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Convert a Nero .nrg file to .iso file

Answer:

It is easy to convert a Nero .nrg file to an .iso file, using the following command.

# dd bs=1k if=input.nrg of=output.iso skip=300

Create ISO image from CD-ROM in Linux

Answer:

1. Put the CD in your CDROM

2. umount the CD if it was mounted automatically (assume the current mount point is at /mnt/cdrom, you can type the mount command to check if your are not sure)

# umount /mnt/cdrom

3. Create the ISO image

# dd if=/dev/cdrom of=/tmp/cd.iso

“Device is busy” when umounting

Answer:

Sometimes when you want to unmount a filesystem, error of "Device is busy" will appear.

To solve this:

1. Find out who is using the mount point

# fuser /mnt/cdrom

2. Force to kill it

# fuser -k /mnt/cdrom

How to mount an ISO file in Linux

Answer:

1. Create the mount point

# mkdir -p /mnt/mdf

2. Mount the mdf file using the mount command

# mount -o loop -t iso9660 dvd.mdf /mnt/mdf

How to mount an ISO file in Linux

Answer:

1. Create the mount point

# mkdir -p /mnt/iso

2. Mount the iso file using the mount command

# mount -o loop dvd.iso /mnt/iso