However, it was not simple to make a copy of my install CD ... this might be because of a problem with the DVD, or even a kind of protection Apple added to the disk. Every time I tried to make an image or a copy with Toast, it stopped short before the end with a read error.
Following are the steps I needed to make a copy of the Apple Install DVD I have. I believe this procedure should work also with a Panther Install CD:
- insert install DVD
- open a Terminal window
- su to root: sudo sh. Authenticate with your password if asked.
- find out where the disc is mounted by typing df. The output should look something like this:
In my case, rdisk2 is the DVD -- the raw character device of disk2./dev/disk0s3 41150400 22346460 18547940 55% / devfs 1 1 0 100% /dev fdesc 1 1 0 100% /dev <volfs> 512 512 0 100% /.vol /dev/disk0s5 16238059 1350920 14075237 9% /Volumes/reserve /dev/disk0s7 186796504 84423052 102373452 46% /Volumes/MacintoshHD /dev/disk2s9 3958620 3892616 66004 99% /Volumes/PowerMac Software - Make an image of the DVD to your hard disk:
Sit back and wait until its finished. The bs parameter tells dd to copy 5MB chunks, which makes the copy faster then using the default of 512Bytes. The conv=noerror,sync bit tells dd not to quit if a read error is encountered and to pad zero bytes for all missing data. I did this because Disk Copy and Toast always encountered read errors at the end of the disk.dd if=/dev/rdisk2 of=/pmg5install.dmg bs=5242880 conv=noerror,sync - After the copy is done, unmount the DVD, and double-click the image to mount it. Now using the terminal, open the /Applications -> Utilities folder of the DVD:
Then copy Terminal (and other apps you wish to use) into this folder.open /Volumes/PowerMac\ Software/Applications/Utilities - Unmount the image, and write protect (lock) the image. Burn the image. I could not use Disk Copy / Disk Utility, because it refused to burn. So I used Toast's Burn Image function.
Legal things:
Of course, you must be the legal owner of the install CD/DVD to make a copy of it.
[robg adds: I have not tested this hint. Note that creating a backup copy of a CD/DVD that you own is still legal in the US (and hopefully it always will be), so there's nothing legally wrong with this hint.]

