On Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:05:40 -0700, Modulok <modu...@gmail.com> wrote: > List, > > Is there a software method (not a microwave oven) to destroy a CD-R? > Something like: > > dd if=/dev/random of=/dev/acd0? > > Obviously the above doesn't work, but the idea is there.
There are platform where it works. :-) What do you mean by "destroy" - make it unreadable before or after something has been burned onto the CD-R? You can use /dev/random to fill the writing process for tools like cdrdao or cdrecord, e. g. dd if=/dev/random bs=1024 count=100 | cdrecord -tao -data - Maybe you need to set specific options (dev=, speed=) for your recorder. However, after a successful recording, it's easier to destroy the CD-R physically. If the session (and media) is already closed, the same idea applies. -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ... _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"