could someone please tell me the command to make an iso in linux I used to know but I have not been able to use linux in so long I forgot what it was. thanks in advance
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could someone please tell me the command to make an iso in linux I used to know but I have not been able to use linux in so long I forgot what it was. thanks in advance
To make an ISO from your CD/DVD, place the media in your drive but do not mount it. If it automounts, unmount it.
dd if=/dev/dvd of=dvd.iso # for dvd
dd if=/dev/cdrom of=cd.iso # for cdrom
dd if=/dev/scd0 of=cd.iso # if cdrom is scsi
To make an ISO from files on your hard drive, create a directory which holds the files you want. Then use the mkisofs command.
mkisofs -o /tmp/cd.iso /tmp/directory/
This results in a file called cd.iso in folder /tmp which contains all the files and directories in /tmp/directory/.
Thanx again. now i can go and make backups of my linux cds so i wont have to borrow my friends again.