MakeMKV does not proceed beyond downloading SDF

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Hasturtium
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MakeMKV does not proceed beyond downloading SDF

Post by Hasturtium »

Hi, all. I've been using MakeMKV on Windows, macOS, and Linux for years, but I've recently put together a server with an internal Blu-ray drive that's worked well enough before, but on Xubuntu 24.04 I'm stumped. I compiled and installed the application withour errors. On running MakeMKV, the GUI loads to its initial screen where it claims to be reading my drive, but there's no visible drive activity and it stops there, pegging one core at 100% until I kill the process. Hopping to the terminal and running

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makemkvcon info /dev:/dev/sr0 --debug=~~/makemkv_debug.txt
yields the following output at the terminal:

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MakeMKV v1.17.8 linux(x64-release) started
Debug logging enabled, log will be saved as file:///home/hasturtium/MakeMKV_log.txt
DEBUG: Code 0 at }jexA76La`JjTu9fehtZ;%:29393631
Downloading latest SDF to /home/hasturtium/.MakeMKV ...
And then it stays there indefinitely, showing the same behavior. The debug output is as follows:

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Debug log started at Tue Oct 22 23:56:58 2024 , written by MakeMKV v1.17.8 linux(x64-release)
001005:0000 MakeMKV v1.17.8 linux(x64-release) started
001004:0000 Debug logging enabled, log will be saved as file:///home/hasturtium/MakeMKV_log.txt
Using 262272KB for read cache.
Network access is ENABLED, CURL version 8.5.0/OpenSSL/3.0.13/1.59.0 (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu) , proxy server not set.
001003:0020 DEBUG: Code 0 at }jexA76La`JjTu9fehtZ;%:29393631
003338:0000 Downloading latest SDF to /home/hasturtium/.MakeMKV ...
No  SDF v098: PIONEER_BD-RW___BDR-207D_1.21_LGDL049086WL
SDF auto v098: PIONEER_BD-RW___BDR-207D_1.21_LGDL049086WL
Blu-ray drive is a Pioneer BD-RE PIONEER BD-RW BDR-207D 1.21 LGDL049086WL, which worked unremarkably in Windows with MakeMKV for years. Rest of the system is as follows:
Ryzen 3200G, MSI B450 Gaming Pro Carbon AC (MS-7B85), 16GB DDR4-3200, Intel Arc A380, Xubuntu 24.04.1, kernel 6.8.0-47 . Suggestions or help are welcome.
segfaulted
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Re: MakeMKV does not proceed beyond downloading SDF

Post by segfaulted »

Does it get stuck when there's a disc in the drive, or no disc in the drive?

Also as a sanity check, see if the SDF was correctly downloaded. Does the sha1 hash match up when you run the command below?

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tar xf ~/.MakeMKV/_private_data.tar sdf_00000098.bin --to-stdout | sha1sum
0787f0d90e3481f5a99a303734b1daedf1de7a37
Are you able to register a license key from the gui? Doesn't matter if it's a beta key or full key, just register something.

And if it still freezes up, try disconnecting the drive from your machine and then start up MakeMKV once or twice.
zeroryouko
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Re: MakeMKV does not proceed beyond downloading SDF

Post by zeroryouko »

Does it get stuck when there's a disc in the drive, or no disc in the drive?
Both with and without a disc in the drive.
Also as a sanity check, see if the SDF was correctly downloaded. Does the sha1 hash match up when you run the command below?
Yes, it matches.
user@host:~$ tar xf ~/.MakeMKV/_private_data.tar sdf_00000098.bin --to-stdout | sha1sum
0787f0d90e3481f5a99a303734b1daedf1de7a37 -
Are you able to register a license key from the gui? Doesn't matter if it's a beta key or full key, just register something.
Yes, it's registered. I bought it many years ago.
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And if it still freezes up, try disconnecting the drive from your machine and then start up MakeMKV once or twice.
The problem has persisted through several reboots, as well as removing from the SATA connection in the machine entirely and attaching via USB through an adapter.

Thanks!
segfaulted
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Re: MakeMKV does not proceed beyond downloading SDF

Post by segfaulted »

I tried out Xubuntu 24.04 on a virtual machine and haven't ran into issues yet.

Does it always try to update the SDF when you run MakeMKV?
What happens if you turn off "Enable internet access" in the preferences?
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