From: cc935@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Gerrold T. Sithe) Subject: Re: HELP! How do I create a1/a2 disks from FTPed images? Date: 11 Mar 1993 10:16:28 GMT
In a previous article, mcmullan@sd-sun1.vf.ge.com (Scott A. McMullan) says:
>
>Ok, I'm sure you all think this is a dumb question, but how on earth
>do I get the A1 and A2 images I just FTP'd onto disks so they'll be
>bootable? And once I get the A3 and A4 files, what format do I write
>THOSE disks in???
>
>I hope this question isn't in the FAQ... sorry in advance if it is.
>
Everything you need to know is in the FAQ or in the SLS
installation instructions. Nevertheless I will answer your questions
anyway.
a1 and a2 can be written with RAWRITE.EXE from msdos or from
linux using dd. Your sun probably has dd. For linux, you change to the
directory containing the a1 and a2 images and type
dd if=a1 of=/dev/fd0
"if" means infile (the a1 image file in this case) and "of" means outfile
(/dev/fd0 is the linux device corresponding to drive A:, /dev/fd1
corresponds to drive B:). The dd command rawrites the data from the
file to the disk in the drive named by that device.
a3 and a4 should be msdos formatted disks containing the a3 and
a4 files.