Re: [gentoo-user] dd if=/dev/dvd of=backup.iso - DMA related problem

2006-03-24 Thread Joseph
On Fri, 2006-03-24 at 13:08 -0500, JimD wrote: > On Fri, 24 Mar 2006 08:49:09 -0700 > Joseph <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I've disable IDE ATAPI CD-ROM in the kernel but the DVD-drive wasn't > > recognized upon reboot; well I think I just have to wait till they fix > > it in the kernel :-/ > >

Re: [gentoo-user] dd if=/dev/dvd of=backup.iso - DMA related problem

2006-03-24 Thread Joseph
On Thu, 2006-03-23 at 22:51 -0700, Richard Fish wrote: > On 3/23/06, Joseph <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > OK, here is dmesg output, the last two lines indicate that: > > hdc: DMA disabled > > hdc: ATAPI reset complete > > The lines that are interesting to me are: > > VP_IDE: IDE controller at PC

Re: [gentoo-user] dd if=/dev/dvd of=backup.iso - DMA related problem

2006-03-23 Thread Richard Fish
On 3/23/06, Joseph <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > OK, here is dmesg output, the last two lines indicate that: > hdc: DMA disabled > hdc: ATAPI reset complete The lines that are interesting to me are: VP_IDE: IDE controller at PCI slot :00:0f.1 sata_via :00:0f.0: version 1.1 The above PCI i

Re: [gentoo-user] dd if=/dev/dvd of=backup.iso - DMA related problem

2006-03-23 Thread Joseph
On Thu, 2006-03-23 at 21:24 -0700, Richard Fish wrote: > On 3/23/06, Joseph <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > That is interesting. > > My DVD burner is connected to IDE controller and I have in kernel > > enabled both options support: > > <*> Include IDE/ATAPI CDROM support > > and > > <*> SCSI CDROM

Re: [gentoo-user] dd if=/dev/dvd of=backup.iso - DMA related problem

2006-03-23 Thread Richard Fish
On 3/23/06, Joseph <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > That is interesting. > My DVD burner is connected to IDE controller and I have in kernel > enabled both options support: > <*> Include IDE/ATAPI CDROM support > and > <*> SCSI CDROM support > My DVD is recognized as /dev/hdc > > If I disable first opt

Re: [gentoo-user] dd if=/dev/dvd of=backup.iso - DMA related problem

2006-03-23 Thread Joseph
On Thu, 2006-03-23 at 20:44 -0700, Richard Fish wrote: > On 3/23/06, Joseph <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > After following several leads from Gentoo folks (including replacing DVD > > cable) I've narrow it down to problem with "dma" resetting itself on > > "eject". > > Hmm, what type of controller

Re: [gentoo-user] dd if=/dev/dvd of=backup.iso - DMA related problem

2006-03-23 Thread Richard Fish
On 3/23/06, Joseph <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > After following several leads from Gentoo folks (including replacing DVD > cable) I've narrow it down to problem with "dma" resetting itself on > "eject". Hmm, what type of controller is this attached to? On my new laptop, I have a PATA DVD burner,

Re: [gentoo-user] dd if=/dev/dvd of=backup.iso

2006-03-18 Thread Boyd Stephen Smith Jr.
On Friday 17 March 2006 23:13, Joseph <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote about 'Re: [gentoo-user] dd if=/dev/dvd of=backup.iso': > program k9copy didn't work for me and k3b stopped after copying 850Mb > dmesg showing a lot of errors: > hdc: media error (bad sector) status

Re: [gentoo-user] dd if=/dev/dvd of=backup.iso

2006-03-17 Thread Joseph
> > That would explain but according to my fstab file both should be mount > > as iso9660 type; > > It does explain it. I've done it many a time. > > > my amd64 fstab entry (showing all small letters): > > /dev/cdroms/cdrom0 /mnt/cdrom iso9660 > > /dev/pktcdvd/0 /mnt/

