problems backup up the boot disk
Steve Gamble
stgamble at lion.waterloo.edu
Sun Jun 2 08:52:55 AEST 1991
Hello out there.
I am running interactive unix, version 2.2, and am having problems
creating a boot disk. I want to back up the install boot disk;
however, the original is a 5 1/4" disk, and the destination is a
3 1/2" disk. Can i do this? This is what i have tried:
1) using cpdisk in the sysadm menu. when the copy
is booted, it comes up with a "file not found:
/etc/intiprog/identify" error message, and stops.
2) using volcopy. I can't mount the boot disk, so
this method doesn't work.
3) using various incantations of dd. Leaves me with the
same problem as 1, if i assume the destination is a 3 1/2"
drive. If i say the destination is a 5 1/4" (when it is really
3 1/2) the system gives the same error message, garbled with
control characters.
I'm really stuck. Can anyone out there give me a hand? how do i
back up the boot diskette to a different sized medium?
S
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