"Mike R. Cannon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> asked:
> Is it possible to burn a cd from a cd with out first making a iso? I
> use these commands to produce a cd:
>
> mkisofs -r -J -V cd_name -o cd_image img/
>
> cdrecord -v speed=4 dev=0,0,0 -data cd_image
>
>
> We just received a new machine to set up as a universal cd writer. I
> want to put linux on it, but others want windows. Biggest complaint was
> they would not be able to simple copy cds, the would need to make iso
> first. Is there a way to just copy without making an iso.
First, you just want to copy data off a data (mountable) CD, the
mkisofs isn't needed. You can use dd or sdd to pull the data.
More to the point, unless you have one of the burn proof CD writers,
you will find that any slowdown in the incoming data which results in
the buffer going empty will also generate a bad CD output. So the read
and burn is certainly more reliable.
You can run the output of a raw reading program into cdrecord, but the
reliability is not as good (and direct copy on Windows is not as
reliable, either).
Something like:
sdd if=/dev/cd1 | cdrecord dev=0,0,0 speed=4 -pad
Adjusted to your device names and numbers, and whatever speed you like.
You can uncrease the buffer in cdrecord, or drop the speed to improve
reliability.
For music I would always rip using a good program, then burn.
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-bill davidsen ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
"The secret to procrastination is to put things off until the
last possible moment - but no longer" -me
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