Reverse the Process: How do I create an ISO file if I have a
CD-ROM?

Assumptions:
1)  I am using RSJ V6.02.
2)  I have a CD-ROM that I want to clone to an ISO
     so the single ISO can be sent to another user.
3)  The recipient would then use the well documented
     process to re-create the CD-ROM.

Specific question:
?)  EXACTLY how do I do Step-2, above, to create the ISO?

TIA,

Hi Carl

Carl Gehr wrote:
> Assumptions:
> 1)  I am using RSJ V6.02.
> 2)  I have a CD-ROM that I want to clone to an ISO
>     so the single ISO can be sent to another user.
> 3)  The recipient would then use the well documented
>     process to re-create the CD-ROM.
> 
> Specific question:
> ?)  EXACTLY how do I do Step-2, above, to create the ISO?
> 
> TIA,
> Carl


CopyWizard - set the copy to point to an existing directory and use a 
filename.iso name.

Regards

Carl Gehr wrote:

> Assumptions:
> 1)  I am using RSJ V6.02.
> 2)  I have a CD-ROM that I want to clone to an ISO
>      so the single ISO can be sent to another user.
> 3)  The recipient would then use the well documented
>      process to re-create the CD-ROM.

> Specific question:
> ?)  EXACTLY how do I do Step-2, above, to create the ISO?

> TIA,
> Carl

Hi Carl,

Open the destination folder for the ISO file. Then open the CD-drive 
letter with the CD-Viewer from RSJ that should show a "track 1" (or 
something similar). Drag and drop this track 1 to your folder. This 
creates a .trk file, almost identical to an ISO file, except for some 
40bytes offset at the beginning. The trk2iso utility (on Hobbes) can then 
convert the trk to an iso file.

AyPP

Carl Gehr wrote:

> ?)  EXACTLY how do I do Step-2, above, to create the ISO?

I use dvddao for this job. Example:

  dvddao -d f:- 2>image.iso s:x

Replace the 'x' with the driveletter of your CD or DVD drive
and 'image.iso' with the filename of your choice.

On 01/29/08 05:11 am, Franz Bakan wrote:
> Carl Gehr wrote:
> 
>> ?)  EXACTLY how do I do Step-2, above, to create the ISO?
> 
> I use dvddao for this job. Example:
> 
>  dvddao -d f:- 2>image.iso s:x
> 
> Replace the 'x' with the driveletter of your CD or DVD drive
> and 'image.iso' with the filename of your choice.

Possibly I should have been more specific...  As I read the RSJ manual, 
it says that:
     "DAO can be used for audio CDs only."
My interest is purely for creating ISO files of _data_ CDs.  e.g., If I 
wanted to recreate the ISO for the eCS install CD, how would I start 
with the CD in the CD/DVD reader and build the ISO that is equivalent of 
the file I downloaded.

[I am not trying to manipulate eCS CDs.  I ship CDs for our software 
product.  We have been asked to send all shipments electronically 
instead of physical media.  But, since all of our instructions refer to 
a CD, and so a user can have a CD backup of what we ship, an ISO file 
seemed to be a good alternative.]

Thanks,