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Damage Isolation (get it?) converts Apple's OS X-only DMG format to .ISO for use on other operating systems. It's free, too.
What's New
Version 1.5: Release notes were unavailable when this listing was updated.
Requirements
Intel, Mac OS X 10.4 or later.
Intel, Mac OS X 10.4 or later.
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| Downloads:26,115 |
| Version Downloads:11,233 |
| Type:Utilities : File Management |
| License:Free |
| Date:08 Feb 2008 |
| Platform:Intel |
| Price:Free |
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Damage Isolation (get it?) converts Apple's OS X-only DMG format to .ISO for use on other operating systems. It's free, too.
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hdiutil convert /path/to/filename.dmg -format UDTO -o /path/to/savefile
but neither that nor this makes an ISO9660 *filesystem*... they both are still Mac OS Extended (HFS+). I can use neither resulting image on WinXP!! Crap... to the person who asked about .dmg, you can't just rename those b/c they are compressed. If you make a .cdr ("CD/DVD master") and rename it .iso, that will burn in Windoze programs, but the damn volume is still hfs+ and therefore not readable when you put the disc in a PC optical drive. I typed "man hdiutil" and there is a "filesystem -iso" but I can't figure out where to put it in the command b/c I think Apple changed the hdiutil syntax. :(
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hdiutil convert /path/to/filename.dmg -format UDTO -o /path/to/outfile
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hdiutil convert -format UDTO -o /path/to/outfile /path/to/filename.dmg
DMG Converter (http://sunsky3s.s41.xrea.com/dmgconverter/index.html) can create ISO filesystems. But it cannot CONVERT images to ISO filesystems, only make new images using it. But the Terminal command "hdiutil" can with the "makehybrid" verb. Open Terminal and type "man hdiutil" to see this; tap space bar or return to get down to VERBS (specifically convert and makehybrid). The syntax is:
hdiutil makehybrid -o [options]
[options] are -hfs, -iso, -joliet, and -udf. So first drag a .dmg to your Desktop. Then open Terminal and type:
hdiutil makehybrid -o ~/Desktop/[new_image_name] ~/Desktop/[source]
and hit Enter. [source] can either be a directory or a disk image. So if you mount the image first and THEN use DMG Converter, "converting" and "making" a new disc image from the mounted volume is the same thing... But the nice thing about the hdiutil Terminal command is that "By default, if no filesystem is specified, the image will be created with all four filesystems as a hybrid image." So don't specify -hfs, -iso, -joliet or -udf and your image has all 4 filesystems! I tried it on a 458 MB .dmg and got a hybrid .iso that was 530 MB in size. Compared to the 592 MB ".iso" file that was actually a .cdr made with "hdiutil convert" -- and only had the single HFS+ filesystem -- I'm much happier w/ the true ISO that is 60 MB smaller and has 4 filesystems! I'm beginning to like UNIX more and more... BTW Damage Isolation DOES make .ISO images which can be burned using Sonic, etc. and other windoze apps, but just beware that the burned CD has only an HFS+ filesystem.
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hdiutil convert -format UDTO -o myisofile, dragging the DMG onto Terminal hitting return and then changing the CDR extension to ISO?
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The name for this program is brilliant. I love it.
5 stars all the way.
Anonymous reviewed on 13 May 2005
BTW, the program appears to be a droplet. you simply drag and drog your dmg on top of the program.
Anonymous reviewed on 28 Apr 2005
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Anonymous reviewed on 20 Apr 2005
I guess that command is pretty much all this program does, but hey, it's helpful!
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