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Hi Guys ! On my ISP set-top box, one can record the television. But I cant open the resulting file. VLC gives me a black screen. Mediainfo tells me it is a BluRay : General ID : 22544 (0x5810) Complete name : TF1 - Rugby Tournoi des Six Nations (Tournoi des Six Nations 2026 4e journée - Ecosse Franc...

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Thu Mar 05, 2026 2:30 pm

On Linux, BU40N drives work better on the 1.00 firmware.

Hello,
I also have strange behavior under Linux by my BU40N.
Question : where do you find the 1.00 firmware ?
Thanks a lot in advance for your help !

Hello, In Unixes, (and Linux is a Unix variant) it is customary to tell the "launcher" what application to use to execute the code in the file. By using the "#" character, we start a comment. So a non executable line. But the "!" telle the "launcher" that some...

Thank you. I've a bunch of sdf_00000NNN.bin in the tar file !

Hi Guys,
Everything is in the title.
I just keep reference of these two files and can't find them on my 1.18.2 installation.
So I would like to know if they are needed and if yes where in Ubuntu/linux installation.
Thanks in advance.

Hello, If you are totally new to Linux, and Ubuntu, my bet is that installing from sources could be too high a step. You are lucky, though, because some of MakeMkv users have made an Ubuntu repository with packages for you to install using one command line. See the maker information here : https://l...

On my Ubuntu (Noble) :

Thanks !

Hello, I've a couple of questions, not entirely related to MakeMkv but... First of all, if I copy a DVD with MakeMkv, it produce an ISO image. so far so good. The original DVD is scrambled. OK. But is the MakeMkv ISO image also scrambled ? And how can I tell ? Another question : Suppose I want to ma...

Hello,
Have you thought that if you move config directories from your home folder to another place, all users on the system will be forced to use YOUR settings ! (and see what they are ...)
Remember that Linux emanate from Unix which is a multi user system ....

Hello, I've no problem (so far) with the latest version on Ubuntu 24.0.3 LTS. May I kindly suggest you install your MakeMkv compiling it yourself from the sources if you did not do so ? This will ensure you get all the dependencies satisfied and that the required libraries linked in the binary are t...

Hello Guys, I've a terrible back pain so I must stay indoor and seated still. What to do when you're in front of a computer ? You play with it. First, I did install ImgBurn on a Virtualbox Windows 11 machine I have. Then I made available the Linux home directory to this machine. And, after backing u...

Hello, Regarding the non functioning eject button of your drive in Linux : This is normal behavior. Once a disc is inserted, the Udev rules scan the disc and try either to mount it (data) or display an icon somewhere on your desktop. Once this icon is displayed, the disc is "locked" and, t...

Ah ?
I did one from a backup BluRay and it plays fine in my Sony player attached to my TV set.
It is the first time I do this, though, so I can't comment on other discs.
Do you know what to do to make a proper BluRay disc ? I'm curious.

Hello, I make a lot of BluRay discs from various documents I own because of the size of them. This is what I use : mkisofs -udf -iso-level "3" -input-charset "utf-8" -V <Name of Disc> -allow-limited-size -o <Name Of ISO File>.iso <Directory containing the data to put into the blu...