On Fri, Jul 10, 2009 at 9:09 PM, Jikku Jose <[email protected]> wrote:
> Is there any alternative to the Windows application > Alcohol<http://www.alcohol-soft.com/>in Ubuntu? The feature I am looking for > is capability to extract data from > DVD in cases when *ordinary* CD/DVD application fail ! > > *Problem scenerio: * > I am trying to copy a 2 GB file that passed file integrity check on Ubuntu > some hours before. Some how when I try to copy, copying fails issuing an > error: Input/Ouput failed. [I am using a rewritable DVD] If you want to copy files from damaged CDs/DVDs, then try ddrescue ( http://www.gnu.org/software/ddrescue/ddrescue.html) and dd_rescue ( http://www.garloff.de/kurt/linux/ddrescue/). These two similar sounding utilities can do a good job at recovering the files. I've tried them both with very similar results. Lost a few kbs out of a 400+MB file. regs, Syam [email protected] --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ "Freedom is the only law". "Freedom Unplugged" http://www.ilug-tvm.org You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ilug-tvm" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For details visit the website: www.ilug-tvm.org or the google group page: http://groups.google.com/group/ilug-tvm?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
