Re: OT: backing up a DVD

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On Tue, Sep 11, 2018 at 8:41 AM fred roller <fredroller66@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:


On Tue, Sep 11, 2018 at 4:31 AM ToddAndMargo <ToddAndMargo@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
On 09/11/2018 03:04 AM, Tony Nelson wrote:
> On 18-09-10 22:27:00, ToddAndMargo wrote:
>   ...
>> "dd" does not work on DVD's.  Use K3b instead:
>
> dd is fine for /reading/ DVDs.  Something more (K3b or wodim or
> growisofs) is needed to /write/ them.
>

dd is great to make an iso out of a dvd.

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Agreed, for backup image of your DVD, dd works fine:

umount [dvd mount point]
dd if=/dev/sr0 of/home/user/Videos/nameofdvd.iso bs=2048 conv=notrunc status=progress

where sr0 is the dvd device, bs is the normal block size of the dvd (seemed to make a difference when I first started doing this), don't truncate the file, and progress for monitoring how much is done.

Been doing this for awhile and you can easily watch the file on vlc. haven't tried other players so experiment.  You cannot, however, copy onto a stock blank dvd (it's too small).  Like the old days of ripping CD to preserve the original disk this is the same concept.  Watch the file and preserve the DVD.  Local laws apply ofc.

hih,
fred

quick correction

dd if=/dev/sr0 of=/home/user/Videos/nameofdvd.iso bs=2048 conv=notrunc status=progress

forgot the equal sign after "of"... sorry.
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