help in this matter.
>
>Russell

diskcopy only works with devices which are of the same size.  To use 
diskcopy to RAD: you have to define a RAD device which matches the size
of a floppy in tracks, and sectors per track.

The (only) error message returned by diskcopy is LESS THAN HELPFUL in 
this regard.  The same reply is returned if the device isn't mounted,
if it is a non=DOS diskette, it the driver couldn't be opened, if the
filesystem couldn't be found, ... grrr.

                           -Sullivan Segall
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