Makemkv no usable optical drives. (I use a Mac, so I can't show you directly.

1; 2; 3; 42 Dec 3, 2020 · MSG:5042,0,0,"The program can't find any usable optical drives. To make the optical drive's visible again I could either disable the Ransomware Protection completely or just add the Makemkv exe files as an exception. Dave Jun 18, 2021 · Trying to navigate manually to the drive, the /media folder is not seen. I found the /dev/sr0 and /dev/sg4 devices on my TS-664 (QTS 5. Jul 24, 2022 · I am using an external LG blu-ray disk drive that has worked great on my other distros. Dave I'm using a Surface Pro 3 laptop with an external USB Pioneer Blu-ray drive. sh: exited 0. Nov 14, 2021 · When I start the program, I get this message. I've tried setting the parameters and I don't think I fully understand how to do that. The optical disc is on /dev/sr0 and /dev/sg0 as confirmed by running the container without passing any devices with the --device f I'm using a Surface Pro 3 laptop with an external USB Pioneer Blu-ray drive. Jun 26, 2020 · [cont-init. Problem persists on a PC with i7-2600k, 16GB RAM, Z77Board and several hdds running with the latest Windows 10 Insider Preview and also a freshly setup Laptop with Windows Build 1511 and all the newest updates. Feb 21, 2017 · I'm using a Surface Pro 3 laptop with an external USB Pioneer Blu-ray drive. Dec 6, 2021 · The ISO needs to be mounted on a virtual drive. I've moved the install folder from "Program Files (x84)" to just "Program Files" (I have no "Program Files (x32) folder). . It runs well Jan 21, 2022 · From the unRAID forum, I know that some people having trouble with their drive mentioned that a reboot fixed their issue. Sep 29, 2019 · The BluRay drive is the same, plugged over USB 3, and the OS is Win 10 up to date as well. Help?? THANKS!!!! Hi, I have used this product successfully in the past on a different win10 pc with the same bluray drive used here. I'm using MakeMKV v1. 1. 22. Mar 23, 2021 · The problem is the same for all the operating systems - MakeMKV asks if there are optical drives, and the operating system says "Nope, you can't see any". Jun 21, 2016 · MakeMKV makes a call to Windows asking about optical drives. 1 x64 bit and I recently just added a Pioneer BDR-209D blu-ray burner. So it seems Makemkv cannot find any optical drives on my laptop now. 1 darwin(x64-release) started As you can see no optical drive is referenced in the entire command. I tried debug, this is what I get: Debug log started at Wed Jun 17 02:48:44 2020 , written by MakeMKV v1. Then run MakeMKV it’ll pick it up every time. Dec 7, 2021 · As you can see no optical drive is referenced in the entire command. The Log output for the right drives: [cont-init. This is the first time using this software on this win10 pc. com MakeMKV support forum. x series version of the app. Jun 19, 2024 · So it seems Makemkv cannot find any optical drives on my laptop now. " So, I made a link from my dvd drive which is designated '/dev/sr0' to /dev/dvd' and still no go. Dec 6, 2021 · As you can see no optical drive is referenced in the entire command. sh: executing Jun 20, 2019 · your config looks good to me, sadly i have no optical drive attached to my server so i cant really help debugging this :-(, it SHOULD be as simple as passing through the drive via the --device flag as you've attempted to do, so at this point im not sure what i can suggest other than googling around to see if anybody else has had similar experience with optical drive pass-through. Optical drives can write data, but CD-ROMs are read-only 1. Dave Oct 10, 2021 · Re: makemkv can't find any usable optical drives -Windows 10 Pro- Post by Woodstock » Sat Oct 09, 2021 12:50 pm Windows 10 does not, by default, allow low-level access to REMOVABLE MEDIA, as part of the "anti ransomware protection", unless the software has been signed by Microsoft as "safe". Sep 16, 2023 · Re: MakeMKV v1. Click Start, type regedit in the Start Search box, and then press ENTER. sh: found optical drive [/dev/sr0, /dev/sg1], but it is not usable because: [cont-init ] 