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`cd` is the command-line command for navigating the directory tree. It stands for C(hange) D(irectory). For the optical disc, please use [compact-disc]

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Is CD tray opening and closing activity natively logged in Ubuntu 14?

I had a CD that I was working from in my workstation and want to know if the tray was opened by anyone else while I was away. Does Ubuntu natively log CD tray opening and closing activity? If so, ...
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Count non-fatal read errors on optical disks

Optical disks use Reed-Solomon codes to deal with limited amount of bit flips and hide them from user. Is there a way under Linux or Windows to count these bit-flips? Essentially I want to find out ...
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How to create BitLocker protected DVD disks?

I am planning to copy my personal data on CD or DVD disks for archival reasons. But I don't want anyone who has the disk to access my data. So how can I create CD/DVD drives that are read-only and ...
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autocd if and only if the path is a collection of `../`

I'm using zsh & I've aliased .. to cd ... I want zsh to cd to a path if and only if the typed out path is a repetition of .. or ../. The following should auto-cd: .. ../ ../../../../ ../../.. ...
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Why is my udev rule called twice?

I am working on CentOS 7. I wrote a udev rule in order to start a service each time a cd is inserted. The udev rule is the following : KERNEL=="sr1", SUBSYSTEM=="block", ACTION=="change", ENV{...
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bash change directory with "shortcuts"

On my windows computer I use JPSofts "Take Command" a.k.a. TCMD as command.com or shell replacement. One tcmd feature I really miss when working with bash on Linux/Os X, is the extended directory ...
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Mount CD/DVD as external harddrive

I'm trying to use CDs and DVDs with Steam to play games off them. The only issue is that when you eject the CD, the list of installed games does not update like it would with a normal external drive. ...
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Unable to re-rip CDs in Windows Media Player

Using Windows Media Player to rip my CD collection I had noise issues with MP3 even at highest quality. I have a few dozen ripped this way. I started using WAV format and all is great. I have plenty ...
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Why did Teracopy show 100% progress so early?

I am trying to copy data from CD to my pen drive using Teracopy (software). Even with data still left to copy, it started showing 100%. Why so?
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Recover Data from a Re-writable CD/DVD

I have a re-writable CD/DVD that had a priceless (to me) document on it. When I went to copy the document it was not there. Instead there were three photos of my brother. I am guessing that due to the ...
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Copy CD to ISO including bad sectors

I am currently trying to copy a Sims2 Game CD to ISO as most CD Disk-trays are now retired and aren't common on newer machines. I've tried multiple disk tools but this disk has a purpose bad sector on ...
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CD Reader is producing corrupt files

I have a few CDs and DVDs with music on them that I want to transfer and store on my Windows computer. Some of the disks are being read fine however some of them are being read with the audio files ...
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How to refresh terminal after function call

I've written a simple function to search the current folder when I press ctrl+f with exa and peco, after I choose a directory I want to cd into it. (ll is modified version of ls) pecofunc() { ll | ...
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BD-RE eject only with disc on it

My BD-RE Drive on pc eject normally only if it have disc on it If there no disc i eject it only by using needle on the hole Why? I opened it and clean it but didn't fix
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Convert a Live Windows ISO to a Non-Read Only Boot Image

I have a tiny windows boot ISO whos contents is not like a typical windows or windows CD file layout. The ISO boots fine in a VM however I obvioustly cannot customize the OS because the ISO is read ...
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Computer freezes during POST with new CD drive

I work with older computers and received a Compaq Presario 2275 with a non-working CD drive. After cleaning up the computer and testing it (it works fine), I swapped the original 32x CD drive with a ...
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Is there a way I can use a Virtual Machine (alternately Windows itself) to use an .iso file as a writable medium?

I have a very specific need. I will have an exam in a couple months and I have absolutely no training in how to burn disks. I had a PC that could do this several years ago but that one's long gone, ...
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On testing compatibility of a new OS with laptop/computer using Live CD

Is testing compatibility of a (new/different) OS with one's computer best done using a Live CD? So, if after booting up from a Live CD, things check out as 'OK', is it fair to assume that a full ...
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External CD drive fail

How to get rid of a malfunction, caused by a external CD-R/RW drive. The drive worked pretty fine before. It’s the same error at different divces and 'Operating Systems'. Check the attachment at this ...
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With a Gigabyte motherboard where I have flashed the BIOS, if I reset the CMOS will it also reset the BIOS to default?

