[Coco] sidewalk with Linux

[Luis Antoniosi (CoCoDemus)]

you should be able to copy as:

dd if=/dev/sdb of=cfimage.img bs=1M count=245

to copy back or to another cf:

dd if=cfimage.img of=/dev/sdb bs=1M count=245



On Tue, Jun 18, 2013 at 9:52 PM, Mike Rowen <mike at bcmr3.net> wrote:

> Has anyone successfully used sidewalk under Linux? I copied a SuperIDE CF
> card via dd and tried to open the image in sidewalk, but it reports
> "Archive type not supported". Same thing happens when attempting to access
> the CF directly. Here is what Linux (CentOS 6.3) shows for the device:
>
> Disk /dev/sdb: 256 MB, 256901120 bytes
> 8 heads, 62 sectors/track, 1011 cylinders
> Units = cylinders of 496 * 512 = 253952 bytes
> Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
> I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
> Disk identifier: 0xffffffff
>
> I understand that this has mostly been used from Windows. If anyone has
> used it under Linux, any tips appreciated. I would like to be able to
> browse CF backup images if not directly manipulate them. Thanks!
>
> Cheers,
> -Mike Rowen
>
> --
> Coco mailing list
> Coco at maltedmedia.com
> http://five.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/coco
>



-- 
Long live the CoCo