On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 01:47:59PM -0700, James Hozier wrote: > I'm doing dd > if=/dev/random of=/dev/wd0c
Never use the block device for anything other than mounting. Also, specify a block size. Something like dd if=/dev/random of=/dev/rwd0c bs=64k The r is really important. Play with the block size to see what works best for you. -Otto