54-check-optical-drive. Aug 29, 2015 · The program starts, but says "The program can't find any usable optical drives" This is the same drive I've used before, though maybe not with Yosemite (it's been almost a year since I've ripped something on this setup). Not in my case. 0 win(x64-release) started An update. sh: --> the host device /dev/sr0 is not exposed to the container. Aug 4, 2023 · However with this kernel MakeMKV no longer recognizes my usb-attached blu-ray drives. ), before attempting to use MakeMKV from the AUR. Only difference, I log to my desktop using Remote Desktop. please help See full list on leawo. I had read one user a while back fixed it by ensuring they installed MakeMKV in the 64-bit Program Files folder. If so, they will lock up the drive and when you run makemkv again it can't find any drives. MakeMKV v1. sh: --> the host device /dev/sg0 is not exposed to the container. It's even listed as a DVD/CD-ROM-Drive called "PIONEER BD-RW BDR-208D USB Device" in the device manager. Jun 18, 2020 · So it seems Makemkv cannot find any optical drives on my laptop now. 3-zen1-1-zen kernel. 8. Help?? THANKS!!!! It either can't read the optical drive, or it wont read the disc. May 27, 2019 · If your drive has one of these firmwares, and there is no MK version of the same firmware/drive model or higher number, you will have to sidegrade to Asus 3. Jun 20, 2019 · I am unable to get it detect my USB DVD drive. " Any help would be much appreciated. conf Exit Reboot After this my drive has been found (pioneer drive) This also helps for Nero not be able to find a usable drive. Application exited at Tue Nov 12 19:07:52 2019 Below is the log from the last run on the failing hard drive: Debug log started at Tue Nov 05 17:50:54 2019 , written by MakeMKV v1. Dave Jun 25, 2020 · So it seems Makemkv cannot find any optical drives on my laptop now. 17. May 2, 2009 · Re: MakeMKV w/ Windows 7 - No usable optical drives? Post by dandirk » Mon May 04, 2009 11:36 am Turn off AHCI aka put sata drives in legacy or IDE mode from the bios. And I have the makemkv container to rip my Blu-ray discs. 12. 7 win(x64-release) started The program can't find any usable optical drives. My solution for now is either logging in locally (no remote session), or executing the program with administrator rights. so I did that and the problem seemed to go away until I tried a new disc a few days later. My next step is to buy an external drive to rip my movies through my windows pc and transfer to the server. MakeMKV will work without access to May 3, 2021 · It's even listed as a DVD/CD-ROM-Drive called "PIONEER BD-RW BDR-208D USB Device" in the device manager. Help?? THANKS!!!! Although I hadn't made any changes to my setup I am suddenly getting this message when I open MakeMKV Operating system blocked access to optical drive "\Device\CdRom0". I've encountered this issue in the past and resolved it with the fixes from the forums, but those have not worked this time. Thanks, Cragar The program can't find any usable optical drives. MakeMKV is the only program not able to recognize the drive. Only fix I know is to use an external drive (buy a USB3 external case), and power it off/on. Jun 17, 2020 · MKV gives the can't find a usable optical drive. I have a USB drive. 04. And when doing so, it seems that any non administrator user just cannot do much with the optical drive. Here is the procedure to apply on a standalone computer : 1. I cannot format any disk in Explorer, and MakeMKV gives me the very same message like yours. 1 darwin(x64-release) started Jul 9, 2019 · The problem is the same for all the operating systems - MakeMKV asks if there are optical drives, and the operating system says "Nope, you can't see any". Re: MakeMKV w/ Windows 7 - No usable optical drives? Post by dandirk » Mon May 04, 2009 11:36 am Turn off AHCI aka put sata drives in legacy or IDE mode from the bios. Re: makemkv can't find any usable optical drives -Windows 10 Pro- Post by Woodstock » Sat Oct 09, 2021 12:50 pm Windows 10 does not, by default, allow low-level access to REMOVABLE MEDIA, as part of the "anti ransomware protection", unless the software has been signed by Microsoft as "safe". Dave Oct 9, 2021 · Re: makemkv can't find any usable optical drives -Windows 10 Pro- Post by Woodstock » Sat Oct 09, 2021 12:50 pm Windows 10 does not, by default, allow low-level access to REMOVABLE MEDIA, as part of the "anti ransomware protection", unless the software has been signed by Microsoft as "safe". 