+++ Narayanamoorthy Srinivasan [2004-11-02 10:10:32]: > CD is partially written and I can understand that reading beyond that > gives I/O error. While giving following command with blocks > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] root]# dd if=/dev/cdrom of=/dev/null count=2392 > 2392+0 records in > 2392+0 records out > > Here I have specified the blocks in "count" parameter. My question is, > is there any way to find the bytes currently used in CD so that I can > specify in "dd" command.
bs=512 by default .. so 512*2392 = total number of bytes used. BTW your method is not fool proof... most copy protected CDs will fail the test! though they are perfectly okay. Kingsly -- ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: Sybase ASE Linux Express Edition - download now for FREE LinuxWorld Reader's Choice Award Winner for best database on Linux. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=5588&alloc_id=12065&op=click _______________________________________________ linux-india-help mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help
