Date: Mon, 19 May 2003 18:45:13 -0700 From: Joshua Oreman <oremanj@webserver.get-linux.org> To: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Creating a bin or ISO image of a CD?? Message-ID: <20030520014513.GB65043@webserver.get-linux.org> In-Reply-To: <20030519192420.I24726@wonkity.com> References: <Pine.GSO.4.44L0.0305191912530.23582-100000@shell.core.com> <20030519200918.U95244@Gina.esfm.ipn.mx> <20030519192420.I24726@wonkity.com>
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On Mon, May 19, 2003 at 07:28:45PM -0600 or thereabouts, Warren Block seemed to write: > On Mon, 19 May 2003, Eduardo Viruena Silva wrote: > > > try: > > > > dd if=/dev/acd0c of=my_image bs=2352 > > Hmmm. This brings up something I've wondered about. I always use > bs=2k to match the actual sector size of CDs. > > But does it matter? Is there any reason not to use a larger buffer size > to speed up reading CDs? As long as you use a multiple of the same size, you should be fine. However, the block size you pick should also be a multiple of the size of the track you're ripping. It'll still work otherwise, but `dd' will complain. HTH, -- Josh > > -Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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