Russell Hires wrote: > > > what command did you use? > > > > dd if=root.bin of=/dev/fd0 bs=512 count=2880 conv=sync > > Well, I used the one listed in the main install doc: > dd if=file of=/dev/fd0 bs=1024 conv=sync ; sync > I even preserved the whitespace. Except, I replaced the word "file" with > root.bin, of course. > > But, just for fun, I duplicated the command you sent me, and the output I get > is: > 2880+0 records in > 2880+0 records out > Then, nothing. I still hear it just spinning...I now have two "dd" processes > that I can't kill. :-)
Doh! First you have to solve your problem, then try the new command! Try ejecting the floppy, it sounds like a "hardware" problem. Like maybe the kernel missed an interrupt or the floppy drive is stuck on a bad floppy; whatever. Get the disk out and try again. a
