From: David_Kelly_IT AT yes DOT optus DOT com DOT au (David Kelly)
Subject: Problem with tar.exe
22 Dec 1996 17:36:34 -0800
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Hi,

Can someone please help me out with the following 
problem ?.....

I've just downloaded cygwin.dll and tar.exe. I 
want to use tar to read and write floppy disks in 
"tar format". According to the faq.txt, I should 
be able to use the device "/dev/fd0".

When I try: "tar xvf /dev/fd0", the access light 
on my floppy drive comes on for a second or two, 
but I then get the message from tar: "Cannot open 
/dev/fd0: No such file or directory".

When I try to write to a floppy: "tar cvf /dev/fd0 
..", the access light again comes on, but I get the 
message: "Cannot open /dev/fd0: No such process".

Can anyone tell me what/if I'm doing wrong ? I'd 
appreciate any help towards getting tar to 
read/write to my "raw" floppy drive.

Thanks and regards,

Dave Kelly
(David_Kelly_IT AT yes DOT optus DOT com DOT au)
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