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Mounting command for a USB creative zen device



On 2/5/07, Matthew Gillen <me at mattgillen.net> wrote:
> On a somewhat related note, I noticed some on some recently purchased
> "enhanced CDs" that you can't mount them normally and see the audio files (all
> that's in the normal ISO filesystem is 4 files, one of which is an exe, and
> none are big enough to be an archive).  The various CD-player applications and
> grip (for Ogg-ifying them) seemed to be able to find and read the tracks off
> it anyway.
>
> So, I don't have a problem, but I'm just curious if anyone knows how they hide
> the audio tracks on enhanced CDs.

Some protected audio discs use the Windows Autorun feature to load the
EXE, which facilitates the hiding of tracks.  Other protected discs
physically destroy the medium is some specially designed way.
Actually, since these 'CD's don't conform to any standards (not red
book of course) then ther eis no way to know.  In fact, sometimes they
are so badly munged that they won't even legitimately work in an
actual CD drive that plays audio discs!  Thank your large corporate
outfit for that and return the disc promptly for a refund :-)
-- 
Kristian Hermansen

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