How can I copy VCD files to HDD in RHL 9
 

In windows I simply copy .dat files from video cd to the harddisk.BUT in
GNOME or KDE when I rightclick and copy using same windows method or using command line ,I cannot copy.I get some error message.So I turned on the 32bit mode and DMA in linux eventhough I cannot copy .


Please help Me

Go to /mnt/cdrom/....{the directory where ur dat file is},
and do a cp -a *.dat ~/vcd_files/

i don't think it's that simple you should use a ripper program such as mencoder to do the job...

shouldn't really be a problem, but how about you actually TELL US what the error is.... "some error message" isn't exactly insightful....

The problem, if I recall, is that the .dat files 'point' to other sessions on the multisession disc. I believe that even a VCD with only 1 video file still has 2 sessions. By far the easiest way would be to use a ripper programme, or use mplayer to rip it.

You can use vcdxrip to rip the vcd tracks to playable mpegs. Or you can use cdrdao to make a bin/toc cd image of the vcd (Mplayer will play vcd .bins). Or you can use mplayer/mencoder to reencode the vcd to divx.