Re: [MiNT] dd - access to block device

[Maurits van de Kamp <maurits@bassment.nu>]

On Fri, 30 Jul 2004, Petr Stehlik wrote:

> do we have the possibility of working with raw block devices using
> 'dd', similarly to what one would do under linux with
>
> dd if=file of=/dev/hda5
>
> I tried of=/u/g and also of=g: but 'dd' didn't like it.

You have to write to the device itself, so indeed drive letters won't
work. There should be something in /dev for it. There is for floppies, but
I can't find anything for the harddisks..

Maybe in MiNT 1.16.. haven't installed it yet :)

Maurits.