I have a GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-DH3 motherboard. In March 2020 I flashed the BIOS in order to make it compatible with a Windforce graphics card. This caused Windows 7 to think my computer was new and it ...
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Simulate slow burn progress

I'm working on a "Burn Service" feature for a bigger application and find myself needing to burn a lot for testing. Problem is, mounting drives results in lightning fast burning and that's bad for ...
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Converting IDE optical drives to SATA with an adapter - not recognised in BIOS or OS

My wife's 10 year old desktop computer failed some months ago, which necessitated the purchase of a more modern motherboard. The original motherboard had both IDE and SATA ports and the computer has ...
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On Git Bash, I get an error `cat: /dev/fd/63: No such file or directory` whenever I run the cd command

I've been trying to find out by this problem is happening, I'm using Windows 10 and this error occurs on Git Bash. Whenever I run the cd command to change the directory, I get the following error: ...
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Windows %CD% variable with "&" in foldername in batch file

I noticed that the variable %cd% and most of it's variants doesn't support "&" characters as a result only haf of the patch will be visible. An example: echo %CD% gives: D:\Documents\1# Data\...
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Windows - CD to the most likely folder

Is there a possible way to run cd (i.e navigate) to a given folder without mentioning its full name? For instance, given the following structure: - lorem - ipsum - delor Is there any option to ...
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Add %CD% to PATH in command.com - note that cmd.exe fix does not work

Goal: Issue a simple command to add the current directory to the PATH statement. Rather than type in every agonizing stroke, I would rather call a batch file, say xpath (where xpath.bat sits in an ...
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DVD ROM won't read DVDs Windows 10

I have a problem with my DVD ROM drive. It won't read my CDs using Windows 10. When I insert a CD, it sounds as if it reads it but sticks in the middle. When I press my DVD ROM disk into my computer, ...
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How can I cd to a long path in DOS 6.22?

I have a legacy PC which I have installed DOS 6.22 onto. I'm not sure what specific version this is, but it had CD drivers included, so I'm suspecting it wasn't exactly "bare bones". I created a CD ...
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Why can I cd into non-executable directories mounted with sshfs?

I noticed that I can cd into non-executable directories that are mounted with sshfs. First, I created directories with all eight possible modes: $ pwd /mnt/remote $ for i in {0..7}; do mkdir test_$i; ...
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Trying to update motherboard BIOS through bootable CD

Lately I have been trying to find a way to update the BIOS on my 10-year-old Asus P5BW-LA from 3.08 to 3.17. I found an HP update program called sp35153.exe, but whenever I try to run it in Windows XP ...
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Emulate USB as CD?

So I am currently learning about computers and figured this would be a fun lesson: I own a game called Risk II. I need a CD to play it, I gave it to a friend for 2 weeks so he can play. I copied all ...
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Mac OSX Terminal ls, cd & ditto command return odd results

My MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2013) running OS X El Capitan has some weird thing going on with terminal and more specifically when I run the ls, cd or ditto commands. I have my disk ...
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How to prevent Linux live cd to access hard drive

My client wants to store and run their php program in a Linux server virtual machine. But they don't want somebody to access the files. I have created a virtual machine with Ubuntu server 16.04.1 ...
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My blu ray device can read but can't write blu-ray or DVD's

my blu ray device can read media but is unable to write to media. I still haven't tested it with CD's. I also have no Blu rays with any data on them to test it out. However it is capable of reading ...
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Why has my laptop stopped reading DVD's?

My dad's Windows 7 Dell Inspiron laptop reads CD's just fine, but not DVD's. He used to watch DVD's on his laptop all the time, but now it won't even recognize the disk. File explorer says to insert a ...
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Acer Aspire Can't boot from CD

My harddrive is slowing down more and more, so I decided to install a new harddrive. I have the installation discs for the default software for the computer, but something is troubling me. I have ...
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Cannot install windows on a wiped drive

About a week or two ago I was on my laptop with Windows 7 (That I installed with a cd) When it dropped. After dropping the Hard drive I could not find anything on the disk or save anything onto the ...
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How do I mount an ISO and remount using the same mount point to a different ISO in Windows 10?

It helps to give my problem some context. I want to install some software on a laptop that doesn't have a CD drive. The installation media composes of 4 CDs installed in series. What I did was ...
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i can boot from cd/dvd but not read it in windows

i can boot ok from cd or dvd. In windows 7, I can't read a disk. I can write to it but not read. When I click "open" it ask me to put a disk in and opens the tray. It won't play music or video. Device ...
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CD Image to USB bootable flash drive

I have this CD image that I want to burn onto a USB flash drive, but I keep failing because the "readable part" of the image contains nothing to boot from. I'm thinking that the image itself ...
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Burning music on to cd that already has a photo

I have a couple of questions. If a cd already had music or photos saved on it then would it ask you to name the cd or does this option only come up if the cd is blank? If a cd already has a photo ...
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Is there a way to rip DVDs & CDs on headless CentOS box?

Has anyone set up headless DVD & CD ripping on a CentOS box? I’ve seen a few posts and threads about other operating systems, but nothing about CentOS / Fedora / Red Hat, and nothing recent. I’d ...
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I lost the CD to reformat my ASUS Notebook PC, can I use the set from another machine?

I have an ASUS Notebook PC, i5, 14 inches, X45OL and I need to reformat it. Unfortunately I can't find the CDs that goes along with the laptop that can be used to reformat my laptop. So, I have a ...
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