November 18, 2003

Creating an ISO image of a Data CD

Learn how to create an ISO image of a data CD using simple terminal commands—two quick methods for efficient backups and data duplication.

Put the CD in your cdrom, do not mount the cdrom.
Option 1:
$ dd bs=2048 if=/dev/$cdrom of=$file.iso
Option 2:
$ cat /dev/$cdrom > foo.iso