Few small misc questions.

[Lacan]

ok i was waiting until i got few questions together.


1. lets say i want to burn a cd, or do something else. and i need a dummy file. lets says i need a 400mb, or 600mb dummy file. how can i create it ? is there a way to make one with "standard" linux tools, i dont want to get a separate prog.

2. whats wrong with these floppy disks ... in windows (i didnt tested it really in linux) i can use a floppy few times, then when i do a format, i get bad sectors. it isnt my floppy drive or my computer, i have tested this on few computers. and i use good brand floppys. somehow i have a bad feeling about saving my diary to floppy´s :/ could someone eyplain me why this happens , and how can i avoid it. cause i want to use floppy´s to save my important files, diary, etc.

3. anybody of you using a laptop ? an up to date laptop, max 3 years old. i want to get one, i know im a student, but i really need one. im tired sitting in the front of my comp, ok i got a good monitor now EIZO, but my back hurts, i want to lie in bed, or to go out, or or or... any advices how to get some oney for one, or some advices for buying one. thanks. also some personal expriences with laptops would be helpful :)

thanks in advance.

[Linuxcool]

For question 1, I believe that you can use dd. Like this:
dd if=/dev/zero of=/tmp/test bs=1024 count=10. This should create a file named ' test ' in the /tmp directory that is 10240 bytes long. Check out the man page for ' dd '.

[ 19 September 2001: Message edited by: Linuxcool ]

[bdg1983]

I format floppies all the time using either fat12 or ext2 and have never had any problems. How are you formatting yours?

There is a Linux on Laptops NHF here at Linuxnewbie that takes you to a comprehensive site on laptops. You may find that a good starting point.

[bdg1983]

Are you unmounting (umount) the floppy before actually removing the media? If not, then that can cause corruption etc.

[Lacan]

thx :]

[Linuxcool]

You're welcome.