Backing Up and Copying Amiga CD-ROMs

[SkydivinGirl]

Hi everyone!

I was wondering if someone could tell me the proper way to make backup images and copy my Amiga CD-ROMs. As with all CD/DVD media, it will eventually get scratched or the coating breaks down. I'd like to make backups of all my discs so I can be sure to have them in the future.

Heather

 

[johnim]

hi heather use imgburn

http://www.imgburn.com/index.php?act=download

freeware too

 

[SkydivinGirl]

I use and love ImgBurn, but I need to know what settings would be needed to make good backups and copies.

Thanks!

Heather

 

[Nobby_UK]

I would not think many Amiga Discs have Protection ?

Or are you thinking of Mixed Mode for those with Audio + Data ?

 

[direktorn]

1. Do you want to do the backups on your Amiga or do you have another OS in mind?
2. Are the CDs mixed mode cd-s or regular ISO9660?

 

[PymerOne]

Dear SkyDivinGirl,

if you get your hands on some rewritables you can test till your hearts content
On the Amiga TSGUI might be able to make a bitwise copy...you would have to test if writing the copy back to an optical works ok.
On Linuxpc DD command does about the same, it just lacks the graphical user interface
On windhozepc 3rd party software (roxio, imgburn, Alcohol 120% and many others) will help you, most fully prepped to accommodate braindead "point, click, finish" operation.

Grtz, PymerOne.

 

[scrappysphinx]

I've used imgburn to backup Amiga os3.5 & 3.9 CDs. No copy protection that I found. Just insert the disc, load imgburn and select make image from CD/DVD. I believe imgburn uses ISO as the standard format but has always told me if its not suitable and changed the format automatically

 

[SkydivinGirl]

Thanks everyone.

I'm looking at making archival quality/exact backups of any any type of Amiga CD that could be written back to a real CD if needed. I know that Amiga discs can use some very early CD Modes so I'm not sure what software and settings would be best.

Heather

 

[ptyerman]

Have backed up quite a few of my Amiga CD's including some game disks using ImgBurn, it hasn't failed on one yet. Best thing is to try it and see how you go, you can always either write the images back to a rewritable to check them out or mount them in WinUAE or Daemon Tools and check them that way.

 

[Justin]

Hi Heather,

i have always used nero burning rom for my amiga cds, just insert amiga cd and a blank cdr, then hit disc to disc copy, never had a problem in over a hundred discs

 

[ChaosLord]

And that copies mixed mode CDs perfectly?

Mixed mode CDs are partly data cds and partly music CDs.

And going by what I read on a million websites, it is for some reason nearly impossible to copy mixed mode CDs. To the point that endless numbers of websites have broken "copies" of mixed mode Amiga game CDs posted on them with 0 working copies posted.

I don't understand what the deal is. I have never burned an Amiga CD and never copied an Amiga CD. I am only going off what I read on endless numbers of warez sitez that I looked at.

Amiga CD gamez are mostly useless unless they include CD Audio tracks on them. Those mixed mode CDs are the ones ppl want to make perfect copies of.

 

[Justin]

again never had a problem.

the audio tracks are included, but i will do a test tonight

 

[ptyerman]

With mixed mode CD's if using ImgBurn just make sure that create cue file is enabled in settings, the cue file stores the mixed mode music/data track information. And doing a straight disc to disc copy will work too, it just reads then writes the other disc sector by sector.

 

[NJRoadfan]

Hi everyone!

I was wondering if someone could tell me the proper way to make backup images and copy my Amiga CD-ROMs. As with all CD/DVD media, it will eventually get scratched or the coating breaks down. I'd like to make backups of all my discs so I can be sure to have them in the future.

Heather

For data CDs, ISO images should be fine. Amiga CD-ROMs use the "Rock Ridge" extensions to store system specific file attributes. For mixed mode (data+audio tracks), BIN/CUE is the preferred way.

 

[SkydivinGirl]

Thanks guys, I hope to test this out over the weekend.

Heather