Tshepang Lekhonkhobe wrote: > On 7/4/07, Rodolfo Medina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> A few days ago I by chance realized that the DVD-RW I had used for >> months to do >> may backup was probably damaged: apparently it was not, because I >> could burn my >> data onto it without problems; but when I tried to copy its content >> into a hard >> disk I got I/O errors and some directories could not be copied. >> >> The problem disappeared when I changed the DVD with a brand new one, >> but now I >> feel not sure: how can I know when my actual backup DVD should in case be >> damaged as well? Is there any tool for that? > > K3b has an option to verify if original data matches the copy. This > takes far longer than just burning of course; maybe twice as long. >
CD-Writing HOWTO: dd if=/dev/scd0 of=cdimage. This command reads the content of the CD-ROM from .... SCSI CD-writers are slightly easier to set up with regard to CD-writing ... tldp.org/HOWTO/CD-Writing-HOWTO-4.html - 24k - Cached - Similar pages Then you can compare the iso image you wrote to DVD with the iso image you got back from dd best regards Morten -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]