Ok, that makes sense but I don't have the /device directory. How do I create it so I can see it?
Dave Korn wrote: > > Jwelch wrote on 26 June 2008 18:13: > >> I've been trying to do a block copy of one of my systems but I'm having >> an >> issue with finding the partition on cygwin. When I go to /dev, I don't >> see >> my hard drives so I can't do a DD. > > Even though you don't see them, they are there. The /dev filesystem is > (more-or-less) entirely synthetic under cygwin. See here for the details > of > the device names you'll want to use: > > http://cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/using-specialnames.html > > Note especially the first paragraph under "POSIX devices". > > cheers, > DaveK > -- > Can't think of a witty .sigline today.... > > > -- > Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple > Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html > Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html > FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ > > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/DD-over-Netcat-tp18138826p18140123.html Sent from the Cygwin list mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
