Copy CDs to ISO files?

Post by **bicostp** » Mon Jan 02, 2006 9:22 pm

Does anyone know of a good program that can copy CDs, bit-for-bit, to .iso files? (for Windows or Linux. It really doesn't matter.

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There are some discs I want to bring into school but I don't want to risk losing/runing them, so I would save them as ISOs on my USB hard drive.

sam · Post by **sam** » Mon Jan 02, 2006 9:23 pm

Alcohol 120%?

Post by **gannon** » Mon Jan 02, 2006 9:24 pm

with linux just us dd (IIRC)

Nicholai · Post by **Nicholai** » Mon Jan 02, 2006 9:24 pm

Copy the CDs.

MaDnEsS · Post by **MaDnEsS** » Mon Jan 02, 2006 9:52 pm

sam wrote:Alcohol 120%?

i agree 120% love that program

Reploid Ayla · Post by **Reploid Ayla** » Mon Jan 02, 2006 11:38 pm

winiso?

nero?

elliott · Post by **elliott** » Tue Jan 03, 2006 12:21 am

Under Linux all you need is the dd command.

For example:

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dd if=/dev/cdrom of=foo.iso

if=input file
of=output file

IIRC...the disc doesn't have to be mounted. Also you may need to substitute "/dev/cdrom" for your specific drive.

That should do exactly what you want.

EDIT:
Just remebered the cat command will work too.

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cat /dev/cdrom >foo.iso

Either way works fine.

shelter pitfall · Post by **shelter pitfall** » Tue Jan 03, 2006 10:47 am

If alcohol 120% doesn't work with the CD you are ripping, Use IsoBuster.

G-force · Post by **G-force** » Tue Jan 03, 2006 12:06 pm

I've used Nero for that a few times. I suppose alcohol120% would work too. Or there is old CloneCD, or even CDRWin, I'm pretty they can copy to the hardrive as a .iso