-70-
11.2.5.2 Creating a CD/DVD ISO Image
MS Windows
To create the image file, use your favorite CD imaging tool. Copy
the whole contents of the disc into one single image file on your
hard disk.
For example, with “Nero” you choose “Copy and Backup”. Then,
navigate to the “Copy Disc” section. Select the CD-ROM or DVD
drive you would like to create an image from. Specify the filename
of the image, and save the CD-ROM content in that file.
Figure 57 Nero selection dialog
UNIX and UNIX-like OS
To create an image file, make use of “dd”. This is one of the original
UNIX utilities and is included in every UNIX-like OS (UNIX, Sun
Solaris, and Linux).
To create a CD-ROM image file, copy the contents of the CD-ROM
to a file. You can use the following command:
dd
[
if=/dev/cdrom
] [
of=/tmp/cdrom.image
]
dd reads the entire disc from the device /dev/cdrom, and saves the
output in the specified output file /tmp/cdrom.image. Adjust both
parameters exactly to your needs (input device etc.).
