[plug] Cdr data recovery with Linux

[William Kenworthy]

Try it on a couple of different cd drives - I have noticed that some
drives (Dell laptops are a case in point) seem to drop dead on some CD's
that other drives read fine - best one is often the one it was created
on in the first place if its accessible.  cdrtools has a couple of
programs that may also help create a good iso: check out readcd from
that package which can reread sectors a number of times until it is
happy with the data obtained.

Check the cd for fingerprints or removable marks if you have not done so
already.  A borderline drive, and dirt in the wrong place equals no go.

been there, done that ... many times
BillK

On Thu, 2004-06-10 at 17:59, Chris Caston wrote:
> On Thu, 2004-06-10 at 21:32, Brad Campbell wrote:
> > Chris Caston wrote:
> > 
> > > Has anyone here tried to recover data from CD's or have any ideas about
> > > how to go about it?
> >