Re: how to copy a live-cd? (Followup)

On Tuesday 26 October 2004 08:59 am, Austin Godber kindly wrote:
> >>>dd if=/dev/cdrom of=/some/file/soewhere.iso
>
> then
> cdrecord dev=0,0,0 speed=12 -v /some/file/soewhere.iso
>
> Of course speed should be whatever your drive can do ... and dev should
> be the device determined from the output of cdrecord --scanbus
>
> There are lots of other options.
>
>
> As far as k3b is concerned ... since the output from the dd step ends up
> with a premastered ISO image on your disk you need to go to Tools -> CD
> -> Burn CD Image ... then select the iso image you have created in the
> "Image to Burn" field. If you just put the iso file down in the bottom
> as if it were a file ... you would have an ISO within an ISO and that
> wouldn't work.
>
>
> Austin

That worked! Thanks for the K3B tip for selecting the image. I was just
putting the iso file down at the bottom as if it were a file.

Now I can bring some Simply-Mepis disks to the InstallFest to hand out :-)

Siri Amrit
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