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--[[User:Qwerty0|Qwerty0]] 06:49, 27 July 2011 (UTC) | --[[User:Qwerty0|Qwerty0]] 06:49, 27 July 2011 (UTC) | ||
For Zip and Jaz disks and such, you're best off using a good drive and ddrescue. Be sure to block mounting though. [[User:Balrog|Balrog]] 01:49, 16 January 2012 (UTC) | |||
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So, not quite sure how to put this into the main page, but I do want it here for discussion. | |||
Here's the commands I used to dump files from & image my 3.5'' MS-DOS & Windows floppies. | |||
(All commands were done on a computer with a regular 3.5 floppy drive hooked up thru IDE, not a USB drive). | |||
If you'd just like to view the files, and do basic operations on a disk, try mtools. | |||
[http://www.yolinux.com/TUTORIALS/LinuxTutorialUsingDOSFloppies.html] Page is old, but tells you what you need to know about mtools. | |||
Floppy copying: | |||
dd if=/dev/fd0 of=AOL25-test.img conv=notrunc #Most basic, stops when it hits an error. | |||
ddrescue -d -n -b512 /dev/fd0 Lemmings.img Lemmings1 #If you think your disk has issues, this quickly tries to copy the disk, leaving notes in the log file where the gaps are. | |||
More intensive rescue: | |||
ddrescue -d -n -b512 /dev/fd0 Odell-Down-Under-disk2-copy.img Odell2 #If you used DD first, and it had an error, run this- otherwise, move to step 2. | |||
ddrescue -d -b512 /dev/fd0 Odell-Down-Under-disk2-copy.img Odell2 #This allows ddrescue to split damaged areas, hopefully recovering some or all of the gaps. | |||
ddrescue -d --retrim -b512 /dev/fd0 Sea-Rogue-disk3.img Sea-Rogue3 #Force it to try everything again. | |||
ddrescue -d --retrim -r 3 -b512 /dev/fd0 Sea-Rogue-disk3.img Sea-Rogue3 #Try everything again, this time in reverse, with 3 tries for each error. | |||
[[User:Dashcloud1|Dashcloud1]] 19:41, 18 July 2012 (EDT) | |||
These instructions will also work quite well for 5.25" disks. Note that due to the nature of the medium, successive reads from a damaged area may exacerbate the damage. | |||
[[User:InitHello|InitHello]] 21:18, 28 March 2013 (EDT) |
Latest revision as of 01:18, 29 March 2013
HOW'S ABOUT ZIP DISKS?
Yeah, that's right. I went there.
But no Jaz disks. I wasn't ever that hardcore.
--Qwerty0 06:49, 27 July 2011 (UTC)
For Zip and Jaz disks and such, you're best off using a good drive and ddrescue. Be sure to block mounting though. Balrog 01:49, 16 January 2012 (UTC)
So, not quite sure how to put this into the main page, but I do want it here for discussion. Here's the commands I used to dump files from & image my 3.5 MS-DOS & Windows floppies.
(All commands were done on a computer with a regular 3.5 floppy drive hooked up thru IDE, not a USB drive).
If you'd just like to view the files, and do basic operations on a disk, try mtools. [1] Page is old, but tells you what you need to know about mtools.
Floppy copying: dd if=/dev/fd0 of=AOL25-test.img conv=notrunc #Most basic, stops when it hits an error.
ddrescue -d -n -b512 /dev/fd0 Lemmings.img Lemmings1 #If you think your disk has issues, this quickly tries to copy the disk, leaving notes in the log file where the gaps are.
More intensive rescue: ddrescue -d -n -b512 /dev/fd0 Odell-Down-Under-disk2-copy.img Odell2 #If you used DD first, and it had an error, run this- otherwise, move to step 2.
ddrescue -d -b512 /dev/fd0 Odell-Down-Under-disk2-copy.img Odell2 #This allows ddrescue to split damaged areas, hopefully recovering some or all of the gaps.
ddrescue -d --retrim -b512 /dev/fd0 Sea-Rogue-disk3.img Sea-Rogue3 #Force it to try everything again.
ddrescue -d --retrim -r 3 -b512 /dev/fd0 Sea-Rogue-disk3.img Sea-Rogue3 #Try everything again, this time in reverse, with 3 tries for each error.
Dashcloud1 19:41, 18 July 2012 (EDT)
These instructions will also work quite well for 5.25" disks. Note that due to the nature of the medium, successive reads from a damaged area may exacerbate the damage.
InitHello 21:18, 28 March 2013 (EDT)