Create ISO file from CD/DVD using DD
In Linux/Ubuntu to create an ISO from a CD/DVD is simplicity itself using the DD command
Use lsbk to determine the CD device name
lsblk NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT sda 8:0 0 1.8T 0 disk ├─sda1 8:1 0 50G 0 part / ├─sda2 8:2 0 10G 0 part [SWAP] ├─sda3 8:3 0 1.6T 0 part /home └─sda4 8:4 0 50G 0 part sdb 8:16 0 1.8T 0 disk ├─sdb1 8:17 0 100G 0 part ├─sdb2 8:18 0 20G 0 part ├─sdb3 8:19 0 250G 0 part ├─sdb4 8:20 0 1K 0 part ├─sdb5 8:21 0 50G 0 part ├─sdb6 8:22 0 1000G 0 part /media/NTFS_DATA └─sdb7 8:23 0 443G 0 part sr0 11:0 1 25.6M 0 rom /media/mike/NEW loop1 7:1 0 25.6M 1 loop /media/iso
Create ISO file with DD
dd if=/dev/sr0 of=/home/mike/Downloads/test.iso
Create Mount Point
sudo mkdir /media/iso
Mount ISO file
sudo mount -o loop /home/mike/Downloads/test.iso /media/iso
Unmount ISO File
sudo umount /media/iso
Remove Mount Point
sudo rmdir /media/iso