Re: [sleuthkit-users] Imaging a formatted CDRW for direct drives

[Enda C. <en...@co...>]

Presumably the imaging process is not completing, or at least not doing so
cleanly. If you are using dd try adding the conv=noerror option. Check man
dd for details.

HTH,

 -Enda.

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Subject: [sleuthkit-users] Imaging a formatted CDRW for direct drives


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> Here's a problem...
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> I have some CDRW's that were used/formatted for direct drives on Windows.
> The software to read/write was either Adaptec Direct CD Wizard 3.01X
> or Roxio. You probably get the picture.
>
> I need to image them to find what data was on them before.
>
> I am resigned to the fact that due to possible corruption (a fact I have
> not proven yet) that I might end up looking at the image in a hexeditor.
>
> Here's the problem...
>
> Two discs have now been subsequently formatted as a ISO-9660 CDR data
> disk (the discs are all Imation CD-RW discs). One of them only has a
> 14 MB image now except I know there was more data there on previous
formattings.
>
> Attempting to image the disk with dd on linux fails to grab anything
> other than the current 14 MB ISO-9660 image.
>
> [1.] Is there a way with dd to image any other data on the disk(s)?
>
> Secondly, some of the discs now appear unformatted although they had
> previously been used as CDRW/CDR discs.
>
> [2.] Is there a way to image these discs to extract any data that once
> resided on them?
>
> Please tell me my only option is *NOT* an electron microscope.
>
> Thanks list.
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