On Sat, Dec 21, 2002 at 09:44:58PM -0500 Mike Jeays <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > How can I use dd to copy a CD? The command below does not > work - I presume I have failed to understand something. I have tried other > devices begining "acd". > > 209 ~# dd if=/dev/acd0c of=x1 > dd: /dev/acd0c: Invalid argument > 0+0 records in > 0+0 records out > 0 bytes transferred in 0.000219 secs (0 bytes/sec) > 210 ~# > 211 /dev# ls -l acd* > crw-r----- 4 root operator 0,13568 Dec 21 2002 19:33 acd0a > crw-r----- 4 root operator 0,13568 Dec 21 2002 19:33 acd0c > 212 /dev# ls -l racd* > crw-r----- 4 root operator 0,13568 Dec 21 2002 19:33 racd0a > crw-r----- 4 root operator 0,13568 Dec 21 2002 19:33 racd0c > 213 /dev#
What kind of data is on the CD? Whether or not you can/should use dd depends on what you're trying to do and with what kind of CD. Make sure you read chapter 12.5 of the FreeBSD handbook. -- David S. Jackson [EMAIL PROTECTED] =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= And now for something completely different. To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
