At Sun, 1 Dec 2002 06:54:35 +1100, bob parker wrote: > On Sun, 1 Dec 2002 06:15, Mark L. Kahnt wrote: > > On Sat, 2002-11-30 at 13:59, bob parker wrote: > > > On Sun, 1 Dec 2002 05:06, Mark L. Kahnt wrote: > > > > Maybe I've just read past this several times in the > > > > package list without my brain catching what was being > > > > said, but what is a good program for cloning bootable > > > > data CDs? I want to make a couple extra copies of the > > > > Woody CDs, and with both a burner and a CD-ROM on my box, > > > > I'd like to be able to just load both up and *copy*, but > > > > nothing seems to handle it all that well. I know that > > > > Xcdroast will clone audio CDs, but that is not my goal. > > > > > > cat /dev/cdrom > cd.iso
[...] > > Actually, that was my first move, and while the ISO is fine > > (and yes, you need to be root to do the mount,) all I'm > > getting on the burn is a small ring at the core of the > > target, and then it fails. I've made 3 coasters already, > > which is not my goal. > > > > That said, I'd prefer to be able to go directly from one CD > > to the other if possible. > > I had that happen when I was getting read errors from my cdrom, > I ended up having to read from my burner pending a purchase of > a new cdrom. I did get reported errors at the time. I doubt > that the gui tools will do any better AFAIK they are just front > ends to the commandline cdtools. > > Maybe `readcd` to copy your iso, I've just used it to try and > recover a botched up cdr that went wrong during fixation, > unsuccessfully in this case. cdrdao generally does a more thorough, if slower, job of copying the data off a cdrom. If all else fails you can specify --read-raw. You have to use the scsi interface though, which generally means reading from your burner unless you have your normal cd/dvdrom drive scsi-emulated too. You could also try dd if=/dev/hdd of=cdrom.img -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
