Date: Sun, 15 May 2005 00:29:13 +0200 From: Fabian Keil <freebsd-listen@fabiankeil.de> To: fbsd_user@a1poweruser.com Cc: "freebsd-questions@FreeBSD. ORG" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: clone cd disk to cd disk Message-ID: <20050515002913.262d295c@localhost> In-Reply-To: <MIEPLLIBMLEEABPDBIEGAENKHEAA.fbsd_user@a1poweruser.com> References: <20050514232144.3b4d81d8@localhost> <MIEPLLIBMLEEABPDBIEGAENKHEAA.fbsd_user@a1poweruser.com>
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"fbsd_user" <fbsd_user@a1poweruser.com> wrote: > "fbsd_user" <fbsd_user@a1poweruser.com> wrote: > > > Looking for command line job that will clone a bootable cdrom disk > raw > > sector by sector to blank cdrom so its also bootable. > > > > Any recommendations on how to do this so? > > I would chose readcd + cdrecord, but dd + burncd should work > as well and can be used with the GENERIC kernel. > > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/creating-c > ds.html > > Fabian > -- > > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of Fabian Keil > Sent: Saturday, May 14, 2005 5:22 PM > To: fbsd_user@a1poweruser.com > Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD. ORG > Subject: Re: clone cd disk to cd disk > > Its my understanding both of your suggestions only read the contents > of the source cd as files thus no MBR or any of those imbedded > hidden hardware security measures would get cloned. Which is the > purpose of asking for a cdrom sector cloning program or utility. 1. Neither dd nor readcd does "file reading". 2. You don't need to clone sectors to copy a bootable cd. 3. readcd has a clone switch. 4. If your "hidden hardware security measures" read the ATIP, you are lost anyway. Fabian -- http://www.fabiankeil.de/
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