stgamble@lion.waterloo.edu (Steve Gamble) (06/02/91)
Hello out there. I am running interactive unix, version 2.2, and am having problems creating a boot disk. I want to back up the install boot disk; however, the original is a 5 1/4" disk, and the destination is a 3 1/2" disk. Can i do this? This is what i have tried: 1) using cpdisk in the sysadm menu. when the copy is booted, it comes up with a "file not found: /etc/intiprog/identify" error message, and stops. 2) using volcopy. I can't mount the boot disk, so this method doesn't work. 3) using various incantations of dd. Leaves me with the same problem as 1, if i assume the destination is a 3 1/2" drive. If i say the destination is a 5 1/4" (when it is really 3 1/2) the system gives the same error message, garbled with control characters. I'm really stuck. Can anyone out there give me a hand? how do i back up the boot diskette to a different sized medium? S