Saturday, September 25, 2010

How to extract a .daa file in Ubuntu and Windows

.dda is image file type primarily used by PowerISO Inc. (As far as I know)
It cannot be read using default Ubuntu applications. Following is how you can extract a .dda image.

Hi,
I found the solution. Actually I didn't know that .dda is an old type. However, to someone doesn't know;

For Windows;

  • PowerISO itself can be used for this (I don't know the method since I don't have it on my Linux box)
For Ubuntu (or Linux)

There is no official PowerISO version by the PowerISO Inc. The existing Linux version (not official according to my knowledge. Please correct me if I am wrong) of that seems to be having problems according to the sources. Instead You can use AcetoneISO in Ubuntu.
  • Download acetoneiso. In Ubuntu you can use apt-get. sudo apt-get install acetoneiso. It should be there in newer repositories.
  • After initial configuration, go to "Image Conversion" in the main menu.
  • Select "Convert MacOs Image" and follow the instructions.
Good Luck!