http://www.smart-projects.net/isobuster/

Claims to read anything.

:o)

Ken

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Russell McMahon [mailto:apptech@paradise.net.nz]
> Sent: 21 October 2005 10:21am
> To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public.
> Subject: Re: DVD Data Recovery. How To???
> 
> 
> > About a year ago, i bought a cakebox full of DVD-R, to which i burnt
> > several things (some disks with data, but most with video).
> > now i discovered, that i cannot read anymore most of these disks 
> > (they
> > are reported to be "Infodisc(97m25s30f)").
> > windows explorer does not show any files and the dvd player does not
> > recognize the disk.
> >
> > is there a way to recover the content of these disks to copy it to
> > anoter DVD?
> >
> > is there a way to find out why the disks don't work anymore (they 
> > worked
> > perfect after burning).
> 
> >From what you say it is not certain what the problem is.
> 
> Worst case the disks used may have been low quality and/or stored 
> badly and all contents may have been lost :-(
> 
> BUT it is possible that the reader is sufficiently incompatible with 
> the writer to be causing problems.
> 
> - Are you using the same drive as you wrote them with?
> - Either way, have you tried other drives.
> - You MAY be able to force a low read speed to increase the chance of 
> reading.
> - How / were they stored? (Bright light/dark), hot/cold, humid.dry, 
> ... ?
> - What brand and model are the disks?
> 
> 
>         RM
> 
> 
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