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[don570]

Use Dvdisaster to resurrect a bad DVD disc.
Normally it is used for scratch protection of a CD or DVD.

But in this post I explain how to resurrect old TV shows that
have been recorded. In my case the DVD recorder is defective
and sometimes makes a DVD that can't be closed properly.

Pemasu has a specially compiled version of dvdisaster available here,

http://smokey01.com/pemasu/pet_packages-exprimo/

However the debian version should work as well for Lucid Puppy

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dvdisaster

pemasu's Exprimo was able to use the debian version as well.

Here are the instructions to save the TV shows that you have
recorded on a DVD using a DVD recorder.

Make enough space in a partition ---> at least 10 GB is needed
for a one sided DVD.

In that partition create a folder named 'tempdvd' for the ISO that you
will create and two empty work folders, inside of 'tempdvd',
called tmp1 and tmp2. Here's what it will look like.




Insert your bad DVD

Launch Dvdisaster ---> This is opening screen



You fill in the path to the ISO that will be created.
For example /mnt/sda5/tempdvd/BAD.iso

Here is the result on my computer screen..





Click 'Read' button

In window that pops up
Click "Skip RS02 test". The creation of the ISO will start.
Be patient. It will take maybe 15 minutes.

There is a visual indication of the reading of the tracks.
Once the program reaches the outer rings of the DVD it will slow down.
You can then click 'Stop'. You have now created an ISO in
the folder 'tempdvd'.

Check its size and it will probably be around 4 GB.

Open a terminal window and cd into the tempdvd directory. Type the command....

[musher0]

Thanks, don, for this little tutorial.
Might come in handy at some point.
BFN.