Smartripper not getting full DVD content ??

[wangofree]

Hello
I've tried a couple of times to rip HFRedOctober - 2' 15" at about 7gb. I end up with a perfect 4.1gb mpeg, and a 6ch ac3 at 443mb. The only trouble is, I'm missing about 30 or 40 minutes of the film.

Does W98 stop dead at 4.1gb? I've got a P3 667mhz with 512mb ram.

I've scoured the forums and guides and haven't found the light.

Thanks guys.

[nFury8]

Hi

Does W98 stop dead at 4.1gb?
You're somewhat right. W98 uses the FAT file system which is limited to 4gig. This doesn't happen with Win2000 and WinXP though since these 2 versions can handle both FAT and NTFS systems, and NTFS has practically no file size limitations.
Since I havent ripped dvd's on Win98(Im using WinXP), I'm not quite sure how to go about getting your 7gig movie ripped in its entirety to your hard disk :) ,aside from suggesting you switch to Win2K or XP of course. But there maybe others here who can help you with alternative solutions without dumping Win98?

[ArdenDag]

Make sure you rip the .VOBs sectionally (most rippers have the option to rip the .VOBs in 1024 MB intervals [1 GB]) instead of all at once (IFO ripping to burn a copy). DVDdecrypter's default is the aforementioned. Unless you changed it, it should work fine on Win 98, unless I'm missing something...

[wangofree]

Thanks Ardendag
I've tried DVD Dycrypter, and it will rip the entire film, just had trouble after that. I went with a new guide that uses SR, and I guess I'll go back to Dycrpter.

I have a 7.5g hardrive @ 5600rpm and a 40g @ 7200. I'd like to install W2K on the 7.5 and keep W98 on the 40. Has anyone used 2 diff operating systems successfully?

If so, can I run W2K on one drive and store the file on the big drive using W98? Or am I dreaming?

Thanks....

[nFury8]

Has anyone used 2 diff operating systems successfully?
Yesiree. Dual-booting Win98 and Win2K is possible. I used to do it before I completely upgraded to WinXP. For optimal file compatibility though, you'll need to set both to the FAT32 file system so that Win98 can read files created in Win2K.
Here's a useful link you can check for the innards of MS OS dual-booting:
http://www.techspot.com/articles/dualboot/index.shtml (http://)
...EDITso that Win98 can read files created in Win2K .

[wangofree]

Thanks nfury8 I'll do a little more research and try it.

[jggimi]

By default, SmartRipper in Movie mode will take angle 1 of the longest program chain, and carve the resulting .vob files into 1GB chunks. If you're using a different mode, or you've made changes to SmartRipper's defaults, this may be the reason for your problem. A "4.1 GB" .vob stream should be 5 .vob files, plus an .ifo, plus a .txt file. 7GB should be 7 or 8 vobs.

[ArdenDag]

set both to the FAT32 file system so that Win2K can read files created in Win98.

I know that sounded fishy, so I read the guide. It's the other way around...

NTFS files cannot be read from a FAT 32 system (i.e. you can read files made on the NTFS hard drive or partition with windows 2k/xp, but NOT with Windows 9x/ME, NOT the other way around) but FAT 32 files can be read from an NTFS environment.

EDIT: The whole point he wanted an NTFS partition, is so he could have files larger than 4GB (to just create a direct image of his DVD to burn, I assume)

[nFury8]

I know that sounded fishy, so I read the guide. It's the other way around...
I realized I had it the other way around, and it sounded fishy too, lol. I was about to edit it but you beat me to it. I apologize for the misinformation. Thanks Arden for pointing that out.