Problem with dd

[Ed Greshko]

>> Me thinks you are trying to backup a protected DVD....  No can do with dd.
>>
>> Suggest you try....
>>
>> http://dvd.chevelless230.com/dvdbackup.html
> 
> Thanks, Ed. I am not sure about that, but, in any case, I am going to
> install dvdbackup. According to

Lucky for you, I'm sure....  :-)

> # locate libdvdread
> /usr/lib/libdvdread.so.3
> /usr/lib/libdvdread.so.3.1.0
> /usr/share/doc/libdvdread-0.9.5
> /usr/share/doc/libdvdread-0.9.5/AUTHORS
> /usr/share/doc/libdvdread-0.9.5/COPYING
> /usr/share/doc/libdvdread-0.9.5/NEWS
> /usr/share/doc/libdvdread-0.9.5/README
> /usr/share/doc/libdvdread-0.9.5/TODO
> #
> 
> I do not have /my/prefix/to/libdvdread/include nor
> /my/prefix/to/libdvdread/lib. Then, I ask: how can I compile
> dvdbackup? To compile dvdbackup, I have to do the following:
> 
> "Compile dvdbackup like this gcc -o dvdbackup
> -I/my/prefix/to/libdvdread/include \
> -L/my/prefix/to/libdvdread/lib -ldvdread dvdbackup.c"

Well, I did a bit of checking on dvdbackup and found that it probably
won't work for you.  As it turns out dvdbackup hasn't been maintained
since 2002 or 2003 and no longer compiles with the newer versions of
libdvdread.  Works for me as I've got a few old, non-updated systems
around for testing purposes.

An alternative is to use "vobcopy".  With this you can use the -m
parameter to make a mirror image of your dvd on your hard drive and then
use mkisofs to create the dvd image.

I just did that exercise here without actually burning the dvd and it
works just fine.

FYI, doing this will not make your dvds region free.

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