I have a disc here, and I need to take an ISO image of the disc. Is there a piece of software I can use to get the image from the disc, or does Ubuntu ship with one?
asked Jul 19, 2012 at 17:09
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While Brasero is probably easier, if you're interested, here's how to create an iso from the command line using mkisofs:
genisoimage -r -J -o cd_image.iso /directory
The -r and -J tags allow for long filenames. -o stands for output, followed by the output file and directory. Afterwards, you can mount the image using mount, or burn with wodim.
The Community Help Wiki for Ubuntu is a fantastic resource. Take a look at the link for more details.
Use Brasero Disc Burner:
Or via the terminal, run the following command.
sudo apt-get install brasero
To copy a disc to an ISO image, click on Disc copy, then choose Image File as the destination.
answered Jul 19, 2012 at 17:13
Graphical apps such ad Brasero or K3b should work fine for creating an iso from a disk, but there are actually several ways of doing it. I have always used the slightly more complicated, but for my old hardware, more reliable, way that uses dd/if. If you are confident doing it this way (or old fashioned), it has always worked for me:
First place the disk in your drive and get the block and volume size with
isoinfo -d -i /dev/sr1
or whatever the /dev node is for your target drive.
Next run the following, replacing the
/devnode with your own and place the block and volume numbers gained fromisoinfowhere<isoinfo result>occurs below:dd if=/dev/sr1 bs=<isoinfo result> count=<isoinfo result> of=/home/mike/Folder/thegreat.iso(Some example values reported by
isoinfofor a physical disk are:"Logical block size is: 2048, Volume size is: 309669". So, in thedd/ifcommands above, bs would be 2048 and count would be 309669. Do not use these values, however, use the onesisoinfogives for your own disk.)Also make sure you use the correct
/devnode of your cd/dvd drive, eg. usually/dev/sr0,/dev/sr1.
Even though most people use graphical apps, I found that the dd/if method worked more reliably than brasero for me.
I have prepared a script for making an iso from a disc.
As I use positional parameters in the script, you must specify the device ($1) and the iso to be created ($2),
As an example, if it is not in your ~/bin, you could call it with:
./script_name.sh /dev/sr0 /home/$USER/new.iso
The contents of the script; make it executable with chmod u+x after creating it.
#!/bin/bash
# $1 and $2 are specified on the command line when the script is called; $1 must be /dev/sr0 or whatever is the drive; $2 is the location and name of iso to be created
val1="$(isoinfo -d -i "$1" | grep -i "block size" | awk -F ': ' '{print $2}')"
val2="$(isoinfo -d -i "$1" | grep -i "volume size" | awk -F ': ' '{print $2}')"
dd if="$1" bs="$val1" count="$val2" of="$2"
exit 0
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isoinfowill only report on iso9660 images. It will ignore any other data (like the HFS section of a hybrid ISO/HFS CD). Those types are pretty rare now, but do pop up occasionally. Jul 19, 2012 at 18:58 -
@charlesbridge Useful to note it here and good to make people aware of it, but hybrid cds are, as you say, pretty unusual these days.– user76204Jul 19, 2012 at 19:05
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You may want to add that
isoinfois contained in packagegenisoimage.– RaphaelMay 19, 2015 at 7:45
Default burner app in ubuntu Brasero can do that. It is shipped with ubuntu.
Choose Copy CD/DVD option. In properties you choose the type (.iso)
I always liked using dvdisaster, as it gracefully handles bad (scratched) CDs.
It was actually written to recover data from bad CDs, but it nicely works with good readable CDs too.
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1This is not a recovery question, it is "how to make an ISO from a disk", not "how to recover a disk using ISO's"– Star OSNov 13, 2015 at 9:20
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A simple way to use the GUI and without having to install anything is:
gnome-disks --> Select CD/DVD drive --> Partition options --> Create partition image
