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dazzla · Jul 6, 2002, 05:37 AM

Ok, here's the situation. iBook with no CD-RW and a PC with CD-RW. They are networked, is there anyway I can burn a .dmg file on windows? Or can I convert it to an .iso or something that will burn on windows?

Thanks

Lew · Jul 6, 2002, 05:46 AM

Rename it from .DMG to .ISO and you can burn it from something like Nero. I do it all the time at work and have had no problems at all. Nero even recognises the image as an HFS+ image.

dazzla · Jul 6, 2002, 06:03 AM

Thanks

LiveMan · Jul 6, 2002, 06:47 PM

If the dmg is compressed, make an uncompressed version with Disk Copy (Image > convert image) and burn it with Nero.

CyberDave · Jul 7, 2002, 01:19 AM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by GFive:
Rename it from .DMG to .ISO and you can burn it from something like Nero. I do it all the time at work and have had no problems at all. Nero even recognises the image as an HFS+ image.

<hr /></blockquote>What? DMGs are ISOs? Guess that explains why I'm able to burn DMGs with Toast...

CyberDave

Lew · Jul 7, 2002, 07:36 AM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by CyberDave:
What? DMGs are ISOs? Guess that explains why I'm able to burn DMGs with Toast...

CyberDave<hr /></blockquote>They sure are. OS X Disk Copy can also mount ISO images that were created on a Windows machine using a similar technique (rename to .DMG). There's a program for Wintel machines called UnDisker that can create disk images. I used it once to create images of the NT4 install floppies to try to install NT4 under Bochs (x86 emulator). Disk Copy recognises the images as FAT-formatted ISO images and mounts them without complaint.

LiveMan · Jul 7, 2002, 09:49 AM

.dmg aren't exacly iso images because they can also be compressed or encrypted. Only uncompressed unencrypted .dmg can be used on a PC.

Timan · Jul 7, 2002, 07:13 PM

I renamed the .dmg to .iso and the file isn't compress or encrypted but in nero (latest) i get some error dialog to correct or ignore the block size of the image nad i did ignore and the cd doesn't work. and i cna't do correct cause it doesn't work lol. any other suggestions?

Lew · Jul 7, 2002, 07:38 PM

Are you using the latest version of Nero?

Timan · Jul 7, 2002, 07:44 PM

5.5.9.0

wasted about 10 cd's already <img border="0" title="" alt="[Frown]" src="frown.gif" />

Timan · Jul 7, 2002, 08:17 PM

is there a way to convert a .dmg to toast and then convert that to something else? as if that would help.

Lew · Jul 8, 2002, 04:09 AM

I'll have a play around with Nero today at work and see if I can come up with an answer.

BTW, have you tried using Disk Copy to convert the .dmg to a 'CD/DVD Master'?

Timan · Jul 8, 2002, 04:12 AM

nope i'lltry that now.

Timan · Jul 8, 2002, 04:27 AM

w00t works thank you sooooooooooooooooooooo damn much!

Lew · Jul 8, 2002, 09:08 AM