backup a write-protected CD in Linux

[Stephen Liu]

Hi Jeff,

- snip - 
> use k3b or scdroast to copy the CD.
> an alternative is to use the manual 2 step process
> 
> # dd if=/dev/cdrom of=filename.iso

I suppose it is not necessary to mount the CD.  If I'm
wrong please correct me.

Tks.

B.R.
Stephen Liu




> 
> then you will have an image of the cd that cam be
> burnt to the new cd
> with cdrecord from the command line or by using
> xcdroast or k3b as well.
>  
> 
> >  
> > 
> > Oh yea – one more thing – the CD is protected
> –  I guess it has some
> > “bad sectors” or similar.
> > 
> If it has some version of the copy protection stuff
> you may be out of
> luck. I don't know what is available for that on
> Linux and only some can
> do it on Windows.
> 
> In the past I have used clonecd on windows to make
> copies of some
> things, but the later versions seem to have been
> modified to not copy
> the protection stuff.
> 
> >  
> > 
> > Thanks
> > 
> > Yigal