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+CDToImg v1.01.
+09 Oct 2006.
+Written by Truman (My alias club.cdfreaks.com forum name).
+
+Language and type: MS Visual Studio .NET 2002, Visual C++ v7, mixed C and C++,
+Application type : Win32 console.
+
+A program that reads an entire CD-ROM (mode 1 or mode 2 form 1) 2048 bytes per
+sector and writes to a file - this would be an .ISO file. The CD must be CD-ROM
+mode 1 or mode 2 and non-multisession. Note, it does not check if the CD is
+valid.  TAO writing mode creates link blocks and this program does not detect
+them so if encountered will be considered as a normal sector or unreadable.
+Unreadable sectors are not supported and will terminate the process. Only up to
+80 minutes reading is supported for the moment. Note that some drives will
+ignore certain read speeds, e.g. my Plextor 755A can only be set to a minimum
+of 4x read speed. On some drives, reading the last few sectors or ejecting the
+disc when reading in 2048 byte/sector mode results in a hang (e.g.: LG CDROM
+drive: HL-DT-ST CDROM GCR-8485B 1.05).
+
+As always I do not take any responsibilities if this tool destroys your drive or
+even anything else.
+
+This code uses:
+- Win32 IOCTL function with SCSI_PASS_THROUGH_DIRECT.
+- The SCSI codes used in this source were taken from the draft documents MMC1.
+  SPC1 and SAM1.
+- MMC1 Read CD command (0xBE, CDB 12) to read sectors (2048 user bytes mode).
+- Determine errors, retrieve and decode a few sense data.
+
+You normally need the ntddscsi.h file from Microsoft DDK CD, but I shouldn't
+distribute it, so instead I have written my own my_ntddscsi.h.
+
+If you don't have windows.h some of the define constants are listed as comments.
+
+This is a Win32 console program and only runs in a DOS prompt under Windows
+NT4/2K/XP/2003 with appropriate user rights, i.e. you need to log in as
+administrator.
+
+cdtoimg <drive letter> <outputfile> [x read speed]
+x speed is one of the following:
+  - Enter CD x speed value.
+  - Ommit or enter 0 to use currently set speed.
+  - Enter m for max speed.
+
+Example 1, to read from d drive, write to cd.iso file at 4x read speed:
+cdtoimg d cd.iso 4
+
+Example 2, to read from d drive, write to cd.iso file at maximum read speed:
+cdtoimg d cd.iso m
+
+Example 3, to read from d drive, write to cd.iso file at currently set read speed:
+cdtoimg d cd.iso
+
+Some notes about .ISO files
+---------------------------
+
+A while back ISO (International Standards Organisation) company published a standard
+that described a file system for CD-ROM media called ISO9660, which most had adopted
+and even extended. A problem stems from the recording programs needing to support CD
+images and there were no standards for such files. Soon everyone was using .ISO CD image
+file, which became popular because it couldn't belong to any company, because it was so
+plain, like with the plain text file. When you read the user data (not including the
+synchrization field, header, EDC and ECC) of 2048 bytes per sector from 00:02:00 to the
+end of the 1st track of a CD-ROM disc and write them to a file you get an ISO file, and
+it's where the name comes from, i.e. the CD-ROM file system structure. It has
+limitations though (usual .ISO CD image file):
+
+1. Must be CD-ROM format (mode 1 or mode 2 form 1).
+2. Contains only 1 track.
+3. No multi-session support.
+4. Contains no sub-channel data.
+5. No TOC data.
+6. Starting address must be 00:02:00.
+7. Contains no lead-in, 1st pregap, and lead-out.
+
+I am only human, any errors in source code or descriptions you can mail me at:
+trumanhi@hotmail.com
+
+Hope it's been helpful to those wishing to learn CD programming.
+
+Hardware tested to be working
+-----------------------------
+
+- LiteOn JLMS XJ-HD163
+- LiteOn 52246S
+- Plextor 8432T
+- Plextor 755A
+- LG GCR-8485B
+
+History
+-------
+v1.01 - 22 Oct 2006
+- Fixed some small silly bugs.
+
+v1.00 - 09 Oct 2006
+- First release.