dd image onto a usb key

[Mohammed Iqbal.H]

hi

its a .dd image,


dd if={.dd image} of=/cygdrive/e

As 'e' is the USB key.

error message:

dd :opening '/cygdrive/e':Is a directory

Can you please let me know.

Thanks
iqbal

--- Linda Walsh <cygwin@tlinx.org> wrote:

> Mohammed Iqbal.H wrote:
> > Hi ALL
> > 
> > Can some one tell me how to dd a image onto a USB
> key.
> ----
> 	An image?  An image of what?  A jpeg image? GIF?
> What image are you trying to copy to a USB device? 
> I "sorta" assume
> that when you properly mount / install / insert the
> USB key under
> Windows (XP, right?), it shows up as some sort of
> disk?  It's
> probably already formatted with a FAT-type
> filesystem of a specific
> type and size for that device.
> 
> 	You should be able to copy files onto the device
> just
> like you would copy files onto a floppy.  Under XP,
> if you only
> have 1 hard disk and 1 CD/DVD drive, they are
> probably "C" and "D".
> If this is the first extra "drive" (or USB key)
> you've attached to
> your system,  XP will probably use "E", "F" or "G". 
> You should be
> able to see it with the rest of your drives if you
> open "My Computer".
> 
> 	For sake of discussion, lets say it mapped the USB
> key's "drive"
> to "G:".  Under cygwin with a standard setup, you
> should be able to
> access the drive with /cygdrive/g
> 
> 	Is this what you wanted?
> Linda
> 
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