0 win(x64-release) 001005:0000 MakeMKV v1. When using drive in an enclosure don’t run makemkv until you’ve put a disc in the drive, closes the tray, and hear the drive start to read the disc, you’ll hear it making noise, like. However, that is via the OS. 3. I'm wondering if I can go back to an earlier version. Jul 1, 2017 · Optical Disc Drives; ↳ UHD drives; ↳ Drives for sale, Flashing Services, where to buy ↳ LibreDrive drives; OS-specific forums; ↳ MakeMKV for Mac OS X; ↳ MakeMKV for Linux; MKV file processing and playback; Advanced MakeMKV usage; Archive; Forum and Website discussions Hi i did everything as described but it will not recognize my Optical Drive. Please check "disable direct access" in MakeMKV preferences on IO tab and restart the application. d] 95-check-optical-drive. 2. Downloaded MakeMKV and loaded up a blu ray in the drive and keep getting met with the error ''The program can't find any usable optical drives. ) As you can see no optical drive is referenced in the entire command. MakeMKV not working with LG WH16NS40? by isamu » Sun Jul 14, 2024 12:11 am. However, nothing I can do seems to get MakeMKV to see that drive nor the builtin DVD rom. Nov 12, 2019 · 005042:0000 The program can't find any usable optical drives. I have heard about snap programs not seeing the system but I have imagined that could be by design, at least in some cases (a program might want to "see" just what it needs etc). If you are accessing a computer using Remote Desktop (RDP) and try ripping an optical media (DVD, BD) using MakeMKV (or any other similar software for that matter May 27, 2024 · So it seems Makemkv cannot find any optical drives on my laptop now. I was looking into Blu-Ray support for Linux, and tried various options (running a Windows-compatible player through Wine, trying workarounds with VLC, etc. If the OS does mount it, then I can navigate to the files just fine. 10MK (for compatible ASUS 5. If you receive the User Account Control dialog box, click Continue. What can be wrong and how can I fix it? Any help or information would be greatly appreciated. 25) or (BU40N 1. d/sg. Dave Apr 12, 2020 · Hi, I'm trying to rip some DVDs onto our NAS, running on Ubuntu 18. 5 Jun 19, 2020 · So it seems Makemkv cannot find any optical drives on my laptop now. 4 days ago · Optical Disc Drives. Search the internet for that and figure out where you can grant MakeMKV access to the optical drive. 5 I assume you have an optical drive connected to your system… Windows 10 has something called ransomware protection. 1 to v1. 1 darwin(x64-release) started MakeMKV v1. The kernel recognizes them correctly, they show up as /dev/sr0 and /dev/sr1, and they still auto-mount blu-rays correctly, showing the disc title and contents. Even the logs show it has access, but when I open the web ui, it says no optical drives. For me the problem occurred on Win10 after an update from MS which added Ransomware Protection. Although I hadn't made any changes to my setup I am suddenly getting this message when I open MakeMKV Operating system blocked access to optical drive "\Device\CdRom0". "The program can't find any usable optical drives. Aug 3, 2019 · The problem is the same for all the operating systems - MakeMKV asks if there are optical drives, and the operating system says "Nope, you can't see any". If Windows says there are none, that's what MakeMKV reports. 1 darwin(x64-release) Using 262272KB for read cache. Another with a faulty SATA connector. The program can't find any usable optical drives. Sep 22, 2020 · Hi everyone, This is my first post here, so apologies if it seems like I’m still getting into the proverbial swing of things. 