> > Is this a limitation or is there a tric
> no limits. i use it.
>
> dd if=/dev/r...drive... of=file bs=large_value
>
> i use 1-2 MB blocksize to reduce head seeking

Ah!  Good idea.  It tool a little over 1 hour to dd a 1.2Gig disk last
night.  I noticed that the light denoting the SCSI activity stayed a dim red
due to the flicker of activity....

I'll try it again tonight.

jam