>From: Jason Rennie [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>Is there a way to convince dd to copy the disk bad secotry and all ?
Not without severely modifying the hardware, getting in at the analog level.
>Also why would that stop a cdburner from even seeing a disk in there ?
If the bad sector is in the disk header, or as was suggested, a dirty lens.
Otherwise, I don't know.
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