On Tue, 2002-10-15 at 09:14, Yuri wrote: > The most easiest will be just to do > $ cp /dev/cdrom cdrom.iso > > Magic of "everything is a file" Unix :) > > On Sunday 13 October 2002 16:12, Terry Collins wrote: > > Looking for a heads up on how to copy a CD under Linux? > > > > I thought the procedure was to dd if=device of=some.iso, then cdrecord > > it. > > I'm having trouble with dd in that it has taken over 60 minutes to copy > > 200Mb, so I don't hink I'm correct in my assumption. > > > > So how do I copy off the cd iso? > > > > > > Apologies if this is in the archive, but I can not currently see > > www.slug.org atm. > > -- > SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ > More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
If using dd, remember to set a block size - something like 4k or 8k at a minimum for a CD. The bigger, the faster the copy will go, in general. I use about 1024k (dd if=/dev/hdd of=foo.iso bs=1024k). Note that if you have IRQ unmasking turned off, this will make the machine very hard to use, however. In that case, use smaller values until it seems OK. -- Stephen Robert Norris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Farrow Norris Pty Ltd -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
