fwhite@bbn.com (Fred White) (01/03/91)
Sorry if this is a FAQ. Is there any way for a NextStation to read a floppy written on a SparcStation 1? I have tried writing a floppy in both tar and Sun filesystem format, to no avail. Alternatively, is there any way to keep the NextStation from ejecting a floppy it thinks it can't read, so that I can read it as raw disk blocks?
flank@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Brett Jacobson) (01/03/91)
In article <61810@bbn.BBN.COM> fwhite@BBN.COM () writes: >Sorry if this is a FAQ. > >Is there any way for a NextStation to read a floppy written on a >SparcStation 1? I have tried writing a floppy in both tar and Sun >filesystem format, to no avail. Alternatively, is there any way to >keep the NextStation from ejecting a floppy it thinks it can't read, >so that I can read it as raw disk blocks? (Forwarded from petrilli@dogface.UUCP) The easiest way is to use the mtools on the SPARCStation (mdir, mmkfs, etc...) which are designed to read/write/format DOS diskettes. Since the NeXT can read DOS formated disks, this should give you a way to transfer (though if they sit on the same network, ftp or tftp would be better). Chris Petrilli PS: IF you don't have mtools, mail this account (flank@ccwf...) and I will send you a copy.