On Tue, 2006-03-14 at 23:14 +0000, Neil Bothwick wrote: > On Tue, 14 Mar 2006 15:00:08 -0700, Joseph wrote: > > > If I use: > > dd if=/dev/dvd of=backup.iso > > I only get about 2Gb file and it stops or freezes, the disk is bout > > 4.3Gb > > Is it the same size every time? Is is the same with different discs? It > could be a fault on the disc. I usually use "cp /dev/dvd file.iso" but dd > has always worked for me in the past, albeit slightly slower (even with a > larger block size).
Yes, almost the same size. I know there is a file size limit on ext2 but I'm using ext3, so there shouldn't be a problem. If I try "cp /dev/hdc file.iso" I get an error: cp: reading "/dev/hdc' : Input/output error -- #Joseph -- [email protected] mailing list