5-10 seconds after closing the tray. 5. Dave MKV gives the can't find a usable optical drive. So, I also added links to /dev/sr0 as /dev/cdrom, /dev/cdrw, and /dev/dvdrw. UHD drives. 13. 4 on Arch Linux, using 6. Help?? THANKS!!!! Apr 10, 2022 · The program can't find any usable optical drives. 15. Optical drive refers to hardware that reads or writes data from DVDs, CDs, and Blu-rays, while CD-ROM is a read-only disc type. This was an issue we faced as Solus users and it's remedied (for a native application) via: sudo modprobe sg Jun 17, 2020 · There was one with some protection software (Not in my case). Apr 7, 2020 · The disc is being read by the OS (Windows), but not MakeMKV. " As you can see no optical drive is referenced in the entire command. Dec 17, 2016 · I am new to MakeMKV and have not been able to rip my DVDs yet due to the message: ''Can't find any usable optical drives. The last version I had installed was a 1. Dave Feb 23, 2019 · hi, all I haven't used the programme for a while, it's saying (The program can't find any usable optical drives. When I load MKV, the DVD icon is grayed out and the onscreen message says that MKV "Can't find any usable optical drives. Dave Apr 21, 2021 · I can mount and access the drive no problem via normal methods, and as mentioned, previous version worked perfectly fine. I've attempted rebooting and that hasn't worked. I have added Extra Parameters: --device /dev/sr0 --device /dev/sg9 but MakeMKV states "The program can't find any usable optical drives". It still does not fInd any usable optical drives. Jun 18, 2020 · MKV gives the can't find a usable optical drive. With our without a disc the program isn't recognizing the disc drive. Jan 12, 2018 · makemkv reports no usable optical drives, although the container starts sucsessfully, if i unplug the drive the container will not start. This is the first time I've installed MakeMKV on Arch. sh: found optical drive [/dev/sr0, /dev/sg0], but it is not usable because: [cont-init. Not sure what changed in the latest version to break this. Mar 4, 2010 · The program can't find any usable optical drives. Try VirtualCloneDrive. The BETA version requires administrative privileges for drive access. I recently updated from v1. I've tried the 3 different MakeMKV options on community apps. Dave I'm trying to backup RWBY Volume 1 and Windows recognizes the disc just fine, but Make MKV gives me this: MakeMKV v1. '' Any tips? I have already tried running as administrator, uninstalling and reinstalling, and updating my cpu. 0# ls -la /dev/sg* crw-rw---- 1 root 6 21, 0 Jul 17 16:56 /dev/sg0 Jan 5, 2017 · MakeMKV asks Windows for available optical drives. 2, and am experiencing the issue where the optical drive isn't found. Help?? THANKS!!!! May 23, 2020 · Although I hadn't made any changes to my setup I am suddenly getting this message when I open MakeMKV Operating system blocked access to optical drive "\Device\CdRom0". 03. You would think that MakeMKV would not care, but, apparently, Windows does, because MakeMKV asks on start up, "What optical drives are there?", and relies upon the operating system to respond with a proper list. " Any ideas or should I open a bug with MakeMKV When I open Make MKV with logging enabled I get the following: FAILURE: Code 3221225488 at )UY,~n7mb(PpEB:213130927 Vista 64: No usable optical drive. 16. A thread on GitHub got me useful information. 4, docker community edition 19. It’s like MakeMKV initializes so fast it can miss Jun 26, 2017 · [cont-init ] 54-check-optical-drive. Sep 28, 2019 · I cannot format any disk in Explorer, and MakeMKV gives me the very same message like yours. 1 darwin(x64-release) started Sep 26, 2021 · Although I hadn't made any changes to my setup I am suddenly getting this message when I open MakeMKV Operating system blocked access to optical drive "\Device\CdRom0". ' This message pops up after the DVD is inserted in the DVD tray and after MakeMKV has performed a scan. 2. 3 linux(x64-release) started The program can't find any usable optical drives. 