[wellylug] VAX data floppy>USB transfer, but no FD

[Daniel Reurich]

Hi Adam,

Does it look physically like a floppy disk that would fit a standard 
3.5" floppy drive?

If so, I have a usb floppy drive I could loan you.  I'd suggest man fd 
(assuming you've installed the fdutils (debian and variants) package

It lists all the standard formats, and the standard 3.5" SS/DD 80 track 
format is 360k.  This means you'd probably access it via /dev/fdNu360, 
but it will probably be auto-detected and accessible via /dev/fd0.

If your willing to risk a DIY attempt I'd suggest trying to take a raw 
copy using gnu's ddrescue once you've figured out the correct format (if 
it doesn't autodetect).  Once you've got the image you may want to try 
looking at http://www.vms2linux.de/ods5fs.html for the tools to access 
the filesystem.

Cheers,
	Daniel.



On 18/04/13 13:32, Adam Bogacki wrote:
> Thanks, I should have mentioned that it was a 3.5" disk.
>
> Apologies,
>
> Adam.
>
>
>


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