Thanks I will try those out ! 2009/7/10 Syam <[email protected]>
> 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
