Subj : Re: Archiving C=64 5.25" Disks
To   : paulie420
From : Bucko
Date : Sat Jul 22 2023 07:54:25

On 21 Jul 2023, paulie420 said the following...
 pa> 
 pa> Nah, yer awesome... mL sent me a reply, too, and heres how I've been
 pa> doing it;
 pa> 
 pa> $ dd if=/dev/zero of=floppy.img bs=1440k count=1
 pa> $ mkfs.msdos -F 12 floppy.img
 pa> $ mkdir disk
 pa> $ sudo mount -o loop floppy.img disk/
 pa> 
 pa> [Copy 1.44 worth of files to /disk...]
 pa> 
 pa> $ sudo umount disk/
 pa> 
 pa> However, in this particular instance it might be nice using some GUI
 pa> proggie - so thanks for the suggestion. I'll hunt for IMGBURN or other
 pa> software that might help...
 pa> 
 pa> I really wish the Goteks allowed you to mount larger .IMG or .ISO's and
 pa> boot as CD-Rom - that would be killer.
 pa> 

Ah!! I forgot you are on Linux, the program I mentioned is a Windows program.. I am sure there is something that can be used.. I will keep my eyes open...

AL

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