Re: [gentoo-user] dd if=/dev/dvd of=backup.iso

2006-03-17 Thread Boyd Stephen Smith Jr.
On Friday 17 March 2006 11:39, Joseph <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote about 'Re: [gentoo-user] dd if=/dev/dvd of=backup.iso': > On Thu, 2006-03-16 at 21:52 -0600, Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. wrote: > > On Thursday 16 March 2006 12:11, Joseph <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote > &g

Re: [gentoo-user] dd if=/dev/dvd of=backup.iso

2006-03-17 Thread Joseph
On Thu, 2006-03-16 at 21:52 -0600, Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. wrote: > On Thursday 16 March 2006 12:11, Joseph <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote about > 'Re: [gentoo-user] dd if=/dev/dvd of=backup.iso': > > The strange part is that when I mount the same DVD in amd64-machine all

Re: [gentoo-user] dd if=/dev/dvd of=backup.iso

2006-03-16 Thread Boyd Stephen Smith Jr.
On Thursday 16 March 2006 12:11, Joseph <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote about 'Re: [gentoo-user] dd if=/dev/dvd of=backup.iso': > The strange part is that when I mount the same DVD in amd64-machine all > directory and files are listed in small letters (and I know they should >

Re: [gentoo-user] dd if=/dev/dvd of=backup.iso

2006-03-16 Thread Joseph
On Thu, 2006-03-16 at 16:58 +, Neil Bothwick wrote: > On Thu, 16 Mar 2006 09:43:53 -0700, Joseph wrote: > > > Good try, thank. But the output is the same, I got only about 846MB out > > of 4.7Gb DVD and it stopped with Input/output error > > Is it the same place on every disc? NEW INFORMATIO

Re: [gentoo-user] dd if=/dev/dvd of=backup.iso

2006-03-16 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Thu, 16 Mar 2006 09:43:53 -0700, Joseph wrote: > Good try, thank. But the output is the same, I got only about 846MB out > of 4.7Gb DVD and it stopped with Input/output error Is it the same place on every disc? -- Neil Bothwick "Ubuntu" is an ancient African word, meaning "I can't configur

Re: [gentoo-user] dd if=/dev/dvd of=backup.iso

2006-03-16 Thread Joseph
On Thu, 2006-03-16 at 15:24 +0100, Rasmus Andersen wrote: > On Thu, Mar 16, 2006 at 11:49:00AM +0100, Alex Schuster wrote: > > Or use dvdisaster (free, get it from http://www.dvdisaster.com/). It > > is especially useful for bad disks, and doesn't stop when encountering > > an error. > > I ha

Re: [gentoo-user] dd if=/dev/dvd of=backup.iso

2006-03-16 Thread Rasmus Andersen
On Thu, Mar 16, 2006 at 11:49:00AM +0100, Alex Schuster wrote: > Or use dvdisaster (free, get it from http://www.dvdisaster.com/). It > is especially useful for bad disks, and doesn't stop when encountering > an error. I havent followed this thread closely but have the 'conv=noerror' option t

Re: [gentoo-user] dd if=/dev/dvd of=backup.iso

2006-03-16 Thread Matthias Bethke
Hi Joseph, on Wednesday, 2006-03-15 at 15:55:17, you wrote: > > could be the reader then? Do you have another computer with a dvd drive > > and 4.7g available space? > > Yes, I've tired on two different systems, one is x86 and the other amd64 > with similar result on both of them; the copying stop

Re: [gentoo-user] dd if=/dev/dvd of=backup.iso

2006-03-16 Thread Alex Schuster
Joseph writes: > Is there any limitation in using "dd" to generate backup of DVD (dvd is > 4.7, unencrypted)? There should be no limit. > If I use: > dd if=/dev/dvd of=backup.iso > I only get about 2Gb file and it stops or freezes, the disk is bout > 4.3Gb Are there any syslog or dmesg messages

Re: [gentoo-user] dd if=/dev/dvd of=backup.iso

2006-03-15 Thread Ghaith Hachem
This might sound weird but yesterday i was making an iso out of a 700MB cdrom with the cp /dev/hda command it gave an error then i started gnome cd master and did the image it copied normally it happened to 2 cds so try that -- Cheers, Ghaith -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] dd if=/dev/dvd of=backup.iso

