On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 12:54 PM, Jason C. Wells <j...@speakeasy.net> wrote:
> I have a back up DVD that I cannot mount. dd won't read /dev/acd0 with an > error "dd: /dev/acd0: Input/output error". Tried dvdisaster but it can't > find my drive. Any pointers you can offer in getting this data off this disc > are greatly appreciated. > Yeah dvdisaster documentation leaves something to be desired. A tiny, unauthorive FAQ is what you're supposed to follow. http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=149020 On the other hand, you miss understand what dvdisaster is capable of. It will not help as you're supposed to use it BEFORE it goes bad. I would try Chuck's suggestion first then maybe some physical media repair techniques. Are you sure the DVD was ever usable? -- Adam Vande More _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
