"fbsd_user" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > "fbsd_user" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Fabian Keil > Sent: Saturday, May 14, 2005 5:22 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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/ _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