1 darwin(x64-release) started Nov 10, 2019 · the time. Post by mike admin » Wed Jul 15, 2009 7:39 am There is a known problem with some drives on AHCI controller under vista. Searching the forum did not lead me to anything. I've tried the new version and just uninstalled and tried the previous version Debug log started at Sun Jul 17 00:38:25 2022 , written by MakeMKV v1. It was working then the code no longer was correct. 03MK LG Slim drives ONLY) respectively. I have my first unraid server set up. I'm using a Surface Pro 3 laptop with an external USB Pioneer Blu-ray drive. Jun 25, 2020 · So it seems Makemkv cannot find any optical drives on my laptop now. I'm simply trying to convert an iso on a hard drive in \users\bill to an MKV file onto the same drive in \users\bill\AmericanPresident. Thank you in advance for any help you can provide. When I put a blu-ray in, the link appears in Thunar and it created a folder on my desktop for the blu-ray. (I use a Mac, so I can't show you directly. MakeMKV was built from the Arch AUR. I have an externally connected BlueRay/DVD Drive:BD-CMB UJ-120 - The OS recognizes a disc is installed MacOS 10. 2 of the Docker image: edit container's settings and change the Repository to jlesage/makemkv:v1. To work around this issue, you need to disable the security policy that prevent optical disk access. Program needs to be run as administrator to access the drive. 10. It will mount ALL CD's,a ll DVD's (So far) and some Blu-Rays. This error is due to a Windows security policy (that is locally enforced by default, and could be enforced by GPO if within an Active Directory domain). makemkv. 5 win(x64-release) Using 262272KB for read cache. 5 win(x64-release) started The program can't find any usable optical drives. 5 win(x64-release) started The XKEYBOARD keymap compiler (xkbcomp) reports: Warning: Could not resolve keysym XF86BrightnessAuto Warning: Could not resolve keysym XF86DisplayOff Warning: Could not resolve keysym XF86Info Warning: Could not resolve keysym XF86AspectRatio Warning: Could not resolve keysym XF86DVD Warning: Could not resolve keysym XF86Audio Warning: Could Jul 18, 2014 · Hi there, I'm getting the following problem. I restarted the PC, restarted MakeMKV and those didn't work. In this case, MakeMKV v1. Jan 11, 2020 · Hi, I have used this product successfully in the past on a different win10 pc with the same bluray drive used here. Jan 24, 2018 · The program can't find any usable optical drives. 1 darwin(x64-release) started Another related problem, check and see if there are zombie makemkvcon processes. 14. 5 Jul 1, 2018 · The program can't find any usable optical drives. Aug 17, 2023 · FAQs About MakeMV Can’t Find Optical Drive Is an optical drive the same as a CD-ROM? An optical drive and CD-ROM are related concepts, but they are different. MakeMKV doesn't work directly with ISO files, only discs (or virtual discs). Sep 28, 2019 · The BluRay drive is the same, plugged over USB 3, and the OS is Win 10 up to date as well. Starting from 1. This will clear the zombies and next run of makemkv will see your drive as normal. I can attach the complete batch file if that would help anyone wanting to look at my problem. Jul 1, 2018 · The program can't find any usable optical drives. However MakeMKV prints the message "The program can't find any usable optical drives. I have windows 8. MKV gives the can't find a usable optical drive. ) hence the disc isn't showing up. It is also possible that Windows is restricting that level of access, which can be checked by asking it to run MakeMKV as administrator (right click on the icon to get that option). From the console I can see the DVD has been passed through: sh-5. [cont-init. Exit all Windows-based programs. 5 It's even listed as a DVD/CD-ROM-Drive called "PIONEER BD-RW BDR-208D USB Device" in the device manager. Jul 13, 2009 · Re: The program can't find any usable optical drives. Help?? THANKS!!!! hi, all I haven't used the programme for a while, it's saying (The program can't find any usable optical drives. 