On Sun, 2004-09-26 at 06:09, Stephen Liu wrote: > Hi Jeff, > > - snip - > > use k3b or scdroast to copy the CD. > > an alternative is to use the manual 2 step process > > > > # dd if=/dev/cdrom of=filename.iso > > I suppose it is not necessary to mount the CD. If I'm > wrong please correct me. > correct. Does not need mounted to use dd. AFAIK using k3b or xcdroast to copy, the source /can/ be mounted but the destination should not be mounted nor should anything have it open (like nautilus, etc.) I have had occasional problems with mounted disks when copying. > Tks. > > B.R. > Stephen Liu > > > > > > > > then you will have an image of the cd that cam be > > burnt to the new cd > > with cdrecord from the command line or by using > > xcdroast or k3b as well. > > > > > > > > > > > > > Oh yea â one more thing â the CD is protected > > â I guess it has some > > > âbad sectorsâ or similar. > > > > > If it has some version of the copy protection stuff > > you may be out of > > luck. I don't know what is available for that on > > Linux and only some can > > do it on Windows. > > > > In the past I have used clonecd on windows to make > > copies of some > > things, but the later versions seem to have been > > modified to not copy > > the protection stuff. > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > Yigal >
