dd question?

rlkiddjr · 12-22-2003, 02:48 PM

Can I dd an .img file straight to a cd-burner? I know I can to a floppy, but I don't know about a cd-burner. If so are there any special commands other than: dd if=xx.img of=/dev/xxx

Thanks

jailbait · 12-22-2003, 06:42 PM

"Can I dd an .img file straight to a cd-burner?"

No.

"If so are there any special commands other than: dd if=xx.img of=/dev/xxx"

Yes. Use mkisofs to create an .iso and then feed the .iso file created by mkisofs to cdrecord to do the burn. See:
man mkisofs
man cdrecord

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rlkiddjr · 12-23-2003, 08:24 AM

Thanks for the info. I'll look into that.

Thanks again