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Date:      Sat, 1 Sep 2001 11:26:08 +0100
From:      George Reid <greid@FreeBSD.org>
To:        edwin chan <slack@www.suntop-cn.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: how to make a iso file from CD ?
Message-ID:  <20010901112608.A13981@FreeBSD.org>
In-Reply-To: <200109010954.f819sFZ33282@www.suntop-cn.com>; from slack@www.suntop-cn.com on Sat, Sep 01, 2001 at 05:54:15PM %2B0800
References:  <200109010954.f819sFZ33282@www.suntop-cn.com>

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On Sat, Sep 01, 2001 at 05:54:15PM +0800, edwin chan wrote:
> I am new to freebsd. when a use slackware(linux), I can backup my bootable
> cd with command "dd if=/dev/<cdrom> of=tools.iso", but on freebsd, this 
> command simply don't work. how can I make a iso file from my tools CD ?

You need to use a block size of 2048 bytes, eg:

	dd if=/dev/cdrom of=foo.iso bs=2048

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