On Friday 17 March 2006 11:39, Joseph <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote about 'Re: [gentoo-user] dd if=/dev/dvd of=backup.iso': > On Thu, 2006-03-16 at 21:52 -0600, Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. wrote: > > On Thursday 16 March 2006 12:11, Joseph <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote > > about > > 'Re: [gentoo-user] dd if=/dev/dvd of=backup.iso': > > > Though, I don't see what difference it could make, but why one > > > machine list the files and directories in small letter and the other > > > one in caps. > > > > One machine is mounting as iso9660; the other is mounting as UDF. The > > one mounting as UDF is more correct. > > That would explain but according to my fstab file both should be mount > as iso9660 type;
It does explain it. I've done it many a time. > my amd64 fstab entry (showing all small letters): > /dev/cdroms/cdrom0 /mnt/cdrom iso9660 > /dev/pktcdvd/0 /mnt/cdrw udf > /dev/hdc /mnt/dvdr iso9660 > > on amd64 is used: mount /dev/hdc /mnt/dvdr so it should be mounted > as iso9660 the same line x86-system. If you specify both the device and mount point your /etc/fstab is ignored. Instead it will use /etc/filesystems or /proc/filesystems and try each one in order. If you want to use /etc/fstab your can use either the device node or the mount point but not both. > > I used to rip DVDs and CDs using dd w/ conv=noerror. I find I > > actually get better results with a tool designed to read CDs > > specifically. I don't know if it is because they better moderate the > > speed of the drive, or if they are simply cognizant of the error > > correction bits on the disk, but I'll never go back to reading CDs or > > DVDs with dd again. > > What program are you using to make iso backup k9copy? I use k3b actually. -- "If there's one thing we've established over the years, it's that the vast majority of our users don't have the slightest clue what's best for them in terms of package stability." -- Gentoo Developer Ciaran McCreesh -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
