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### Download dvdisaster

dvdisaster is available for recent versions of the FreeBSD, GNU/Linux, Mac OS X(Darwin), NetBSD and Windows operating systems. It is provided as free Software under the GNU General Public License v2 *).

Please download either the source code or a binary version from the list below. A digital signature is provided for verification that the packets are in their original state.

- The source code version contains a file `INSTALL` with further instructions for compiling it.
- For Mac OS X a ZIP archive is provided which is installed by unpacking it into an arbitrary place. Please note the special hints for Mac OS X.
- To install the binary version for Windows please execute the downloaded program and follow the dialog.

Alpha (unstable) versions - new and experimental for experienced users!

Testers are welcome for the upcoming dvdisaster release, but should be aware of remaining bugs and incompatibilities. The current unstable release is 0.79 (devel-3).

Stable version - recommended for getting started.

dvdisaster-0.72 | 31-Oct-2010

Source code for all operating systems: | dvdisaster-0.72.2.tar.bz2
Digital signature: | dvdisaster-0.72.2.tar.bz2.gpg
MD5 checksum: | 312bceef3bf9c0754cf633ed3b12eb71
Binary for Mac OS X 10.5 / x86: | dvdisaster-0.72.2.app.zip -- please read these hints first
Digital signature: | dvdisaster-0.72.2.app.zip.gpg
MD5 checksum: | 52243c1fafb9d2e496b6eb318c3e534f
Binary for Windows: | dvdisaster-0.72.2-setup.exe
Digital signature: | dvdisaster-0.72.2-setup.exe.gpg
MD5 checksum: | f80258d27354061fd9e28850ec4701a6
Hide older releases in the 0.72 version branch
| Version 0.72.1
Source code for all operating systems: | dvdisaster-0.72.1.tar.bz2
Digital signature: | dvdisaster-0.72.1.tar.bz2.gpg
MD5 checksum: | 4da96566bc003be93d9dfb0109b4aa1d
Binary for Mac OS X 10.5 / x86: | dvdisaster-0.72.1.app.zip -- please read these hints first
Digital signature: | dvdisaster-0.72.1.app.zip.gpg
MD5 checksum: | 924b5677f69473b6b87991e01779a541
Binary for Windows: | dvdisaster-0.72.1-setup.exe
Digital signature: | dvdisaster-0.72.1-setup.exe.gpg
MD5 checksum: | 34d062ddebe1a648e808d29ca4e9879f
| Version 0.72
Source code for all operating systems: | dvdisaster-0.72.tar.bz2
Digital signature: | dvdisaster-0.72.tar.bz2.gpg
MD5 checksum: | efa35607d91412a7ff185722f270fb8a
Binary for Mac OS X 10.5 / x86: | dvdisaster-0.72.app.zip -- please read these hints first
Digital signature: | dvdisaster-0.72.app.zip.gpg
MD5 checksum: | 1f28385b2b6d64b664fd416eb4c85e80
Binary for Windows: | dvdisaster-0.72-setup.exe
Digital signature: | dvdisaster-0.72-setup.exe.gpg
MD5 checksum: | cc8eb2af384917db8d6d983e1d4aac69

Most important changes in this version:

- Support for Blu-Ray media
- "Raw" reading and C2 scans for CD media
- Selectable number of reading attempts
- First native Mac OS X application bundle
- NetBSD-Port by Sergey Svishchev
- Improved media type recognition
- Info window describing inserted medium
- Improved and enhanced preferences dialog
- Reworked and enhanced documentation
- Russian translations by Igor Gorbounov
- ... and many more small changes and fixes.

Patches (small changes after version 0.72; files above have been updated):

0.72 pl2 This version introduces a workaround which prevents parallel SCSI adapters from freezing under Linux. Upward compatibility with versions 0.79.x has been improved.
The Windows and Mac OS X versions are now built with the development environment of dvdisaster 0.79.x and are therefore shipped with newer versions of the GTK+ graphical toolkit libraries. This update requires some changes in internal scripts resulting in a different checksum of the source package (the package published on Oct 31th had the md5 checksum 86110e212aa1bf336a52ba89d3daa93d and is still valid for Linux, FreeBSD and NetBSD).(07-11-2010)

0.72 pl1 Pablo Almeida provided Portuguese translations of the screen texts. Added workaround to avoid Win XP freezing on certain CD-RW/drive pairs.(08-Aug-2009)

Update: The workaround has been found to be ineffective in some cases. A better workaround is included in version 0.79.x; unfortunately it can not be easily backported into the stable version. (06-Feb-2010)

0.72 This is the first stable version of the 0.72 branch. Igor Gorbounov has completed the russian online documentation. Some minor bugs from the first release candidate have been removed.

Newer Windows versions may not display the proper screen language under certain language settings. This problem is rather complex and will be addressed in the upcoming 0.73.x releases. (04-Jul-2009)

0.72-rc1 First release candidate. (11-Apr-2009)

If the links above fail to download please try getting dvdisaster via SourceForge.

Previous release - upgrading to version 0.72 is recommended.

dvdisaster-0.70 | 04-Mar-2008

Source code for all operating systems: | dvdisaster-0.70.6.tar.bz2
Digital signature: | dvdisaster-0.70.6.tar.bz2.gpg
MD5 checksum: | c6d2215d7dd582475b19593dfa4fbdc2
Binary for Windows: | dvdisaster-0.70.6-setup.exe
Digital signature: | dvdisaster-0.70.6-setup.exe.gpg
MD5 checksum: | 82f74bebd08ab7ae783ddc5dd0bba731

The RS02 error correction method is fully supported in the graphical user interface. Images created with RS02 can be used with the adaptive reading strategy.

Julian Einwag started porting dvdisaster to Mac OS X / Darwin.

Daniel Nylander provided Swedish translations of the screen texts.

Patches (small changes after version 0.70; files above have been updated):

pl6 Rolled back support for localized file names as it broke large file support under Windows. A new handler for localized file names will first be tested in the experimental version 0.71.25. (04-Mar-2008)

pl5 Fixes a problem with newer Linux kernels which may lead to a frozen system under some circumstances. Treatment of file names containing localized characters has been improved. Contains backports of major bug fixes from 0.71.24. (24-Feb-2008).

pl4 provides better compatibility with two layered DVDs (DVD-R DL and DVD+R DL).
Some minor bugs have been fixed. (20-Jan-2007).

pl3 fixes incorrect recognization of unsupported CD formats which produced a Windows blue screen under rare circumstances. Added cancel option during RS02 initialization on DVD RW media. (10-Dec-2006).

pl2 fixes incorrect memory freeing when the program window is closed. Unpacking of documentation screen shots is fixed for PPC platforms. Only the source code archives have been updated. (03-Oct-2006).

pl1 fixes a bug in adaptive reading for RS02 which would sometimes result in reading insufficient data for a successful recovery. Adds some small improvements of documentation and usability. (30-Jul-2006)

The dvdisaster source code is also available via CVS. Some file of particular interest are:

- CHANGELOG- changes from the previous versions;
- CREDITS.en- people involved in the project;
- INSTALL - additional hints for installation;
- README - a road map of the source code archive.

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