Op 13-01-2007 om 23:00 schreef rob rob: > Hello, > > [ good introduction ] > > I get the following message: > > No filesystem could mount root, tried cramfs > Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on > unknown-block(1,0) > > Also strange is when I put the image on floppy it's 1.3 MB but when I check > it,after it's 1.5M: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ dd if=root.img of=/dev/fd0 bs=1024; sync > 1307+1 records in > 1307+1 records out > 1339223 bytes (1.3 MB) copied, 105.846 seconds, 12.7 kB/s > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ dd if=/dev/fd0 of=my_floppy.img bs=1024 > 1440+0 records in > 1440+0 records out > 1474560 bytes (1.5 MB) copied, 46.534 seconds, 31.7 kB/s
The tool dd is a copy tool, not a checking tool. The first dd copies a (small) file to a floppy. The second dd, the presumed check, copies the _whole_ floppy to a file. That explains the difference in size ... > Now on to the actual subject of this mail. Holger Levsen was so nice as to > <bigsnip/> > > I would appreciate any tips on how to get quik working with layer-acht > floppies, just to prove it's possible. I'm also always up for testing the > ~wouter floppies if there are any changes made there. Tip that I can give, is that you are asking _the right_ mailinglist. HtH GSt -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
