[Coco] sidewalk with Linux

Aaron Wolfe aawolfe at gmail.com
Wed Jun 19 05:23:57 EDT 2013


SIDEWalk is tested on Linux and works fine here.  That doesn't mean a
whole lot, other than that it *can* work on at least one Linux box
(Debian fwiw).

Can you send me your image?  I'll at least be able to see if it's the
content or something about your linux system that is causing this.

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
>
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