Jonathan Horne wrote: > i hate to ask another "back when i used linux" question, but here goes: > > "back when i used linux", i would create a .iso file of a cd like this: > > dd if=/dev/cdrom of=/path/destfile.iso > > ... and it would just work. made a perfect copy every time (specifically, > of microsoft cds at the office, and each one was able to burn to a > bootable copy of what ever it was). well, i tried to do this in freebsd, > but no luck. i was able to take a .iso file, but it did not make a > bootable disk once it was burned. my command was the same as above, but > added bs=2048 at the end(as per what i read in the handbook). > > can anyone recommend how to create a .iso image in freebsd that will > render a bootable .iso file? i hate to have to keep a linux box around > the office just for the purpose of successfully creating a .iso file :)
Hi, This is weird because it works for me. I do: $dd if=/dev/acd0 of=file.iso bs=2048 $burncd -f /dev/acd0 data file.iso fixate My burnt copies boot boxen without problems. How do you burn your ISOs? Cheers, Mikhail. -- Mikhail Goriachev Webanoide Telephone: +61 (0)3 62252501 Mobile Phone: +61 (0)4 38255158 E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: http://www.webanoide.org PGP Key ID: 0x4E148A3B PGP Key Fingerprint: D96B 7C14 79A5 8824 B99D 9562 F50E 2F5D 4E14 8A3B _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
