Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2010 14:50:17 -0500 From: Adam Vande More <amvandemore@gmail.com> To: "Jason C. Wells" <jcw@speakeasy.net> Cc: freebsd general questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Recovering a DVD Message-ID: <AANLkTi=f9b4XL0KFV=TLgOzu-YS%2B_O2N44%2BtYW6sjqZ-@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4CCB0A4D.7050203@speakeasy.net> References: <4CCB0A4D.7050203@speakeasy.net>
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On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 12:54 PM, Jason C. Wells <jcw@speakeasy.net> 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. > Yeah dvdisaster documentation leaves something to be desired. A tiny, unauthorive FAQ is what you're supposed to follow. http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=149020 On the other hand, you miss understand what dvdisaster is capable of. It will not help as you're supposed to use it BEFORE it goes bad. I would try Chuck's suggestion first then maybe some physical media repair techniques. Are you sure the DVD was ever usable? -- Adam Vande More
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