NAME

       readdvd  -  is  creating an image of your source dvd media or medias even if it has / they
       have corrupted blocks

SYNOPSIS

       readdvd [-l] [-h]
       readdvd -d DEVICE1 [-d DEVICE2] [-d ...] -o file.iso [-s #] [-v] [-vv]

DESCRIPTION

       readdvd reads even a corrupted dvd and writes the the result into a new image file on your
       harddisk.

DEVICE

       can  be  an  IDE,  SCSI,  SATA,  USB  or  FireWire  connected  optical drive. Not all SATA
       controller support all Plextor features.

       Linux:
       /dev/hdX: IDE device
       /dev/scdX: Linux 2.4: SATA, SCSI, USB device, or IDE device via ide-scsi emulation
       /dev/srX: Linux 2.6: IDE device via new ATA layer, SCSI or USB device

       OpenBSD/NetBSD:
       /dev/rcdX

       FreeBSD:
       /dev/cd: SCSI device
       /dev/acd: ATA device

       MacOS X:
       /dev/disk:

       win32:
       C:,D:,E:, ... X:,Y:,Z:

OPTIONS

       -l        scan busses for all available CD and DVD devices

       -h        help shows available options.

       -o file.iso
                 write data to imagefile named file.iso

       -s #      read source media with selected speed

       -v        use verbose mode

       -vv       use extended verbose mode

INTERACTIVE MODUS

       q    stop reading media and exit

       w    save sector map which is currently read and continue with the next one

EXAMPLES

       readdvd -d /dev/sr0 -o filename.iso -s 8 -v
            create an image filename.bin of inserted media in device /dev/sr0 with read  speed  8
       in verbose mode.

       please report man page improvements to T.Maguin@web.de