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How to rip .VRO files from DVD video recorders
Someone gave me a DVD just a few days ago and I have been trying to extract the video off it to no avail... so this hint is very timely!
However, being a mere mortal, I don't have much of an idea about using the terminal and sudo... So I started a tutorial on the Terminal (at http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/ct/51but if someone knows of a better tutorial please let me know) . I think I can get up to speed on sudo but I am having trouble working out how to find the directory for the DVD in the terminal. I can find other folders no problem... (At the moment, the DVD does not appear in the Finder yet Toast sees it and it is locked...) Thank you very much in advance!
How to rip .VRO files from DVD video recorders
Assuming the DVD mounts in the Finder - do this:
How to rip .VRO files from DVD video recorders
whoops - didn't read your post properly about not mounting in the Finder
How to rip .VRO files from DVD video recorders
Thank you very much for getting back to me. Really hope I can solve this...
How to rip .VRO files from DVD video recorders
I see a few problems with what you are doing there:
1) The path has a space in it, which the command line uses to separate arguments. Spaces in paths need to either be escaped by a backslash or surrounded by quotes, as shown below: % cd /Volumes/Some\ Directoryor % cd "/Volumes/Some Directory"Your error message was probably "-bash: cd: /volumes/DVD-VR: No such file or directory" (notice, no "disc" in the error message?) 2) "sudo cd /some/directory" may get you into a directory that your user doesn't have permission to, but you'll have to preface every command in there with "sudo" (eg. "sudo ls" to list the directory). Hopefully you have permissions- to find out, try (with "% " denoting the prompt): If it shows up in there, look at the permissions. Which leads me to my favorite command line tutorial at OSXFAQ The "ls" link explains users and groups with a link to permissions. Also, the "autocompletion" link should save you a lot of time. If you don't have permission, things get more complicated. Hope this helps! Problems like this are a great way to get into the command line... --- |
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