Coping Dat Files

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> Why can't I copy dat files from vcd to my hard disk?
> I encounter this error :
> cp: reading `/media/cdrom/mpegav/avseq01.dat': Input/output error

Your options are:

vcdxrip - to rip the VCD tracks to mpeg
cdrdao - to create a bin cd image
mencoder - to convert VCD to divx

x86processor Posted: Aug 2 2004

Coping Dat Files

> so you mean in Linux we can't copy dat files and we should convert them to
> other formats?

VCD is a multi-session disc and hence you need to convert it to other format before copying them to hard disk (although you will be able to play them directly from the drive),

x86processor Posted: Aug 2 2004