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[Sindi Keesan <keesan AT iamjlamb.com>]

On Thu, 29 Jul 2004 3aoo-cvfd AT dea.spamcon.org wrote:
> 
> > I already proved repeatedly that fs.img won't copy 
> > properly via parallel port (llpro or plip).  
> 
> I'm sure there is a way to transfer that file via parallel 
> port.  Have you tried zipping it?  gzipping it?  tarring it?
> Have you tried splitting it into smaller chunks?

I tried zipping it.  I think I also tried gzipping it.  Not tarring it 
because it is a single file already.  The zipped version had the same 
md5sum number before and after transfer but unzipped to the wrong number.  

> 
> > Have not tried slip on it.
> 
> BL3 no longer provides slattach (for doing slip).
> Instead it uses pppd on both ends to establish a network
> via a null-modem cable.  See /root/netsetup for details.

Okay.  But I can't use BL3 at both ends to transfer fs.img because I need 
to transfer it to have BL3 (at least the DOS loop version).  

If I install from floppy disks I won't need to transfer fs.img.  I am sure 
something will work.

>  
> Cheers,
> Steven
> 
> 
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