Help getting blu-ray menus working

[the_sunflower]

I've been working on this problem for a few days so far and I've made no progress.

OS is manjaro linux (arch based)

VLC media player 3.0.21 Vetinari (revision 3.0.21-0-gdd8bfdbabe8)
Makemkv 1.18.2 (compiled from source because linux; installed to /usr/bin)
libmmbd is in /usr/lib natively and is not a symlink

Java versions installed:
jre-openjdk 25.u36-1
jre17-openjdk 17.0.16.u8-1 (default; confirmed via archlinux-java status)

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java -version
openjdk version "17.0.16" 2025-07-15

I live in Region A, VLC is set to region A, and the media is region A.

I have the following packages/libraries installed: libbluray libaacs aribb24 extra/vlc-plugin-aribb24 extra/vlc-plugin-bluray

When I try to open a blu-ray (either from a spinning optical disc or a backup made via mkv) I get the following loop in VLC's log:

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libbluray: Initializing overlay
main debug: creating demux: access='' demux='ts' location='' file='(null)'
main debug: looking for demux module matching "ts": 47 candidates
main debug: no demux modules matched
main debug: attempt to destroy nonexistent variable "next-chapter"
main debug: attempt to destroy nonexistent variable "prev-chapter"
main debug: attempt to destroy nonexistent variable "next-chapter"
main debug: attempt to destroy nonexistent variable "prev-chapter"
main debug: creating demux: access='' demux='ts' location='' file='(null)'
main debug: looking for demux module matching "ts": 47 candidates
main debug: no demux modules matched
main debug: ES_OUT_RESET_PCR called

That gets printed a few hundred times per second in a constant loop. Nothing ever happens. I can provide a full vlc_log if that would help. Also, despite me (trying to) follow the guides on how to get the Integration with makemkv setup, the Integration list in makemkv remains empty.

[16442496]

Does installing libbluray-bdj help?

[the_sunflower]

sudo pacman -S libbluray-bdj
error: target not found: libbluray-bdj

I already tried asking chatgpt. It hallucinates that package existing.

[georgesgiralt]

On my Ubuntu (Noble) :

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apt search libbluray*
En train de trier... Fait
Recherche en texte intégral... Fait
libbluray-bdj/noble,noble,now 1:1.3.4-1build1 all  [installé]
  bibliothèque Java de gestion des disques Blu-ray –⋅bibliothèque BD-J
....................

[standforme]

On my Ubuntu (Noble)

That's the ticket. I also normally run an Arch-based distro, like OP (Garuda, in my case), and have been batting zero, even getting and building libbluray-bdj myself. I just tried an Ubuntu 24.04 live USB stick, installed VLC and libbluray-bdj, opened the disc folder (MakeMKV disc backup, the folder containing the BDMV folder) with VLC, and got intros and menus.