MakeMKV Ubuntu Hangs When Scanning Disc

[Mario8494]

Hey there. I'm having an issue with MakeMKV on Ubuntu 24.04 hanging when scanning a disc.

Whenever I try to insert a DVD via an internal blu-ray player, MakeMKV scans the disc infinitely and never loads anything. I can play the video via VLC and can explore the contents of the disk in the file manager. Here's what I've tried so far:

• sudo apt update and sudo apt install (several times)
  Install MakeMKV via the Ubuntu Software app
  Install MakeMKV via this post: viewtopic.php?f=3&t=224
  Purged all MakeMKV installations and try again
  Changed cellwalk preferences

I've also enabled debugging and got the following output whenever I open MakeMKV with a disc inserted:

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Debug log started at Sat Jun 21 19:25:31 2025 , written by MakeMKV v1.18.1 linux(x64-release)
001005:0000 MakeMKV v1.18.1 linux(x64-release) started
001004:0000 Debug logging enabled, log will be saved as file:///home/mario/MakeMKV_log.txt
Using 262272KB for read cache.
001003:0020 DEBUG: Code 0 at *s,+4m-r">yFd&'k/Y<sa&:29393631
No  SDF v098: ASUS_BW-16D1HT_3.11_212012011759_KLZO83B0937
SDF id v098: ASUS_BW-16D1HT_3.11_212012011759_KLZO83B0937
No  SDF v098: ASUS_BW-16D1HT_3.11_212012011759_KLZO83B0937
SDF auto v098: ASUS_BW-16D1HT_3.11_212012011759_KLZO83B0937

I went to the ~/.MakeMKV directory and ensured the sdf file was in the _private_data.tar file. I've also manually downloaded the SDF bin from here: https://makemkv.com/sdf.bin It didn't work unfortunately.

I'm out of ideas as to what's going on at this point. Please let me know if there are any logs/other info I can provide to help out. Thanks for any and all help!

[Mario8494]

UPDATE 6/28/25: I finally fixed it! I had to uninstall MakeMKV 1.18.1 and install MakeMKV 1.17.7 for this to work.

Link to 1.17.7: https://makemkv.com/download/old/

Link on how to install: viewtopic.php?t=224

When installing 1.17.7, we wary of this when opening it for the first time: viewtopic.php?p=159208#p159208

There's something apparently wrong with 1.18.1 on Linux, so I'm just gonna stick with this version for now.

Thanks for the help guys...