If you successfully create a Linux boot/root disk with rawrite you will not be able to see the disk contents with a DOS or Windows command. Your disk might be okay. On Sun, 17 Feb 2002, Pete wrote: > > Try formatting the floppy in dos or windows using "format a: /u" minus > the quotes. Some times this works. > Pete > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Keith H." <keithh432 at yahoo.com> > To: "SpeakUp List" <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> > Sent: Friday, February 15, 2002 9:49 PM > Subject: More rawrite woes > > > OK. I discovered one problem I had was simply a misnamed file. > > Don't know how it happened but my dtlkb.bin file was actually named > dtlk.bin.bin Hey, now more errors about having no such file or folder. > > Now what hapens is that it sounds as if info is being written to the floppy > but after about 30 to 60 seconds it seems to stop. No file is found at the > DOS prompt doing a dir. and nothing shows up in Windows Explorer. > > I just downloaded the win32 version of rawrite version 0.6 > > We'll see if that does the trick. > > Thanks for all the helpful suggestions you all have given so far. > > from > Keith H. > > dog Quote: > 4. "I wonder if other dogs think poodles are members of a weird religious > cult." --Rita Rudner > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > Visit me now at http://www.valstar.net/~hallenbeck The Moon is Waxing Crescent (24% of Full)
