i wanna Create ISO Images of Linux8's CDs throught Linux

rehansiddiq · 08-27-2003, 07:21 AM

hi 2 all
i 'm newbie here i have just installed Red Hat Linux 8.0 on my system through CD-ROM installation method and have fun of dual booting b/w Linux & Windows 2000.
i know that we can install Linux through Hard Disk with the help of ISO image.
i need, how i can create ISO Images throught/from Linux 8
i tried a lot with the follwoing command, which i read from a book.
mount -t iso9660 -r -o loop /tmp/cd1.iso /mnt/cdrom
but i always get a message
/tmp/cd1.iso no such file and directory exist....
what & where i have 2 make correction in this command.!
Any other media or URL...???
waitn 4 +ive response
THANK YOU

questionasker · 08-27-2003, 07:43 AM

"no such file or directory" means that there isnt afile on the computer with that name.
try replacing /tmp/cd1.iso with the location of the cd iso. (example /home/Desktop/cd1.iso, or wherever iy is.)

fsbooks · 08-27-2003, 08:06 AM

Your question is not entirely clear, but maybe this will help. If you have a CD, you can "create an iso image" from it with the following: "dd if=/dev/cdrom of=/tmp/cd1.iso bs=2048" . This assumes that /dev/cdrom is your cdrom device (the input file, or if), that your output file (of) is /tmp/cd1.iso, and it uses a blocksize of 2048. You should be able then to mount the iso image with the loopback device as described.