HOWTO create an ISO Image
Submitted by ravisagar on Sun, 07/06/2008 - 10:04.
Today I am testing Sun Virtual Box. I want to install windows xp on Fedora but I don't like installing Operating Systems from DVDs or CDs. I thought I should create an ISO Image from the Windows CD. Here is the simple command to create an ISO from the CD ROM.
[ravi@localhost e]$ dd if=/dev/cdrom of=/home/ravi/windows/e/windowss.iso
Simple!
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How about mkisofs or
How about mkisofs or genisoimage ?
dd is quite simple.... but I think genisoimage is much more customizable :D
If disk is bootable, both
If disk is bootable, both mkisofs and genisoimage will work, but disk won`t be bootable. They just copy content, while dd copies entire drive`s bits.