Problem making disk image of Panther install cds...

Hi everyone!
I want to make a disk image of my Panther retail install cds...just to have a backup in case I lose my cds or something. The problem is on disk 2 I keep getting an input/output error using Disk Utility. I tried to use SuperDuper and I got the same and the log shows this:
| 01:57:24 PM | Info | /Volumes/Mac OS X Install Disc 2
| 01:57:27 PM | Info | /Volumes/Mac OS X Install Disc 2/.Trashes
| 01:57:27 PM | Info | /Volumes/Mac OS X Install Disc 2/InstallCD2.mpkg
| 01:57:31 PM | Info | /Volumes/Mac OS X Install Disc 2/Packages
| 02:03:47 PM | Info | WARNING: Caught I/O exception(5): Input/output error
| 02:03:47 PM | Info | WARNING: Source: /Volumes/Mac OS X Install Disc 2/Packages/German.pkg/Contents/Archive.pax.gz, lstat(): 0
| 02:03:47 PM | Info | WARNING: Target: /Volumes/panthercd2.sparseimage/Packages/German.pkg/Contents/Archive.pax.gz, lstat(): 0
| 02:03:47 PM | Info | Attempting to copy file using copyfile().
| 02:05:18 PM | Info | Attempting to copy file using ditto.
| 02:05:26 PM | Error | ditto: /Volumes/Mac OS X Install Disc 2/Packages/German.pkg/Contents/./Archive.pax.gz: Input/output error
Funny thing is I had problems installing my Panther recently and I had to disable the German package because of errors during install. Does this make sense at all and can anyone help me to make a disk image of my Panther cds?
Thanks in advance,
Reg
Powerbook G4 12" 1.5GHz 1.25Gb RAM Mac OS X (10.4.8)

Hi eww!
Yes that might be possible? That's one of the reasons I wanted to make a disk image in case my cds would be damaged or something. It makes sense what you say because as I mentioned when I did my install I had a hang up with the German pkg and I just skipped over it...good thing I'm not German huh?
If I clean it up and everything and it's still the same problem what are my options? I don't see a way to de-select this package when making the disk image?
Thanks again,
Reg

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