From: peterw@archsci.arch.su.oz.au (Peter Williams ) Subject: Re: Writing Linux disks on Sun Date: 14 Oct 1992 00:08:04 GMT
In article <1992Oct13.134845.26017@crd.ge.com>, davidsen@ariel.crd.GE.COM (william E Davidsen) writes:
|> In article <1992Oct9.020406.11242@ucc.su.OZ.AU>, peterw@archsci.arch.su.oz.au (Peter Williams ) writes:
|>
|> | I have also transferred data using the DOS file system capability of the 3.5"
|> | drive on the SUN. This method is an order of magnitude slower than tarring as
|> | the SUN's read/write to DOS floppies is very slow (nearly 1/2 hour for one full
|> | floppy).
|>
|> Eek! Get mtools for Sun. The advantage over tar is that you can add
|> stuuf from time to time without having to rebuild a tar. I usually zip
|> the stuff to save space and preserve filenames.
|> --
|> bill davidsen, GE Corp. R&D Center; Box 8; Schenectady NY 12345
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The r option of tar allows you to add files to an existing tar medium.
Tarring directly to/from the floppy as a raw medium obviates problems of
remembering to umount the floppy before removing it from the drive.
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