2006-03-15 Thread Iain Buchanan
On Wed, 2006-03-15 at 15:55 -0700, Joseph wrote: > I can mount the DVD without any problems. I created the DVD using > dvd-slideshow and it worked perfectly. > I can rip VOB's from the DVD using k3b or dvdrip; works in both > programs. > So I can recreate the DVD but what bugs me that I can not m

Re: [gentoo-user] dd if=/dev/dvd of=backup.iso

2006-03-15 Thread Nick Rout
On Wed, 15 Mar 2006 17:24:12 -0700 Joseph wrote: > > Good try, but it didn't work either. > When, I mount the DVD and try: > mkisofs -o mydvd.iso /mnt/dvdr/ > I get: > mkisofs: Input/output error. can not read from > '/mnt/dvdr/video_ts/vts_01_0.bup' > > I run out of ideas as well how to copy

Re: [gentoo-user] dd if=/dev/dvd of=backup.iso

2006-03-15 Thread Joseph
On Thu, 2006-03-16 at 12:06 +1300, Nick Rout wrote: > On Wed, 15 Mar 2006 15:55:17 -0700 > Joseph wrote: > > > On Thu, 2006-03-16 at 11:19 +1300, Nick Rout wrote: > > > On Wed, 15 Mar 2006 15:04:06 -0700 > > > Joseph wrote: > > > > > > > > > If I use: > > > > > > dd if=/dev/dvd of=backup.iso > >

Re: [gentoo-user] dd if=/dev/dvd of=backup.iso

2006-03-15 Thread Nick Rout
On Wed, 15 Mar 2006 15:55:17 -0700 Joseph wrote: > On Thu, 2006-03-16 at 11:19 +1300, Nick Rout wrote: > > On Wed, 15 Mar 2006 15:04:06 -0700 > > Joseph wrote: > > > > > > > If I use: > > > > > dd if=/dev/dvd of=backup.iso > > > > > > > > First of all, I would add the "bs" option to increase th

Re: [gentoo-user] dd if=/dev/dvd of=backup.iso

2006-03-15 Thread Joseph
On Wed, 2006-03-15 at 14:30 -0800, Eric Bliss wrote: > On Wednesday 15 March 2006 14:04, Joseph wrote: > > > > If I use: > > > > dd if=/dev/dvd of=backup.iso > > > > > > First of all, I would add the "bs" option to increase the buffer and > therefore > > > speed. Something like: > > > dd bs=1000

Re: [gentoo-user] dd if=/dev/dvd of=backup.iso

2006-03-15 Thread Joseph
On Thu, 2006-03-16 at 11:19 +1300, Nick Rout wrote: > On Wed, 15 Mar 2006 15:04:06 -0700 > Joseph wrote: > > > > > If I use: > > > > dd if=/dev/dvd of=backup.iso > > > > > > First of all, I would add the "bs" option to increase the buffer and > > > therefore > > > speed. Something like: > > > d

Re: [gentoo-user] dd if=/dev/dvd of=backup.iso

2006-03-15 Thread Eric Bliss
On Wednesday 15 March 2006 14:04, Joseph wrote: > > > If I use: > > > dd if=/dev/dvd of=backup.iso > > > > First of all, I would add the "bs" option to increase the buffer and therefore > > speed. Something like: > > dd bs=10 if=/dev/dvd of=backup.iso > > No, this command didn't work either

Re: [gentoo-user] dd if=/dev/dvd of=backup.iso

2006-03-15 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Wed, 15 Mar 2006 14:50:59 -0700, Joseph wrote: > Yes, the disk is unmounted. I have the same problem on x86 and AMD64. > There are no scratches on the disk. Have you tried another disc? I asked this before but you haven't mentioned it. -- Neil Bothwick Time for a diet!

