Fred K Ollinger on Fri, 22 Mar 2002 19:20:12 +0100


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Re: [PLUG] Linux Bootable CD


> > I've dupliated all sorts of cds this way. It usually works flawlessly on
> > even bootable cds even if I don't have support for that fs:
> >
> > dd if=/dev/cdrom cdrom.iso
> >
> > then I use cdrecord to burn cd.
> >
> > Fred
> >
>
> For a bootCD or CD of known length wouldn't you want to add something
> like:
>
> bs=10k count=<expected size/10K>

I don't know. I never needed it.

> I am not sure. Does dd from a device without limits copy the entire
> medium?

It always had for me.

Try it w/ a cd-rw. It works great for me. And I'm the one w/ terrible luck
w/ things. :)

Fred



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