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

Daniel Reurich daniel at centurion.net.nz
Thu Apr 18 14:43:43 NZST 2013


On 18/04/13 14:41, Daniel Reurich wrote:
> 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,

Where N = the detected drive number - probably 0.

> 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.
>


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