On Thu, 8 Dec 2016 11:39:00 -0600 (CST), Michael Hennebry wrote: > Once upon a time, I forget how long ago, > I could burn a DVD using cp. And "cat" and any other tool that can write to a device file. These tools don't care what actual hardware is accessed via the /dev entry. > I expect dd also worked. > Posters should quit whining about OP's statement that it did. No. It worked out of coincidence, as a side-effect of a combination of medium, hardware, firmware perhaps too, and device driver magic. It has never been a widely recommended way to burn CDs or DVDs. Not like using dd or tar for creating archives on tape. _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
