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Create a CD/DVD ISO image from disk.

Terminal - Create a CD/DVD ISO image from disk.
readom dev=/dev/scd0 f=/path/to/image.iso
2009-03-08 13:21:23
User: atoponce
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Create a CD/DVD ISO image from disk.

Many like to use 'dd' for creating CD/DVD iso images. This is bad. Very bad. The reason this is, is 'dd' doesn't have any built-in error checking. So, you don't know if you got all the bits or not. As such, it is not the right tool for the job. Instead, 'reaom' (read optical media) from the wodim package is what you should be using. It has built-in error checking. Similarly, if you want to burn your newly creating ISO, stay away from 'dd', and use:

wodim -v -eject /path/to/image.iso
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dd if=/dev/cdrom of=whatever.iso
2009-09-05 09:19:41
User: 0disse0
Functions: dd
Tags: backup dd iso dvd
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How to copy CD/DVD into hard disk (.iso)

A dear friend of mine asked me how do I copy a DVD to your hard drive? If you want to make a copy of the ISO image that was burned to a CD or DVD, insert that medium into your CD/DVD drive and (assuming /dev/cdrom is associated with your computer?s CD drive) type the following command

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cp /dev/cdrom file.iso
2011-06-02 10:07:59
User: alexku
Functions: cp
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Create a CD/DVD ISO image from disk.
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what? no mkisofs?

Comment by linuxrawkstar 152 weeks and 2 days ago

you should checksum your images anyway, will not `dd` be marginally faster?

dd bs=2048 if=/dev/cdrom | tee image.iso | md5sum | tee image.iso.md5
Comment by asmoore82 152 weeks and 2 days ago

Sure, you can checksum, and if it doesn't match up, you get to do it again? Why not fix the errors on the fly? And no, dd won't be marginally faster. It will move at the same pace as readom- the pace of your hardware.

Comment by atoponce 152 weeks and 2 days ago

Great command! Thanks.

Comment by bwoodacre 152 weeks ago

Thanks this it the right command

Comment by megerdin 149 weeks and 4 days ago

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