Dear All I am getting the errors below when I execute the command dd if=/dev/dvd of=dvd1.iso Any ideas? Thanks in advance, Paul -------------------------------- Mar 24 23:21:16 mypc kernel: hdf: command error: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error } Mar 24 23:21:16 mypc kernel: hdf: command error: error=0x54 { AbortedCommand LastFailedSense=0x05 } Mar 24 23:21:16 mypc kernel: ide: failed opcode was: unknown Mar 24 23:21:16 mypc kernel: ATAPI device hdf: Mar 24 23:21:16 mypc kernel: Error: Illegal request -- (Sense key=0x05) Mar 24 23:21:16 mypc kernel: Logical block address out of range -- (asc=0x21, ascq=0x00) Mar 24 23:21:16 mypc kernel: The failed "Read 10" packet command was: Mar 24 23:21:16 mypc kernel: "28 00 00 13 35 f8 00 00 40 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 " Mar 24 23:21:16 mypc kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev hdf, sector 5036000 Mar 24 23:21:16 mypc kernel: printk: 118 messages suppressed. Mar 24 23:21:16 mypc kernel: Buffer I/O error on device hdf, logical block 1259000 Mar 24 23:21:16 mypc kernel: Buffer I/O error on device hdf, logical block 1259001 Mar 24 23:21:16 mypc kernel: Buffer I/O error on device hdf, logical block 1259002 Mar 24 23:21:18 mypc kernel: Buffer I/O error on device hdf, logical block 1259003 Mar 24 23:21:18 mypc kernel: Buffer I/O error on device hdf, logical block 1259004 Mar 24 23:21:18 mypc kernel: Buffer I/O error on device hdf, logical block 1259005 Mar 24 23:21:18 mypc kernel: Buffer I/O error on device hdf, logical block 1259006 Mar 24 23:21:18 mypc kernel: Buffer I/O error on device hdf, logical block 1259007 Mar 24 23:21:18 mypc kernel: Buffer I/O error on device hdf, logical block 1259008 Mar 24 23:21:18 mypc kernel: Buffer I/O error on device hdf, logical block 1259009 Mar 24 23:21:18 mypc kernel: hdf: command error: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error } Mar 24 23:21:18 mypc kernel: hdf: command error: error=0x54 { AbortedCommand LastFailedSense=0x05 } Mar 24 23:21:18 mypc kernel: ide: failed opcode was: unknown Mar 24 23:21:18 mypc kernel: ATAPI device hdf: Mar 24 23:21:18 mypc kernel: Error: Illegal request -- (Sense key=0x05) Mar 24 23:21:18 mypc kernel: Logical block address out of range -- (asc=0x21, ascq=0x00) Mar 24 23:21:18 mypc kernel: The failed "Read 10" packet command was: Mar 24 23:21:18 mypc kernel: "28 00 00 13 36 38 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 " Mar 24 23:21:18 mypc kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev hdf, sector 5036256 Mar 24 23:21:18 mypc kernel: hdf: command error: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error } Mar 24 23:21:18 mypc kernel: hdf: command error: error=0x54 { AbortedCommand LastFailedSense=0x05 } Mar 24 23:21:18 mypc kernel: ide: failed opcode was: unknown Mar 24 23:21:18 mypc kernel: ATAPI device hdf: Mar 24 23:21:18 mypc kernel: Error: Illegal request -- (Sense key=0x05) Mar 24 23:21:18 mypc kernel: Logical block address out of range -- (asc=0x21, ascq=0x00) Mar 24 23:21:18 mypc kernel: The failed "Read 10" packet command was: Mar 24 23:21:18 mypc kernel: "28 00 00 13 36 39 00 00 3f 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 " Mar 24 23:21:18 mypc kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev hdf, sector 5036260