Thanks to all for your quick replies.
i thought originally that dd would work and tried to 'image'
a couple of CDs, but they came out to different sizes although
both were 650MB CDs. The disk sizes differed by about 3 MB,
so i assumed dd was missing something. Imaging 2 floppies
yielded different sized images as well.
From the replies thus far, it seems that dd is exactly what i
am looking for. However, i am still at a loss to explain the
differences in image sizes. Does dd copy every bit from a
device from start to finish, or does it skip / miss something
somewhere?
Thanks again.
On Wed, 2003-01-08 at 11:29, Colin Ellis wrote:
> The best that can be achieved is via 'dd'.
>
> however it is actually impossible to get _real_ raw disk access due to the
> disk IO controllers. As far as I know, all disk IO controllers have
> automatic data correction etc and so do hard disks. An accurate copy of the
> surface of the disk cannot be gained by this method.
>
> Has anyone any ideas on whether it's possible to bypass the automatic checks
> performed by the IO controllers?
>
> Colin
> Solution City Ltd
> http://www.solution-city.com
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: viv [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: 07 January 2003 21:08
> To: DebianSecurity
> Subject: raw disk access
>
>
> Hi.
>
> As a Debian user, i am posting to this list first in the hopes
> that what i am looking for can be found as a Debian package.
>
> i am looking for forensics tools that can be used in computer
> crime investigations, and am particularly interesting in a tool
> that provides raw drive (hard, floppy, CD, DVD, etc.) access in
> order to create complete and accurate drive images.
>
> If such a tool does not exist within Debian, is anyone aware of
> any application (GPLed, please) that does? Failing that, i am
> willing to write my own tool, if necessary, and would appreciate
> any pointers to good reference material (raw drive access and
> how to work with the images created).
>
> If it helps, i am running with the latest 'unstable' packages.
>
> Many thanks.
>
> --
> viv <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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