11 win(x64-release) started The program can't find any usable optical drives. Oct 4, 2019 · Drive not been found is a common problem, here is how i fixed it on Manjaro Open a Terminal, Note: running with sudo does not work su root Enter your Password echo sg > /etc/modules-load. sh: no usable Jun 26, 2017 · Hi Djoss, So, both of my makemkv dockers suddenly can no longer access either of my blu-ray drives. please help Jan 11, 2020 · Hi, I have used this product successfully in the past on a different win10 pc with the same bluray drive used here. Dave As you can see no optical drive is referenced in the entire command. I uninstalled it and reinstalled the program and inserted the new key. I have only ONE user account on my pc and of course the user is the administrator. Thanks in advance for any help. org Jun 21, 2016 · MakeMKV makes a call to Windows asking about optical drives. 1) have a set of permissions out of the box limiting them to only the built-in admin account. I'm not sure if this is the best place to ask, so let me know if it should go elsewhere. It's free and easy. The usual issue is permissions; Windows will not show an optical drive to anyone but an Administrator, for example, or any remote user, without modifying system permissions. Still getting the same message. If Windows doesn't respond to that request, MakeMKV doesn't assume that it is wrong. Mar 1, 2022 · I do not have any optical drives on this system but I used windows 10 on this system without issue. OS X is able to mount the disc fine, oddly enough. NOTE: For an optical drive to be detected by MakeMKV, no usable optical drive found. 02MK for compatible LG 5. The usual things I'd suggest (unplugging and replugging the drive, resetting the machine), you've already done, if you've been moving the drive between machines. I looked online and found a potential solution for Win10 to allow the program to bypass Ransomware Protections, but that machine is a work computer and it prevents me from accessing that part of Windows Defender. d] 54-check-optical-drive. Help?? THANKS!!!! So it seems Makemkv cannot find any optical drives on my laptop now. I chose the later option and now Makemkv works again. In any event, I’ll get straight to the point. To check if the issue is related to the new MakeMKV version, you can try version 1. sh: looking for usable optical drives [cont-init. Help?? THANKS!!!! As you can see no optical drive is referenced in the entire command. 0. 5 The program can't find any usable optical drives. 8 the /dev/sgX that corresponds to drive is required . 25 drives ONLY) or (LG WH16NS60 1. I am using an external LG blu-ray disk drive that has worked great on my other distros. 0 win(x64-release) started Aug 9, 2021 · It's even listed as a DVD/CD-ROM-Drive called "PIONEER BD-RW BDR-208D USB Device" in the device manager. 4 linux can't find any usable optical drives Post by Jarva » Sun Sep 24, 2023 8:28 am Registered just to post my findings because I experienced the exact same issue using Arch (EndeavourOS) and building from AUR. 001005:0000 MakeMKV v1. ","The program can't find any usable optical drives. www. I configured it to have access to the drive. Uninstalled and reinstalled via Flatpak to double check, restarted, same issues. But what's the purpose of a snap of MakeMKV that doesn't see the optical drive? Although I hadn't made any changes to my setup I am suddenly getting this message when I open MakeMKV Operating system blocked access to optical drive "\Device\CdRom0". Sep 29, 2020 · Make MKV can't find any usable optical drives even as Administrator Post by iggy12345 » Tue Sep 29, 2020 12:35 am As the title states, I installed makemkv on windows 10, it worked the first day, but when I rebooted, suddenly it didn't work anymore, I've tried reinstalling, deleting the cdarbiter service and then reinstalling? It's even listed as a DVD/CD-ROM-Drive called "PIONEER BD-RW BDR-208D USB Device" in the device manager. The last successful access was on February 7th. Now I'm unable to read a disc. It appears that I may be missing some module that would allow MakeMKV to recognize the BluRay drive that I have connected via USB. mrlixe hqq dgvig tnzhz wmrfm zgfe ivdf uwuo yhxjp efzq