[plug] copying a floppy larger than 1.44

Craig Ringer craig at postnewspapers.com.au
Mon Apr 19 22:45:33 WST 2004


On Mon, 2004-04-19 at 21:53, Russ Powers wrote:

> But all it copies is 1474560 bytes. And when I try to run off the backup disk 
> it won't boot. (I've tried about 6 different disks too)

You need to use `fdformat` to reformat the target disk for higher
density storage. Be aware that you'll probably need quality drives and
media (Ha! Try to find quality floppy drives or media these days...).

Craig Ringer




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