[ale] ISO image from a mounted CDROM

Geoffrey esoteric at 3times25.net
Wed Dec 15 15:43:01 EST 2004


Jeff Hubbs wrote:
> If I recall, the cd should be UNMOUNTED for this to work, as the dd does
> not act on the filesystem content, just the bare device.

I'm thinking it will work either way.  You're reading from the device, 
thus it shouldn't matter if it's mounted or not.  That is, as long as 
nothing's writing to it. :)

-- 
Until later, Geoffrey



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