readdvd1
Is creating an image of your source dvd media or medias even if it has / they have corrupted blocks
Usage
readdvd [-l]
[-h]
readdvd -d
DEVICE1
[-d
DEVICE2]
[-d ...]
-o
file.iso
[-s
#]
[-v]
[-vv]
Overview
readdvd reads even a corrupted dvd and writes the the result into a new image file on your harddisk.
Device
can be an IDE, SCSI, SATA, USB or FireWire connected optical drive. Not all SATA controller support all Plextor features.
Linux:
/dev/hdX: IDE device
/dev/scdX: Linux 2.4: SATA, SCSI, USB device, or IDE device via ide-scsi emulation
/dev/srX: Linux 2.6: IDE device via new ATA layer, SCSI or USB device
OpenBSD/NetBSD:
/dev/rcdX
FreeBSD:
/dev/cd: SCSI device
/dev/acd: ATA device
MacOS X:
/dev/disk:
win32:
C:,D:,E:, ... X:,Y:,Z:
Options
-l scan busses for all available CD and DVD devices
-h help shows available options.
-o file.iso
write data to imagefile named file.iso
-s # read source media with selected speed
-v use verbose mode
-vv use extended verbose mode
Interactive modus
q stop reading media and exit
w save sector map which is currently read and continue with the next one
Examples
readdvd -d /dev/sr0 -o filename.iso -s 8 -v
create an image filename.bin of inserted media in device /dev/sr0 with read speed 8 in verbose mode. please report man page improvements to [email protected]
Releases
8 releases since Debian 6.0 (Squeeze); the text changed 1 time.