Post by Jeff GainesIs there an easy to use program with a graphical interface that I can
just point to the top level tar.gz file and it will do all it needs to
install the program please?
No. The project is at version 0.14: it isn't ready for use by the
general public. Also, it has not been worked on for five years. It's dead.
I can't find something to rip DVDs, even with all the libraries it's supposed to need HandBrake just produces a corrupt file. Any suggestions welcome!
If you've been trying to access the DVD, without deCSS present,
then the disk might not be perfectly accessible
***@b:~$ sudo disktype /dev/sr0
[sudo] password for bullwinkle:
--- /dev/sr0
Block device, size 7.827 GiB (8403816448 bytes)
CD-ROM, 1 track, CDDB disk ID 023BFD01
Track 1: Data track, 2.197 GiB (2358986752 bytes)
disktype: Data read failed at position 2358472704: Input/output error <=== look in "dmesg" output for detail
UDF file system
Sector size 2048 bytes
Volume name "ANIMAL_HOUSE"
UDF version 1.02
ISO9660 file system
Volume name "ANIMAL_HOUSE"
Publisher "UNIVERSAL"
Preparer "DELUXE_DIGITAL_STUDIOS_V176_O2"
Data size 7.827 GiB (8403816448 bytes, 4103426 blocks of 2 KiB)
disktype: Data read failed at position 2358378496: Input/output error <===
If you use the "dmesg" command, you'll see some "Sense codes"
dumped at the end, where the attempts to read the encrypted DVD
are failing. Still not sure what it was trying to do.
"Sense: Read of scrambled sector without authentication
After brasero has had a shot at it, exit brasero and run the
command again, I see this. And brasero had a line of output about
"keys" and it is fiddling with keys, and that's likely why this
command is now cleaner than it was.
***@b:~$ sudo disktype /dev/sr0 # My run after the Brasero rip
--- /dev/sr0
Block device, size 7.827 GiB (8403816448 bytes)
CD-ROM, 1 track, CDDB disk ID 023BFD01
Track 1: Data track, 2.197 GiB (2358986752 bytes)
UDF file system
Sector size 2048 bytes
Volume name "ANIMAL_HOUSE"
UDF version 1.02
ISO9660 file system
Volume name "ANIMAL_HOUSE"
Publisher "UNIVERSAL"
Preparer "DELUXE_DIGITAL_STUDIOS_V176_O2"
Data size 7.827 GiB (8403816448 bytes, 4103426 blocks of 2 KiB)
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https://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-dvd-ripper-software.html
[They have a list of tools\
[Backends is the important part]
libdvdcss2 – foundation for reading DVDs (deCSS???)
libdvdnav4 – DVD navigation (menus)
libdvdread4 – library for reading DVDs (deCSS???)
Since I enabled "Extras" at Linux Mint install time, that could be why these
are already installed on my Mint 21.3. I could skip this step.
libdvdcss2
libdvdnav4
libdvdread8
The advice at this point is to add:
"
sudo apt install libdvd-pkg # it is not installed, and it has the fetch script
sudo dpkg-reconfigure libdvd-pkg # Fetches deCSS source and compiles the .so file needed.
"
That should get the library off the foreign server.
Now try brasero.
sudo apt install brasero
and use the copy media function, with the destination as a "file" on the hard drive.
There will be a short delay, during the layer break. It reads from hub to outside
diameter on the first layer, and outside diameter to hub on the second layer. This
means the datarate drops down from 10MB/sec as it approaches the hub near the end
(almost like it was using CAV and not CLV).
You can mount the 8GB image after the 12 minute rip operation.
Drives which are "rip-locked" will read the DVD at 1X speed, which
is really slow. There may be a way to install optical drive firmware
to remove Rip-lock. Apparently my drive is not Rip-locked. I think
a certain brand of optical drive, they did shit like that. Drives
have Rip-lock and Region codes, as dis-incentives. With a firmware
mode, and a flashup, a drive can be made Region-Free. But for
someone with "local tastes" and nothing exotic, one Region code
may be enough.
sudo mount -t iso9660 -o loop ANIMAL_HOUSE.iso /mnt # Mounted read only, for some reason.
# [Was too lazy to make mount point...]
cd /mnt/video_ts
ls -al
...
sudo umount /mnt # clean up when done
I pointed VLC at the content, but the playback was a bit dark.
ffplay some.vob was a bit brighter.
DVDs have audio recorded at something like -15dB or so, and
you may notice that the levels aren't what you were expecting.
Mine seems to be audible, so whatever the software did, it
was loud enough this time.
When DVD navigation software is broken, the "DVD menu" plays
in a loop, and attempts to click the "PLAY" button arranged
on the screen, does not work. Playing a named VOB directly,
allows you to get on with it and play the first chapter.
On official DVDs, a meaty chapter is 1GB in size, and the last
chapter may be a fraction of 1GB. Menus are nothing but a
pain in the ass really. You think it's going to play and
it loops again. It gets worse on BluRay (apparently).
Paul