On Tue, 2005-02-15 at 18:16, Kiniger wrote: > > > > what about catting out that device? I.E., > > > > 'cat /dev/cdxxx > some.iso' > > > > *instead* of using 'dd' (or variants) against it? I've always had good > > results using 'cat' and CDs, avoiding 'dd' and CDs whenever the > > opportunity presents itself. > > I dont think this is relevant. cat will probably use stdio which will > do blocking similar to dd (perhaps 4 kB). >
But it *is* a quick try (rule out), though. Take 5 minutes if you can and try it. Easy to rule. If it fails, it fails. But *if* not, you don't waste any more time. I only mention it because it's worked for me in the past where dd (and variants) has (have) not. -fd - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
