k3b does support DVD's
it even has a tutorial on how to rip dvd's using it
My problem is that when I try and do it, it tells me
that it cant read the disk

I can mount the DVD and copy off the files with the command line, or
konquer.  But the ripper will not work.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bryan Phinney" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2003 8:42 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] DVD Ripping Question


> On Tuesday 09 September 2003 04:48 pm, Networks East wrote:
> > I can get my dvd drive to mount and read ok.  It but it will not rip a
dvd.
> > I use the k3b program.  I am not trying to rip "commercial, copyrited
> > dvd's" just some home movies we encoded.  Any thoughts?
>
> You either need to use dd to make an ISO of the DVD, or you need some type
of
> program that supports ripping DVD's.  Most of the GUI CD burning software,
> including k3b don't support the DVD format, if I am not mistaken.  They
want
> CD's to be under 700MB.
>
> If you are trying to make a copy, I would suggest going the ISO route,
easiest
> method there is.  If not, you could always mount the DVD and just copy the
> individual files off of it.
> -- 
> Bryan Phinney
> Software Test Engineer
>
>
>


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