Re: [TUHS] TUHS Digest, Vol 43, Issue 1

Hi, I have the same problem with an old floppy disk (2,5). Any Ideas what I can do? Thanks a lot and kid regards, Christopher On Thu, 1 Nov 2007, tuhs-request(a)minnie.tuhs.org wrote: > Date: Thu, 01 Nov 2007 12:00:01 +1000 > From: tuhs-request(a)minnie.tuhs.org > Reply-To: tuhs(a)minnie.tuhs.org > To: tuhs(a)minnie.tuhs.org > Subject: TUHS Digest, Vol 43, Issue 1 > > Send TUHS mailing list submissions to > tuhs(a)minnie.tuhs.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://minnie.tuhs.org/mailman/listinfo/tuhs > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > tuhs-request(a)minnie.tuhs.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > tuhs-owner(a)minnie.tuhs.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of TUHS digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Recovering flaky CDs (asbesto) > 2. Re: Recovering flaky CDs (James Petts) > 3. Re: Recovering flaky CDs (asbesto) > 4. Re: Recovering flaky CDs (Warner Losh) > 5. Re: Recovering flaky CDs (Angus Robinson) > 6. Re: Recovering flaky CDs (Wilko Bulte) > 7. Re: Recovering flaky CDs (James Petts) > 8. Re: Recovering flaky CDs (asbesto) > 9. Re: Recovering flaky CDs (Wilko Bulte) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2007 10:22:33 +0100 > From: asbesto <asbesto(a)freaknet.org> > Subject: Re: [TUHS] Recovering flaky CDs > To: Al Kossow <aek(a)bitsavers.org> > Cc: tuhs(a)minnie.tuhs.org > Message-ID: <20071031092233.GC14989(a)freaknet.org> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-15 > > Tue, Oct 30, 2007 at 04:26:14PM -0700, Al Kossow wrote: > >>> Is there anybody on this list who knows a way of recovering flaky CDs? >> Easiest first step is try using different kinds of CD/CD-R/DVD-R drives. >> I have found some 'unreadable' CDs could be read using a DVD drive. > > I remember a very old SONY cd-rom reader capable of reading very > damaged cd! It was the SONY CDU-33A, it has his > own controller, so was not an IDE or SCSI drive. But it can be > connected to an old soundcard like Spectrum or other similars, > having some cdrom interfaces. > > sorry for my bad english :) > > > > > -- > [ 73 de IW9HGS : freaknet medialab : radiocybernet : poetry hacklab] > [ http://freaknet.org/asbesto - http://papuasia.org/radiocybernet ] > [ NON SCRIVERMI USANDO LETTERE ACCENTATE! - NON MANDARMI ALLEGATI ] > [ *I DELETE* EMAIL > 100K, ATTACHMENTS, HTML, M$-WORD DOC and SPAM ] > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2007 08:25:00 -0800 > From: "James Petts" <jpetts(a)operamail.com> > Subject: Re: [TUHS] Recovering flaky CDs > To: asbesto <asbesto(a)freaknet.org> > Cc: tuhs(a)minnie.tuhs.org > Message-ID: <20071031162500.832803AA648(a)ws5-8.us4.outblaze.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: asbesto <asbesto(a)freaknet.org> >> To: "Al Kossow" <aek(a)bitsavers.org> >> Subject: Re: [TUHS] Recovering flaky CDs >> Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2007 10:22:33 +0100 >> >> >> Tue, Oct 30, 2007 at 04:26:14PM -0700, Al Kossow wrote: >> >>>> Is there anybody on this list who knows a way of recovering flaky CDs? >>> Easiest first step is try using different kinds of CD/CD-R/DVD-R drives. >>> I have found some 'unreadable' CDs could be read using a DVD drive. >> >> I remember a very old SONY cd-rom reader capable of reading very >> damaged cd! It was the SONY CDU-33A, it has his >> own controller, so was not an IDE or SCSI drive. But it can be >> connected to an old soundcard like Spectrum or other similars, >> having some cdrom interfaces. >> >> sorry for my bad english :) >> >> > > Those CD Doctor "cleaners" (they actually do a minor > resurfacing of the disc) have rescued several discs > for me. > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2007 17:47:36 +0100 > From: asbesto <asbesto(a)freaknet.org> > Subject: Re: [TUHS] Recovering flaky CDs > To: James Petts <jpetts(a)operamail.com> > Cc: tuhs(a)minnie.tuhs.org > Message-ID: <20071031164736.GB22786(a)freaknet.org> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-15 > > Wed, Oct 31, 2007 at 08:25:00AM -0800, James Petts wrote: > >>>>> Is there anybody on this list who knows a way of recovering flaky CDs? >>>> Easiest first step is try using different kinds of CD/CD-R/DVD-R drives. >>>> I have found some 'unreadable' CDs could be read using a DVD drive. >>> I remember a very old SONY cd-rom reader capable of reading very >>> damaged cd! It was the SONY CDU-33A, it has his >>> own controller, so was not an IDE or SCSI drive. But it can be >> Those