From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from rwcrmhc51.attbi.com ([204.127.198.38]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1799eA-0003zR-00 for ; Sat, 18 May 2002 15:13:42 -0400 Received: from mycomputer ([24.62.38.156]) by rwcrmhc51.attbi.com (InterMail vM.4.01.03.27 201-229-121-127-20010626) with SMTP id <20020518191315.DWVM24980.rwcrmhc51.attbi.com@mycomputer> for ; Sat, 18 May 2002 19:13:15 +0000 Message-ID: <001b01c1fe9f$da1d6820$02263e18@mycomputer> From: "Igor Gueths" To: References: Subject: Re: possible sollution Date: Sat, 18 May 2002 15:11:45 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.9 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Thanks Janina, I thought it was called rawfdcmd. My bad. ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Janina Sajka To: Sent: Saturday, May 18, 2002 3:05 PM Subject: Re: possible sollution > Do a Google search for rawfd. >=20 >=20 > On Sat, 18 May 2002, Igor Gueths wrote: >=20 > > Hey Erik. Isn't this what dd does? You also need to image all the = bad sectors as well, this would mean stripping out any crc checking. = I've heard of rawfdcmd, but couldn't find it. Anyone know where I can = get the sources or compiled binaries for rawfdcmd?=20 > > ----- Original Message -----=20 > > From: Erik Heil > > To: > > Sent: Friday, May 17, 2002 6:27 PM > > Subject: Re: possible sollution > >=20 > >=20 > > > Hey Igor, > > > What you may want to look at is just doing a dump of the disk, = byte by byte. > > > What I'm thinking of is a utility that uses /dev/fd0 or another = mount point > > > as input and then will write the results to standard output. Sort = of like a > > > bin or raw image in other words. Such a utility would not be hard = at all to > > > construct. Problem is, I'll have to find the time to write it. = Anyone > > > wanna work on this project? Ether e-mail Igor igueths@attbi.com = or me at > > > eheil@rcn.com. > > > --Erik > > >=20 > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Igor Gueths" > > > To: > > > Sent: Friday, May 17, 2002 3:34 PM > > > Subject: possible sollution > > >=20 > > >=20 > > > Hi all. I know I posted and suggested to take this off-list, but I = thought I > > > would get it out there anyway. What we ultimately need is a = utility that > > > would create bin images, because you want to preserve disk = integrity. > > > Teledisk doesn't work, because it seems to just duplicate the = files, and it > > > won't duplicate the bad sectors. It terminates with a data crc = error. > > > Sollution: Create bin image of entire auth disk, use a utlity = similar to > > > rawrite under Linux to write the disk. My e-mail address is > > > igueths@attbi.com if anyone wants to write me privately on this. > > >=20 > > >=20 > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Speakup mailing list > > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > >=20 > > >=20 > > >=20 > > >=20 > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Speakup mailing list > > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > >=20 > >=20 > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > >=20 >=20 > --=20 >=20 > Janina Sajka, Director > Technology Research and Development > Governmental Relations Group > American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) >=20 > Email: janina@afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175 >=20 > Chair, Accessibility SIG > Open Electronic Book Forum (OEBF) > http://www.openebook.org >=20 >=20 > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup