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Christian Meuser wrote:
> 
> genkai wa doko da wrote:
> >
> > I am now trying to move some stuff over from a linux box to the minix
> > box and I am not having any luck, I have tried using mkfs.minix and even
> 
> Maybe weird advice:
> 
> Try to  tar  directly to the floppy-device.
> 
> # tar -cf /dev/fd? DIR
> 
> Ciao
>         Mecki


It seems that minix doesn't like the minix filesystem mkfs.minix creates
under linux, try runnign mkfs on the floppy under minix and then mount
it under Linux with -t minix, that works for me.

Regards,

Hans
