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jsidgman : 28/07/02 02:21 AM : Incident created -   Hello, Why when I type the following: dd if=/dev/cdrom of=file.iso I get this message?: dd: reading `/dev/cdrom': Input/output error 0 0 records in 0 0 records out I can still mount the cd and do what ever I want. i can even use the cp command but I cannot create and image. The cd does as if it was going to work but it only spins for a sec or two and then stops. Also, what is the "halt" option that instead of shutting down the system re-starts it? Thanks, Jurgen
Linegod_7611 : 28/07/02 06:20 AM : Reply received -   Try the following: # mount /mnt/cdrom # dd if=/mnt/cdrom of=file.iso And the command is 'restart' or 'shutdown -r now' -------- Note: If this answer resolves your problem, please remember to close this incident.
jsidgman : 28/07/02 06:28 PM : Incident closed -

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