[plug] CD checking --"dd if=/dev/cdrom | md5sum" or "dd if=/dev/cdrom bs=1 count=23212032 | md5sum"?

[Andrew Furey]

> One way to check is to rsync the dd'd image and
> see if the only effect is at the end of the image,
> or perhaps use hexdump or similar to examine the
area
> in question.

Or alternatively:

dd if=image.iso bs=1k

Then with the number it reports back (xxx blocks in /
out) :

dd if=/dev/cdrom bs=1k count=xxx

If the output of those two is the same, chances are
all the important parts of the CD are correct.

Andrew

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