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Date:      Fri, 29 Oct 2010 11:04:15 -0700
From:      Chuck Swiger <cswiger@mac.com>
To:        "Jason C. Wells" <jcw@speakeasy.net>
Cc:        freebsd general questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: Recovering a DVD
Message-ID:  <3CA64AA4-0063-4207-8E72-4EB9396B5F50@mac.com>
In-Reply-To: <4CCB0A4D.7050203@speakeasy.net>
References:  <4CCB0A4D.7050203@speakeasy.net>

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On Oct 29, 2010, at 10:54 AM, Jason C. Wells wrote:
> I have a back up DVD that I cannot mount.  dd won't read /dev/acd0  with an error "dd: /dev/acd0: Input/output error".    Tried dvdisaster but it can't find my drive. Any pointers you can offer in getting this data off this disc are greatly appreciated.

Try adding "bs=2048" or "bs=32768" to your dd line...?  Also, what does "atacontrol list" say about your DVD drive?

Regards,
-- 
-Chuck




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