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From: Grant <emailgrant@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} dvdrip permissions error, alternative?
Date: Sun, 08 Oct 2006 18:07:20
Message-Id: 49bf44f10610081059h57eb31c4pf648a4dfe9de063c@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} dvdrip permissions error, alternative? by Nick Rout
1 > > > > That won't work on CSS scrambled discs. You'll copy the scrambled data
2 > > > > but not the key.
3 > > >
4 > > > That's not true. The CSS key is in the standard filesystem data, not
5 > > > in some subtrack data.
6 > >
7 > > You're right. I read this information some years ago in a normally
8 > > reliable source, and saw no reason to doubt it as it made sense. bit I've
9 > > just tried a dd copy and it worked. It failed on the first attempt, but
10 > > after running lsdvd, it worked for the whole disc, and mplayer played it.
11 > >
12 >
13 > What is happenning here is that lsdvd is cracking the css keys via
14 > libdvdcss and caching the keys in ~/.dvdcss. If you move the image to
15 > another computer, or try to read it as another user, the keys will
16 > neeed to be cracked again.
17
18 dvdbackup doesn't work on "The Life of Mammals" (and surely others)
19 and dd means bad portability. Are there any other options for a full
20 backup?
21
22 - Grant
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Replies

Subject Author
Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} dvdrip permissions error, alternative? Nick Rout <nick@×××××××.nz>
Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} dvdrip permissions error, alternative? Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>