backup a write-protected CD in Linux

[Robert P. J. Day]

On Sun, 26 Sep 2004, Stephen Liu wrote:

> Hi Jeff,
>
> - snip -
>> use k3b or scdroast to copy the CD.
>> an alternative is to use the manual 2 step process
>>
>> # dd if=/dev/cdrom of=filename.iso
>
> I suppose it is not necessary to mount the CD.  If I'm
> wrong please correct me.

if you're treating the CD as a raw device, as above, you *never* want 
to mount it.

rday