HELP!! ... How do I get into corrupt DVD-R??

[CannonFodder]

Hi A4000_Mad,

On a *nix box try this.

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dd if=/dev/dvd of=~/brokendvd.iso bs=1k
mkdir ~/iso
sudo mount -o loop brokendvd.iso ~/iso


If all goes to plan the image will be mounted in the ¨iso¨ folder your home directory.

Just grab the VOBs from within that folder.

[CannonFodder]

InTheSand wrote:
Won't dd stop if it gets an I/O error? Or does it attempt to carry on reading regardless?

 - Ali

AFAIK only if there is a physical error on the disk.

It sounds to me like there is just a filesystem level error on this disc so dd should be ok ripping it.

Cross fingers. :-)

[CannonFodder]

Doesnt that assume the user has sudo access?

Of course, but if one doesn´t have sudo access on the machine they are using it is for a very good reason! ;-)

[CannonFodder]

mel_zoom wrote:
Yes - it isnt theirs!

PM me if you want to know how to get round such restrictions. ;-)

Or just ask Karlos. :-)

[CannonFodder]

Karlos wrote:
@CannonFodder

Shouldn't that really be directed at A4K? He's the one that needs sudo access to a *nix box to follow your advice ;-)

If he hasn´t got root access to his own personal machine, then that is worrying. ;-)

@A4K

You can get dd for windows I believe, the usage should be pretty similar.

Or you could download a Linux LiveCD than copies to ram.

[CannonFodder]

Karlos wrote:
@CannonFodder

He didn't say he had a unix box. Therefore it's unlikey he has root access to it - any unix box he does have access to is going to be somebody elses.

Even if he did have one of his own, you don't have to create a sudoers list :-D

Just don't forget your root password!

Not all *nixes have a root user. :-P

[CannonFodder]

Karlos wrote:
Well, without a root user or sudoers list, your earlier advice could be a bit tricky to follow :-D

No need for a root user account to have sudo access for all users.

See your fave OS as an example. ;-)

[CannonFodder]

@A4k_mad

Don´t mention it.  I don´t even like tennis. :lol:


It´s a bloody nancy boys game and anyone that likes it is a big jessie!
[/Revert to type] ;-)