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Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2002 00:47:43 -0500 (EST)
From: Fuzzy <fuzzy@pooh.ASARian.org>
To: Mike Jeays <mj001@rogers.com>
Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject: Re: Copying a CD
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On Sat, 21 Dec 2002, Mike Jeays wrote:

> How can I use dd to copy a  CD?   The command below does not
> work - I presume I have failed to understand something.  I have tried other
> devices begining "acd".
>

i use:

dd if=/dev/acd0c of=file.iso bs=2048

the blocksize seems to be needed for CDs.

Fuz


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