hi
its a .dd image,
dd if={.dd image} of=/cygdrive/e
As 'e' is the USB key.
error message:
dd :opening '/cygdrive/e':Is a directory
Can you please let me know.
Thanks
iqbal
--- Linda Walsh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Mohammed Iqbal.H wrote:
> > Hi ALL
> >
> > Can some one tell me how to dd a image onto a USB
> key.
> ----
> An image? An image of what? A jpeg image? GIF?
> What image are you trying to copy to a USB device?
> I "sorta" assume
> that when you properly mount / install / insert the
> USB key under
> Windows (XP, right?), it shows up as some sort of
> disk? It's
> probably already formatted with a FAT-type
> filesystem of a specific
> type and size for that device.
>
> You should be able to copy files onto the device
> just
> like you would copy files onto a floppy. Under XP,
> if you only
> have 1 hard disk and 1 CD/DVD drive, they are
> probably "C" and "D".
> If this is the first extra "drive" (or USB key)
> you've attached to
> your system, XP will probably use "E", "F" or "G".
> You should be
> able to see it with the rest of your drives if you
> open "My Computer".
>
> For sake of discussion, lets say it mapped the USB
> key's "drive"
> to "G:". Under cygwin with a standard setup, you
> should be able to
> access the drive with /cygdrive/g
>
> Is this what you wanted?
> Linda
>
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