[ale] problems ripping with abcde

[Björn Gustafsson]

That status line comes from cdparanoia.  The "V" apparently indicates
a scratch in the media.  It's not impossible that it's from something
like a speed problem or disc density, but usually that program is
pretty accurate in how it represents the media.

http://xiph.org/paranoia/faq.html#progbar

2007/10/30, Geoffrey <lists at serioustechnology.com>:
> I've ripped a number of disks with abcde, (thanks Ray).  I came to one
> that produced errors at track 22.  I don't see any visible damage on the
> disk.  About 1/3 the way through the track, the drive sounds like it
> spins down, although the process continues.  the progress output starts
> showing '+' signs and eventually goes to 'V'.  I can't find any
> documentation on what these mean though.  It's obvious it's not good as
> the ascii 'face' goes from it's typical :-) to :-P to :-(
>
> Is it possible that it's simply the number of tracks on this disk that's
> causing the problem?  That doesn't make sense to me.
>
> If I try to rip any track 22 or higher, they all present errors of one
> time or another.
>
> --
> Until later, Geoffrey

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Bj?rn Gustafsson