On Sat, 2006-01-28 at 22:28 -0800, Kevin Cosgrove wrote: > I've got a DVD-A disc with residue on it, which won't wash off, and > which causes a lot of skipping. If this were a CD, I'd just use > cdparanoia to rip it, then burn a fresh copy. Does anyone know of > something like that for Linux? FWIW, I put the disc in my DVD+/-RW > drive (Lite-on, if it matters) and its type wasn't recognized. Hmm, if the drive can't recognize the disk you might be screwed, you may have better luck with a better drive. Any chance you have access to a Plextor? Lee