On Sun, 2007-09-02 at 22:50 -0500, Arthur Pemberton wrote: > On 9/2/07, Karl Larsen <k5di@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Well I thought with just a couple of times I was writing about > > Fedora. The latest with dd is clearly a fedora issue. So I am willing > > to try and figure out what is expected. I will not do as I see being done. > > > If you are really interested in writing on Fedora issues, in a > reusable fashion, there are several fedora centric websites that can > use your help. Very few people actually search the list for > information I thought Les did a mighty fine job of addressing the issue. It was clear, concise, informative, suitable for archive and non-judgmental. The last time I ever used dd was to create boot-floppies back in the day from a disk image. Otherwise, cp does the job of copying files, not dd. As Les pointed out it copies blocks as opposed to files. The entire episode was kinda like watching someone using a pipe wrench to put up a picture frame on the wall. The group just wanted the OP to grab a hammer. Live long and prosper. Ric -- ================================================ My father, Victor Moore (Vic) used to say: "There are two Great Sins in the world... ..the Sin of Ignorance, and the Sin of Stupidity. Only the former may be overcome." R.I.P. Dad. Linux user# 44256 Sign up at: http://counter.li.org/ http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/oar http://www.wayward4now.net <---down4now too ================================================