Re: [gentoo-user] dd if=/dev/dvd of=backup.iso

2006-03-15 Thread Nick Rout
On Wed, 15 Mar 2006 15:04:06 -0700 Joseph wrote: > > > If I use: > > > dd if=/dev/dvd of=backup.iso > > > > First of all, I would add the "bs" option to increase the buffer and > > therefore > > speed. Something like: > > dd bs=10 if=/dev/dvd of=backup.iso > > No, this command didn't work

Re: [gentoo-user] dd if=/dev/dvd of=backup.iso

2006-03-15 Thread Joseph
> > If I use: > > dd if=/dev/dvd of=backup.iso > > First of all, I would add the "bs" option to increase the buffer and > therefore > speed. Something like: > dd bs=10 if=/dev/dvd of=backup.iso No, this command didn't work either, I got about 700Mb and it quit, though the light in the drive

Re: [gentoo-user] dd if=/dev/dvd of=backup.iso

2006-03-15 Thread Joseph
On Wed, 2006-03-15 at 10:23 +0100, Harald Arnesen wrote: > Joseph <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > On Tue, 2006-03-14 at 23:14 +, Neil Bothwick wrote: > >> On Tue, 14 Mar 2006 15:00:08 -0700, Joseph wrote: > >> > >> > If I use: > >> > dd if=/dev/dvd of=backup.iso > >> > I only get about 2Gb

Re: [gentoo-user] dd if=/dev/dvd of=backup.iso

2006-03-15 Thread Joseph
On Wed, 2006-03-15 at 18:47 +1300, Glenn Enright wrote: > On Wednesday 15 March 2006 17:50, Ghaith Hachem wrote: > > On 3/15/06, Joseph <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > If I try "cp /dev/hdc file.iso" I get an error: > > > cp: reading "/dev/hdc' : Input/output error > > > > there's a problem with t

Re: [gentoo-user] dd if=/dev/dvd of=backup.iso

2006-03-15 Thread Harald Arnesen
Joseph <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Tue, 2006-03-14 at 23:14 +, Neil Bothwick wrote: >> On Tue, 14 Mar 2006 15:00:08 -0700, Joseph wrote: >> >> > If I use: >> > dd if=/dev/dvd of=backup.iso >> > I only get about 2Gb file and it stops or freezes, the disk is bout >> > 4.3Gb >> >> Is it t

Re: [gentoo-user] dd if=/dev/dvd of=backup.iso

2006-03-14 Thread Uwe Thiem
On 15 March 2006 00:00, Joseph wrote: > Is there any limitation in using "dd" to generate backup of DVD (dvd is > 4.7, unencrypted)? There is not. > > If I use: > dd if=/dev/dvd of=backup.iso First of all, I would add the "bs" option to increase the buffer and therefore speed. Something like: d

Re: [gentoo-user] dd if=/dev/dvd of=backup.iso

2006-03-14 Thread Glenn Enright
On Wednesday 15 March 2006 17:50, Ghaith Hachem wrote: > On 3/15/06, Joseph <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > If I try "cp /dev/hdc file.iso" I get an error: > > cp: reading "/dev/hdc' : Input/output error > > there's a problem with the disk then it's not reading it the disk is unmounted right? --

Re: [gentoo-user] dd if=/dev/dvd of=backup.iso

2006-03-14 Thread Ghaith Hachem
On 3/15/06, Joseph <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If I try "cp /dev/hdc file.iso" I get an error: > cp: reading "/dev/hdc' : Input/output error there's a problem with the disk then it's not reading it > -- > #Joseph > -- > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list > > -- Cheers, Ghaith -- gentoo-use

Re: [gentoo-user] dd if=/dev/dvd of=backup.iso

2006-03-14 Thread Joseph
On Tue, 2006-03-14 at 23:14 +, Neil Bothwick wrote: > On Tue, 14 Mar 2006 15:00:08 -0700, Joseph wrote: > > > If I use: > > dd if=/dev/dvd of=backup.iso > > I only get about 2Gb file and it stops or freezes, the disk is bout > > 4.3Gb > > Is it the same size every time? Is is the same with d

Re: [gentoo-user] dd if=/dev/dvd of=backup.iso

2006-03-14 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Tue, 14 Mar 2006 15:00:08 -0700, Joseph wrote: > If I use: > dd if=/dev/dvd of=backup.iso > I only get about 2Gb file and it stops or freezes, the disk is bout > 4.3Gb Is it the same size every time? Is is the same with different discs? It could be a fault on the disc. I usually use "cp /dev/