How do i make ISO files?

[B407]

Hi i found dis command to make iso files...

dd if=/dev/cdrom of=cd.iso #

it seems to work, but where does the iso file go? i can't seem to find it?

[penguin.ch]

Re: How do i make ISO files?

In short, the output (read: iso file) will go where you have been when issuing the command; therefore, a more distinct version of this command would contain path details, as for example dd if=/dev/cdrom of=/tmp/cd.iso, therewith controlling the output's destination ...

I, however, doubt that this hack is going to work properly :P the "official" way would be to use mkisofs, as for example mkisofs -JR -o ./cd.iso ./dev/cdrom (refer to this manual page for further details).

HTH
Birdy

[B407]

Re: How do i make ISO files?

wow i'm soo lost lol. Is there anything with a GUI that will allow me to make ISO images from CDs and DVDs?

[Rog131]

Re: How do i make ISO files?

Is there anything with a GUI that will allow me to make ISO images from CDs and DVDs?

Hmm - Two examples:

AcetoneISO
http://www.kde-apps.org/content/show.php?content=44805

This program from GUI can:
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6) Ability to create ISO from Folder and CD/DVD
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KIso
http://www.kde-apps.org/content/show.php?content=10176

KIso is a GUI for KDE 3 which has the purpose to make creating, extracting and editing of ISO-Images as easy as possible.

[cantab]

Re: How do i make ISO files?

You can do it in the usual cd writer, k3b. Go to burn the disk, then select 'only create iso'. You should also finds somewhere to say where the iso goes. It's usually in /tmp by default; not helpful.

[obnascar]

Re: How do i make ISO files?

You can do it in the usual cd writer, k3b. Go to burn the disk, then select 'only create iso'.

Can someone please explain to me carefully what does only create iso mean, what does it do when you only create an iso ?

[frogimus]

Re: How do i make ISO files?

An ISO is an image of the CD or DVD. You can take that image and write it back to another CD/DVD.

Most linux distros are distributed on iso files. You download from a mirror site, save it on your harddrive, then burn it using k3b (for example)

HTH