Re: Physically have install DVD set. Want ISO's from which they came.
On Fri, 2014-02-21 at 07:47 -0500, Dan Purgert wrote:
> First off ... why're you looking to re-create the ISO images if you've already
> got them hard-copy on the DVDs?
>
> "sudo dd -if /dev/dvd[*] -of Squeeze_disc_N.iso[**]" should probably cover what
> you need to do. Running it as root is probably not necessary, but it covers you
> in case your currently logged in user doesn't have the permissions necessary to
> work with /dev/dvd (i.e. it's just insurance so you don't get an error message).
>
> [*] Assuming that /dev/dvd is your dvd drive.
> [**] where 'N' is the disc number. Also note that this assumes you're already
> in the directory where you want to keep the ISOs.
I don't know if somebody already mentioned this for the other thread,
since I didn't follow the thread: ISOs can be mounted from any drive.
http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/how-to-mount-iso-image-under-linux.html
So coping all to a drive and mounting all of them would be one way.
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