CD Doctor "cleaners" (they actually do a minor >> resurfacing of the disc) have rescued several discs >> for me. > > A great problem I had some time ago was a sort of oxydation of the > cd material; this seem to happen using very bad cd brands. i had > this horrible problems with "SEANTRAM" and "PRINCO" cd's; the > princo cd was literally unreadable after only 6 months of age! > > > -- > [ 73 de IW9HGS : freaknet medialab : radiocybernet : poetry hacklab] > [ http://freaknet.org/asbesto - http://papuasia.org/radiocybernet ] > [ NON SCRIVERMI USANDO LETTERE ACCENTATE! - NON MANDARMI ALLEGATI ] > [ *I DELETE* EMAIL > 100K, ATTACHMENTS, HTML, M$-WORD DOC and SPAM ] > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2007 10:56:29 -0600 (MDT) > From: Warner Losh <imp(a)bsdimp.com> > Subject: Re: [TUHS] Recovering flaky CDs > To: jpetts(a)operamail.com > Cc: tuhs(a)minnie.tuhs.org, asbesto(a)freaknet.org > Message-ID: <20071031.105629.104123720.imp(a)bsdimp.com> > Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=us-ascii > > From: "James Petts" <jpetts(a)operamail.com> > Subject: Re: [TUHS] Recovering flaky CDs > Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2007 08:25:00 -0800 > >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: asbesto <asbesto(a)freaknet.org> >>> To: "Al Kossow" <aek(a)bitsavers.org> >>> Subject: Re: [TUHS] Recovering flaky CDs >>> Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2007 10:22:33 +0100 >>> >>> >>> Tue, Oct 30, 2007 at 04:26:14PM -0700, Al Kossow wrote: >>> >>>>> Is there anybody on this list who knows a way of recovering flaky CDs? >>>> Easiest first step is try using different kinds of CD/CD-R/DVD-R drives. >>>> I have found some 'unreadable' CDs could be read using a DVD drive. >>> >>> I remember a very old SONY cd-rom reader capable of reading very >>> damaged cd! It was the SONY CDU-33A, it has his >>> own controller, so was not an IDE or SCSI drive. But it can be >>> connected to an old soundcard like Spectrum or other similars, >>> having some cdrom interfaces. >>> >>> sorry for my bad english :) >>> >>> >> >> Those CD Doctor "cleaners" (they actually do a minor >> resurfacing of the disc) have rescued several discs >> for me. > > I've used cdparanoia to recover badly damaged audio disks. Are there > not similar programs for data disks? > > Warner > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2007 19:15:09 +0200 > From: Angus Robinson <angus(a)fairhaven.za.net> > Subject: Re: [TUHS] Recovering flaky CDs > To: Warner Losh <imp(a)bsdimp.com> > Cc: tuhs(a)minnie.tuhs.org, asbesto(a)freaknet.org > Message-ID: <4728B81D.40304(a)fairhaven.za.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > > > Warner Losh wrote: >> From: "James Petts" <jpetts(a)operamail.com> >> Subject: Re: [TUHS] Recovering flaky CDs >> Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2007 08:25:00 -0800 >> >> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: asbesto <asbesto(a)freaknet.org> >>>> To: "Al Kossow" <aek(a)bitsavers.org> >>>> Subject: Re: [TUHS] Recovering flaky CDs >>>> Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2007 10:22:33 +0100 >>>> >>>> >>>> Tue, Oct 30, 2007 at 04:26:14PM -0700, Al Kossow wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>>> Is there anybody on this list who knows a way of recovering flaky CDs? >>>>>> >>>>> Easiest first step is try using different kinds of CD/CD-R/DVD-R drives. >>>>> I have found some 'unreadable' CDs could be read using a DVD drive. >>>>> >>>> I remember a very old SONY cd-rom reader capable of reading very >>>> damaged cd! It was the SONY CDU-33A, it has his >>>> own controller, so was not an IDE or SCSI drive. But it can be >>>> connected to an old soundcard like Spectrum or other similars, >>>> having some cdrom interfaces. >>>> >>>> sorry for my bad english :) >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> Those CD Doctor "cleaners" (they actually do a minor >>> resurfacing of the disc) have rescued several discs >>> for me. >>> >> >> I've used cdparanoia to recover badly damaged audio disks. Are there >> not similar programs for data disks? >> >> Warner >> > > Dont know how true it is but the local paper here was running a story > about some students using goverment condoms to fix scratched cd's. They > worked for 3 uses. Never tried it as most of the stuff i have on cd i > can get again. > > Regards, > Angus > >> _______________________________________________ >> TUHS mailing list >> TUHS(a)minnie.tuhs.org >> https://minnie.tuhs.org/mailman/listinfo/tuhs >> >