fileextension

[radix]

hi everyone.

i'm somehow new to linux and i've got one question. i just downloaded a low level format software for linux from the ibm.com pages. the file i received has got the extension .bin. this file should create a bootable disk to low level format my hd. problem is, i don't know what to do with a file with the extension .bin. what should i do.

thanks, radix.

[yard21]

Don't worry about file extensions under Linux. Linux is more intelligent than M$ Windows, it doesn't recognize a file by it's extension but looks at the header of the file. Just type "file filename" to see what a file it is. But since it is has the extension .bin, I think it is a binary file and therefore you should be able to start it by simply typing "./filename" (Or am I wrong? To all the others, reply if there's something wrong!).

[radix]

when i do the file <filename> command, it says:
dft-v210img.bin: x86 boot sector, system )I9CQIHC, FAT (12 bit)
i cannot execute this file cause there is no x bit set.

radix

[mandreko]

if it's a disk image, you might have to write it to a floppy by typing "dd if=/path/to/filename.bin of=/dev/fd0 bs=8192" i believe. I'm not sure about the bs=8192 part though.

[radix]

thank you so much mandreko.
i hav to say. that's been fast support. i only started this topic a few minutes ago and got help so fast. it did work, mandreko.

thanks again, radix.