From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu May 25 11:16:11 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BC87116A505 for ; Thu, 25 May 2006 11:16:11 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jhorne@dfwlp.com) Received: from zeus.int.dfwlp.com (zeus.dfwlp.com [208.11.134.127]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4531F43D46 for ; Thu, 25 May 2006 11:16:11 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jhorne@dfwlp.com) Received: from mail.dfwlp.com (localhost.int.dfwlp.com [127.0.0.1]) by zeus.int.dfwlp.com (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id k4PBG9Ex000765; Thu, 25 May 2006 06:16:09 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from jhorne@dfwlp.com) Received: from 167.246.36.14 (SquirrelMail authenticated user jhorne) by mail.dfwlp.com with HTTP; Thu, 25 May 2006 06:16:09 -0500 (CDT) Message-ID: <26896.167.246.36.14.1148555769.squirrel@mail.dfwlp.com> In-Reply-To: <44754221.202@webanoide.org> References: <55634.24.1.139.244.1148527998.squirrel@mail.dfwlp.com> <44754221.202@webanoide.org> Date: Thu, 25 May 2006 06:16:09 -0500 (CDT) From: "Jonathan Horne" To: "Mikhail Goriachev" User-Agent: SquirrelMail/1.4.6 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Importance: Normal X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.4 required=5.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED autolearn=failed version=3.1.1 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.1 (2006-03-10) on zeus.int.dfwlp.com Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: dd to create .iso of a cd X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 25 May 2006 11:16:11 -0000 > Jonathan Horne wrote: >> i hate to ask another "back when i used linux" question, but here goes: >> >> "back when i used linux", i would create a .iso file of a cd like this: >> >> dd if=/dev/cdrom of=/path/destfile.iso >> >> ... and it would just work. made a perfect copy every time >> (specifically, >> of microsoft cds at the office, and each one was able to burn to a >> bootable copy of what ever it was). well, i tried to do this in >> freebsd, >> but no luck. i was able to take a .iso file, but it did not make a >> bootable disk once it was burned. my command was the same as above, but >> added bs=2048 at the end(as per what i read in the handbook). >> >> can anyone recommend how to create a .iso image in freebsd that will >> render a bootable .iso file? i hate to have to keep a linux box around >> the office just for the purpose of successfully creating a .iso file :) > > > Hi, > > This is weird because it works for me. I do: > > $dd if=/dev/acd0 of=file.iso bs=2048 > $burncd -f /dev/acd0 data file.iso fixate > > My burnt copies boot boxen without problems. How do you burn your ISOs? > > Cheers, > Mikhail. > > > -- > Mikhail Goriachev > Webanoide > > Telephone: +61 (0)3 62252501 > Mobile Phone: +61 (0)4 38255158 > E-Mail: mikhailg@webanoide.org > Web: http://www.webanoide.org > > PGP Key ID: 0x4E148A3B > PGP Key Fingerprint: D96B 7C14 79A5 8824 B99D 9562 F50E 2F5D 4E14 8A3B generally, from windows, with nero's "burn image" option. has always worked 100% of the time for me in the past, so i need to figure out what im going to do with freebsd as my replacement. i guess i should also note, that my only burner is in my windowsXP box, and at this time, im not in a position to move it permenantly to my freebsd box. cheers, jonathan