Questions tagged [dvd]
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How do I verify a GNU/Linux DVD with GPG?
Question: How can I verify that a GNU/Linux Live ISO, and only a particular Live ISO, was successfully written to a DVD? I think I first need to get the content size: curl -s -L -I <link-to-iso>...
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My backup DVD won't mount, how do I get my data back?
Before junking a corrupted Debian install (dying hard drive) I put the stuff I cared about onto a DVD+RW using either ~~xfburn or k3b~~ Uhh.... Now I don't know. Maybe I used PCManFm's builtin CD/DVD ...
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How do I burn a debian distribution ISO into a bootable disk using Fedora's command-line tools?
I've been a Fedora user "since forever" (Red Hat v1.1) but, frustrated by some issues I can't ignore, I am interested in trying both Debian and Ubuntu. Step zero was to download the latest ...
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Can I install a clonezilla image from a DVD instead of from a USB thumb drive or USB external drive?
I can install a clonezilla-created Linux image from a USB thumb drive but I'm interested in being able to use Clonezilla Live to install a clonezilla-create image that I have burned onto a DVD. I can'...
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udev rule odd behavior with bluray disc drive
I have a udev rule that runs a script when a bluray disc is loaded. I am aware of the time limit on udev scripts and so have the script run a child script with the "at now" command. The ...
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Plugging in an external DVD drive causes ls, sudo, new SSH connections refused.... what happened?
Title says it all. But I plugged in an external DVD drive into my Raspberry Pi running Raspbian. It says its Linux compatible However when I actually plug it into the device. Everything goes wrong in ...
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Making USB to SATA DVD drive show up as sr0 in Debian
I have a WH16NS40 DVD drive that I want to use on my Debian 12 virtual machine. The drive is inside a Vantec NexStar DX2 USB 3.0 external enclosure, which connects to the DVD drive via a standard SATA ...
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How to recover VOB video files in camcoder dvd with udf filesystem which appears empty but it's not
I recently discovered some old double-sided mini dvd-rw disks (2.8GB) which were used for recording video with a Sony DCR-DVD201E handycam. Both sides already had content but they were unfinalized so ...
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