[mythtv-users] DVD import problems

Michael T. Dean mtdean at thirdcontact.com
Mon Nov 30 06:43:57 UTC 2009


On 11/30/2009 01:25 AM, Malc Summerton wrote:
> I'm new to MythTV and I'm experiencing a few problems, one of which is 
> importing DVDs. The Transcode fails during the import process at 
> various points. I have been "tail"-ing both mythfrontend.log & mtd.log 
> and find these during the transcode. I have so far been unable to 
> import a DVD :-(
...
> and *mtd.log*...
...
> 13:11:52: Error: DVDPerfectThread read failed for 227 blocks at 3058806

That looks to me like you're trying to copy a DRM'ed DVD.  Many 
commercial DVD's are created in such a way that reading them with a 
computer DVD drive results in errors, providing a sort of 
copy-protection--the only trade off being that doing so requires 
violating the DVD spec (where content owners don't seem to be concerned 
by such trivial matters as specifications).  Myth has no support for 
copying such DVD's--it aborts when a disk read error occurs.

So, what you have likely isn't a valid DVD--it's a RipGuard or ARccOS or 
whatever abomination.

Mike


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