Convert DMG to ISO on a pC?

[mikejd1]

Is this possible?

Mike

[ss1]

Not that I know of but I've written a small script to do so on my mac:

#!/bin/bash

hdiutil convert -format UTDO -o ./$1.iso ./$1.dmg

Usage:

$ ./scriptname.sh nameofdmgfile

Hope that helps!

Cheers,

Saad.

[LordHatrus]

well, I googled, and I found a bunch of mac forums... they mostly say 'just rename the .dmg extension to .iso' which, they say, doesn't always work, and which, I say, is probably not a very smart solution :)

[mikejd1]

Not that I know of but I've written a small script to do so on my mac:

#!/bin/bash

hdiutil convert -format UTDO -o ./$1.iso ./$1.dmg

Usage:

$ ./scriptname.sh nameofdmgfile

Hope that helps!

Cheers,

Saad.

but my file is on a PC, i need to convert this file on my PC so i can burn it.

[|JR|]

I am looking to do this as well. THere has to be a way to do this, seems kinda silly why you cant.

Would there be a way in linux to convert it even?

[Elliott]

Windows has no DMG support what-so-ever. There's this one program to open them, but you'll be lucky if it actually opens the DMG. The only way I know to it is on a Mac.

[|JR|]

that stinks

[Rek]

Ok I have got my mac image its in DMG but its not possible to make it goto a ISO? like using nero or something Please help

Thanks :)

[Steve]

You can burn a DMG as an ISO in Nero, I did it a long time ago when my iBook only had a CD Drive, i forget the settings you have to use, but it definately is possible... Google! ;)

I wonder why so many people are in this situation right now? lol ... hmm... ;) Why would any Mac user wanna help all these pirates? :p

[Ridgeburner]

I think it's for the OSX on X86 emulator that's been buzzing around the forums lately :yes:

[Steve]

I think it's for the OSX on X86 emulator that's been buzzing around the forums lately :yes:

Sorry, i meant it rhetorically... :p You can't miss all these people getting excited @ running OS X @ speeds of machines running 10yrs ago! :laugh:

[Ridgeburner]

:laugh: so true

[Jackalo]

This thread is just screaming warez.

[trix]

i just hate people who allways scream to the conclusion of warez, ever thought that not every person in the world who wants to convert a filetype is a warez monkey?

[secretforce]

But most of the warez images of OSX are in iso format.

[IvIoyner]

Well, I guess you can make a custom linux live-cd and run the script from there? Probably a tad much work for converting a single dmg, but if you're desperate...

[Steve]

i just hate people who allways scream to the conclusion of warez, ever thought that not every person in the world who wants to convert a filetype is a warez monkey?

But why would you have Panther CD images otherwise? If you bought it, use them CD's... If it came with your so called mac, use the Mac to export the images to a burnable format... I can't think of a situation where you guys could claim to actually legally own the Operating System...

(Not that I really care, I'm just adding a postcount, and waiting for my dinner! :laugh: )

[Jackalo]

But most of the warez images of OSX are in iso format.

Actually, the easiest to get copies of OS 10.3 are in DMG format. *pats his hard drive*

[XanDaMan]

But why would you have Panther CD images otherwise? If you bought it, use them CD's... If it came with your so called mac, use the Mac to export the images to a burnable format... I can't think of a situation where you guys could claim to actually legally own the Operating System...

(Not that I really care, I'm just adding a postcount, and waiting for my dinner! :laugh: )

Hehe. Agreed.

[Autumnmist]

Yeesh. Sometimes Mac icons are released in dmg or sitx which Windows can't open. It's not always piracy!

[the evn show]

You know this isn't the first time we've had questions like this around the Macintosh forum. "Back then" the most common reason was because people wanted to rip resources from an application only available on OS X or because one of the many talented OS X icon designers released a new set as disk images and they wanted to port it. Maybe this guy just timed his question poorly?

That said, I'm 90% sure the majority of 'stupid n00b' questions we get in the next few days are going to be from warez using PC users - but lets try not to be too elitist. I'm not going to go out of my way to help someone having troubles with OS X on their emulator - not because I hate the 'unwashed-masses' but because it's an activity specifically forbidden by the EULA. I don't care if your dreamcast games don't work in your PS2, and I don't care if your "really legal, honest I went and bought it today" copy of Mac OS X won't install on your non-macintosh computer.

[Mau55551]

:no: well, i have a similar problem. I used o own a MAC... When my X-girlfriend left, she didnt leave without incodent. she smashed it saying some crazy stuff like "you love this THING more than me...." (she was crazy - but told some truth!) anyway - i had a good friend of mine save the information off of the hard drive. he also made a disk image for me - in case the cd got scratched. well, i have lost the cd and all i have is the dmg file - but i now have a pc - for work reasons - and cant afford a new mac. so i was trying to convert it to an iso to get some of the data thats on it - and i am in no way - part of those warez hacking pirates!!! so, if someone knows of a way i would appreciate it, if not - then i guess ill have to wait till i buy a new mac!

[Pilsbury]

Get your "good friend" to convert it for you... :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

[AveDeoInferio]

I was always taught to give people the benefit of the doubt unless I had a specific reason not to. It's called common courtesy. It wouldn't hurt to have some. Best of all, it's FREE!! :D

[FM]

:no: well, i have a similar problem. I used o own a MAC... When my X-girlfriend left, she didnt leave without incodent. she smashed it saying some crazy stuff like "you love this THING more than me...." (she was crazy - but told some truth!) anyway - i had a good friend of mine save the information off of the hard drive. he also made a disk image for me - in case the cd got scratched. well, i have lost the cd and all i have is the dmg file - but i now have a pc - for work reasons - and cant afford a new mac. so i was trying to convert it to an iso to get some of the data thats on it - and i am in no way - part of those warez hacking pirates!!! so, if someone knows of a way i would appreciate it, if not - then i guess ill have to wait till i buy a new mac!

Last post Posted: May 10 2004, 18:41

Way to bump an ancient thread. Amateur warez monkeys that don't know what they're doing **** me off. Oh, and contrary to popular belief, there is a tool for Windows to convert DMG to ISO. I used it to get my Panther disc image up and running for PearPC.