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On December 3, 2018 11:32:46 PM Jack <ostroffjh@×××××××××××××××××.net> wrote: |
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> On 2018.12.03 11:27, Pouru Lasse wrote: |
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>> I've got a bunch of scratched disc-based games (PS2, Xbox 360) that |
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>> I'd |
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>> like to check for errors. Is there any program for Linux that does |
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>> this? |
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>> I found and tried dvdisaster, but it only works for CDs, not |
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>> DVDs. Everything else seems to be Windows-only. |
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> I have not installed dvdisaster, but I'd be really surprised if it |
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> won't check dvd's. The ebuild description is "Tool for creating error |
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> correction data (ecc) for optical media (DVD, CD, BD)" so if it really |
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> balks at a dvd, I'd file a bug. |
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> Also - what is your criteria for finding an error? Could you just read |
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> the entire disk or copy to /dev/null and just look for any read |
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> errors? (I'm not sure if I'd try cp or dd or some variant on dd.) |
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> Jack |
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Not so much just for verification, but I'd also check out ddrescue. If the |
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tool dumps your media easily, it's probably good. If it struggles, you may |
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at least still have a workable image by the time it is done. |
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IIRC, some game discs may also throw a curve-ball here: they had |
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intentional errors introduced near the end of the disc to prevent image |
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dumping for copy protection. I'm sure I ran across a ps2 game or two like this. |
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-d |
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