backup a write-protected CD in Linux
Robert P. J. Day
rpjday at mindspring.com
Sun Sep 26 11:11:08 UTC 2004
On Sun, 26 Sep 2004, Stephen Liu wrote:
> 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.
if you're treating the CD as a raw device, as above, you *never* want
to mount it.
rday
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