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NAME

       DVDISASTER - data loss/scratch/aging protection for CD/DVD media

SYNOPSIS

       dvdisaster  [-r|-c|-f|-s|-t|-u]  [-d device] [-p prefix] [-i image] [-e
       eccfile] [--list] [-j n] [-n n%] [-m n] [-v] [--adaptive-read] [--auto-
       suffix]   [--cache-size  n]  [--dao]  [--eject]  [--fill-unreadable  n]
       [--ignore-fatal-sense] [--internal-rereads n] [--query-size n]  [--raw-
       mode  n] [--read-attempts n-m] [--read-medium n] [--read-raw] [--speed-
       warning n] [--spinup-delay n] [--split-files]

DESCRIPTION

       DVDISASTER provides a margin of safety against data loss on CD and  DVD
       media  caused  by scratches or aging media. It creates error correction
       data which is used to recover unreadable sectors if  the  disc  becomes
       damaged at a later time.

TYPICAL USAGE

       dvdisaster -d /dev/hdc -s
              Scans the medium in drive /dev/hdc for errors.

       dvdisaster -d /dev/hdc -i medium.iso -r
              Reads an image from drive /dev/hdc into the file medium.iso.

       dvdisaster -d /dev/hdc -i medium.iso --read-raw -r
              Creates  an image as described above. Each sector’s integrity is
              verified by using its EDC and L-EC raw data. Only  possible  for
              CD media; otherwise the --read-raw option is silently ignored.

       dvdisaster -d /dev/hdc -i medium.iso --read-attempts n-m -r
              Creates  an  image  as  described  above.  Defective sectors are
              retried at least n times  and  at  most  m  times.  Recovery  of
              defective CD media may improve when combined with --read-raw.

       dvdisaster -d /dev/hdc -i medium.iso -e corr.ecc -r --adaptive-read
              Uses  the  adaptive reading strategy to read an image from drive
              /dev/hdc into the  file  medium.iso.   Reading  will  stop  when
              enough  data  has  been  gathered  to repair the image using the
              error correction file corr.ecc.

       dvdisaster -i medium.iso -e corr.ecc -c
              Creates  an  error  correction  file  corr.ecc  for  the   image
              medium.iso.

       dvdisaster -i medium.iso -mRS02 -n 350000 -c
              Augments the image medium.iso with error correction information,
              expanding the image to no more than 350000  sectors.  If  -n  is
              omitted  the  image  will  be  expanded to the smallest possible
              medium size (CD, DVD, DVD9).  Note the missing blank between  -m
              and RS02.

       dvdisaster -i medium.iso -e corr.ecc -f
              Repairs  the  image  file  medium.iso using the error correction
              file corr.ecc.

       dvdisaster -i medium.iso -e corr.ecc -t
              Verifies the image medium.iso with information  from  the  error
              correction file corr.ecc.

       NOTE:  Omit  the -e corr.ecc options when working with augmented images
              in the examples above.

OPTIONS

       Action selection (at least one action must be specified):

       -r, --read
              Read the medium image to hard disc. Use -rn-m to read a  certain
              sector range, e.g. -r100-200.

       -c, --create
              Create .ecc information for the medium image.

       -f, --fix
              Try to fix medium image using .ecc information.

       -s, --scan
              Scan the medium for read errors.

       -t, --test
              Test integrity of the .iso and .ecc files.

       -u, --unlink
              Delete .iso files (when other actions complete).

       Drive and file specification:

       -d, --device device
              read from given device (default: /dev/cdrom).

       -p, --prefix prefix
              prefix of .iso/.ecc file (default: medium.* ).

       -i, --image imagefile
              name of image file (default: medium.iso).

       -e, --ecc eccfile
              name of parity file (default: medium.ecc).

       --list lists available drives for the ASPI driver (Windows only).

       Tweaking options (see manual before using!):

       -j, --jump n
              jump n sectors forward after a read error (default: 16).

       -n, --redundancy n%
              sets redundancy for error correction (default: 14.3%).

       -m, --method n
              lists/selects error correction methods (default: RS01).
              Possible values are RS01 and RS02.

       -v, --verbose n%
              more diagnostic messages

       --adaptive-read
              use optimized strategy for reading damaged media.

       --auto-suffix
              automatically add .iso and .ecc file suffixes.

       --cache-size n
              image cache size in MB during -c mode (default: 32MB).

       --dao  assume DAO disc; do not trim image end.

       --eject
              eject medium after successful read.

       --fill-unreadable n
              fill unreadable sectors with byte n

       --ignore-fatal-sense
              continue reading after potentially fatal error condition.

       --internal-rereads n
              internal  read attempts for defective CD media sectors (default:
              -1)
              The drive firmware usually  retries  unreadable  sectors  a  few
              times  before  giving  up and returning a read error. It is more
              efficient to set this to 0 or 1 and manage read attempts through
              the  --read-attempts  parameter. Most drives ignore this setting
              anyways. Use -1 to leave the drive at its default setting.

       --query-size n
              queries drive or filesystem on medium for image  size  (default:
              ecc)
              Possible values are: drive udf ecc

       --raw-mode n
              selects raw reading mode for CD media (default: 20)
              The  recommended  mode  is  20,  which makes the drive apply its
              built-in error correction to the  best  possible  extent  before
              transfering  a  defective  sector.  However some drives can only
              read defective sectors using mode 21, skipping the last stage of
              the  internal  error  correction  and  returning the uncorrected
              sector instead.

       --read-attempts n-m
              attempts n upto m reads of a defective sector.

       --read-medium n
              read the whole medium up to n times.

       --read-raw
              performs read in raw mode if possible.

       --speed-warning n
              print warning if speed changes by more than n percent.

       --spinup-delay n
              wait n seconds for drive to spin up.

       --split-files
              split image into files <= 2GB.

SEE ALSO

       Documentation DVDISASTER is documented by its own manual, installed  in
       /usr/share/doc/dvdisaster-doc/html

AUTHOR

       DVDISASTER was written by Carsten Gnoerlich <carsten@dvdisaster.com>.

       This     manual     page     was     written    by    Daniel    Baumann
       <daniel.baumann@panthera-systems.net>, for the Debian project (but  may
       be  used  by  others).  It  was  enhanced  for  V0.70/0.72  by  Carsten
       Gnoerlich.