convert DVD to ISO file

paraiso · 01-24-2006, 01:34 PM

Hi!

I am looking for an application which can convert a DVD to an ISO file. I 'd like to keep the booting capability offered by the DVD.

Thanks in advance for your help !

Cheers

ilikejam · 01-24-2006, 01:47 PM

Hi.

Do

Code:

dd if=/dev/hdc of=/path/to/out.iso

Replace /dev/hdc with your DVD drive's device, and put in where you want your ISO file to go instead of /path/to

Dave

m_yates · 01-24-2006, 02:09 PM

You can also use k3b to do this graphically. Just click on "copy CD" and tick "only create image". Click on the "image" tab to select where to keep the image.

paraiso · 01-24-2006, 03:06 PM

So both of those methods keep the booting feature of the original DVD ? Thank you guys for your answers, at least I have the choice GUI or Command line :-)

Cheers

cs-cam · 01-24-2006, 05:09 PM

Code:

cat /dev/hdd /home/cam/dvd.iso

And yes, all of the above will make *exact* copies of the DVD, including any booting functionality

mohdshakir · 01-24-2006, 05:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cs-cam

Code:

cat /dev/hdd /home/cam/dvd.iso

And yes, all of the above will make *exact* copies of the DVD, including any booting functionality

I guess what you meant was

Code:

cat /dev/hdd > /home/cam/dvd.iso

Quote:

Originally Posted by m_yates

You can also use k3b to do this graphically. Just click on "copy CD" and tick "only create image". Click on the "image" tab to select where to keep the image.

Will the Copy CD work the same as Copy DVD? And a bit off topic, what's the difference between Normal Copy and Clone Copy in the copy mode of k3b?

mdkuser99 · 01-31-2006, 08:25 AM

I've used both dd (dd -if /dev/cdrom -of file.iso) and k3b to create ISOs from a DVD. Both seemed to create usable ISOs, but they were not exactly the same size. The k3b ISO was a few thousand bytes larger. Obviously, it would be nice to understand the difference, and whether or not it matters.

cs-cam · 02-01-2006, 01:04 AM

Quote:

I guess what you meant was

Code:

cat /dev/hdd > /home/cam/dvd.iso

Heh whoops, thats what I meant yeah