How about:
dd if=/dev/floppy of=/tmp/dosdisk bs=512 count=2880 option=ignerorr 
or is it:
dd if=/dev/floppy of=/tmp/dosdisk bs=512 count=2880 conv=ignerror
?

Downside here is the blocks skipped over will be zero filled.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dale Herring [mailto:dale_n_ks@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, July 02, 2002 11:08 PM
> To: kclug@kclug.org
> Subject: disk repair
> 
> 
> What I am trying to do is get some files off of a
> floppy for a person.... floppy won't read in a windows
> box... but I have been able to read them in a linux
> box what that happens... unfortunatly this one isn't
> being a cooperative... so I am looking for another way
> to get past the I/O errors...
> Can't believe someone would put files on a floppy
> without duplicate backups....but , well you know...
> 
> 
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