[P1] copy protected cds

PaulKurtz III paulkurtz at mac.com
Wed Apr 7 23:07:40 PDT 2004


I think an older os 9 program called astarte cd-copy might be what you need.
I used it to backup playstation games.  I'm not sure if there is an x
equivalent, or if it works in classic.

Paul

On 4/7/04 11:48 PM, "Angus Wallace" <angus.wallace at flinders.edu.au> wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> I have a data cd that's copy protected, and I want to make a backup of.
> Specifically, I want to image it to my hard disk so that I don't have
> to carry the cd around all the time.
> 
> I've tried a couple of things, including the disk utility, and doing
> $> cp /dev/disk1s0 ./disc.bin
> but it quits with errors.
> 
> I wonder if anyone knows of any software like cloneCD (for Win), which
> allows the cdrom to ignore (deliberately introduced) bad sectors?
> 
> Any/all help appreciated,
> Cheers,
> -Angus
> 
> 
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