MakeMKVcon fails to read discs

[epsilon0]

Trying to rip Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines and Terminator: Salvation using makemkvcon (1.17.7) on a Gentoo linux machine, using an LG BP60NB10 drive with LibreDrive.

When using info, mkv, and backup commands the program fails to detect the AACS directory on the discs (AACS directory not present, assuming unencrypted disc) and during backup I see Content hash table missing, unable to verify integrity of M2TS files warnings.

Discs are part of a six disc box set. I have purchased a second set, initially suspecting a bad disc, but get the same behavior. I've seen other posts suggesting these errors indicate the discs are counterfit, but I'm hesitant to jump to that conclusion seeing as how the other discs in each set are fine. Funny thing is using HandBrakeCLI reads both of these discs just fine. Backing up the discs to file appears to work and I can play the m2ts streams from the backup.

Anyone have any thoughts on what could be going on? I'm leaning towards an internal makemkv error.

T3 info debug log:

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makemkvcon --debug=log.txt info dev:/dev/sr0
MakeMKV v1.17.7 linux(x64-release) started
Debug logging enabled, log will be saved as file:///log.txt
DEBUG: Code 0 at WiSTJN@NTi\2-7W_9]X!>f:29393631
Using LibreDrive mode (v06.3 id=4C194CE2C4D1)
Using direct disc access mode
AACS directory not present, assuming unencrypted disc
DEBUG: Code 0 at b^UV0M?hc[QBI:29393792
DEBUG: Code 21984 at CP"lFSF.pUE<Z"/pR:29397173
DEBUG: Code 0 at zM`mTgznD#Dsw{W1MI^1:29397771
DEBUG: Code 0 at 0"p&AZ$"X>4xtXR)]o`_:121262348
DEBUG: Code 0 at 0"p&AZ$"X>4xtXR)]o`_:121262210
DEBUG: Code 0 at 0"p&AZ$"X>4xtXR)]o`_:121261773
DEBUG: Code 0 at sv)4U$:w1w$dO=KR@KSK:121269179
DEBUG: Code 0 at VTA|J?9t0?=W2x9m-m:121262049
DEBUG: Code 0 at VTA|J?9t0?=W2x9m-m:121262256
Failed to decode audio/video data for title #0 - invalid mux or internal error, title skipped.
DEBUG: Code 0 at fQ4FSiYy)^Sa*R]Z:213131387
DEBUG: Code 0 at oO9l*si8)/ctbtz:213138494
DEBUG: Code 0 at ("XZgEy5_.PC}q}w:29381878
Title #00001.mpls was skipped
DEBUG: Code 21984 at CP"lFSF.pUE<Z"/pR:29397173
DEBUG: Code 0 at zM`mTgznD#Dsw{W1MI^1:29397771
DEBUG: Code 0 at 0"p&AZ$"X>4xtXR)]o`_:121262348
DEBUG: Code 0 at 0"p&AZ$"X>4xtXR)]o`_:121262210
DEBUG: Code 0 at 0"p&AZ$"X>4xtXR)]o`_:121261773
DEBUG: Code 0 at sv)4U$:w1w$dO=KR@KSK:121269179
DEBUG: Code 0 at VTA|J?9t0?=W2x9m-m:121262049
DEBUG: Code 0 at VTA|J?9t0?=W2x9m-m:121262256
Failed to decode audio/video data for title #0 - invalid mux or internal error, title skipped.
DEBUG: Code 0 at fQ4FSiYy)^Sa*R]Z:213131387
DEBUG: Code 0 at oO9l*si8)/ctbtz:213138494
DEBUG: Code 0 at ("XZgEy5_.PC}q}w:29381878
Title #00002.mpls was skipped
Title #00000.m2ts has length of 30 seconds which is less than minimum title length of 120 seconds and was therefore skipped
DEBUG: Code 0 at zM`mTgznD#Dsw{W1MI^1:29397771
DEBUG: Code 0 at 0"p&AZ$"X>4xtXR)]o`_:121262348
DEBUG: Code 0 at 0"p&AZ$"X>4xtXR)]o`_:121262210
DEBUG: Code 0 at 0"p&AZ$"X>4xtXR)]o`_:121261773
DEBUG: Code 0 at sv)4U$:w1w$dO=KR@KSK:121269179
DEBUG: Code 0 at VTA|J?9t0?=W2x9m-m:121262049
DEBUG: Code 0 at VTA|J?9t0?=W2x9m-m:121262256
Failed to decode audio/video data for title #0 - invalid mux or internal error, title skipped.
DEBUG: Code 0 at fQ4FSiYy)^Sa*R]Z:213131387
DEBUG: Code 0 at oO9l*si8)/ctbtz:213138494
DEBUG: Code 0 at ("XZgEy5_.PC}q}w:29381878
Title #00001.m2ts was skipped
DEBUG: Code 0 at zM`mTgznD#Dsw{W1MI^1:29397771
DEBUG: Code 0 at 0"p&AZ$"X>4xtXR)]o`_:121262348
DEBUG: Code 0 at 0"p&AZ$"X>4xtXR)]o`_:121262210
DEBUG: Code 0 at 0"p&AZ$"X>4xtXR)]o`_:121261773
DEBUG: Code 0 at sv)4U$:w1w$dO=KR@KSK:121269179
DEBUG: Code 0 at VTA|J?9t0?=W2x9m-m:121262049
DEBUG: Code 0 at VTA|J?9t0?=W2x9m-m:121262256
Failed to decode audio/video data for title #0 - invalid mux or internal error, title skipped.
DEBUG: Code 0 at fQ4FSiYy)^Sa*R]Z:213131387
DEBUG: Code 0 at oO9l*si8)/ctbtz:213138494
DEBUG: Code 0 at ("XZgEy5_.PC}q}w:29381878
Title #00002.m2ts was skipped
Title #00003.m2ts has length of 33 seconds which is less than minimum title length of 120 seconds and was therefore skipped
File 00004.m2ts was added as title #0
File 00005.m2ts was added as title #1
File 00006.m2ts was added as title #2
Title #00007.m2ts has length of 110 seconds which is less than minimum title length of 120 seconds and was therefore skipped
File 00008.m2ts was added as title #3
File 00009.m2ts was added as title #4
File 00010.m2ts was added as title #5
File 00011.m2ts was added as title #6
Title #00012.m2ts has length of 96 seconds which is less than minimum title length of 120 seconds and was therefore skipped
Title #00013.m2ts has length of 10 seconds which is less than minimum title length of 120 seconds and was therefore skipped
Title #00014.m2ts has length of 12 seconds which is less than minimum title length of 120 seconds and was therefore skipped
Title #00015.m2ts has length of 23 seconds which is less than minimum title length of 120 seconds and was therefore skipped
Title #00016.m2ts has length of 5 seconds which is less than minimum title length of 120 seconds and was therefore skipped
Title #00017.m2ts has length of 0 seconds which is less than minimum title length of 120 seconds and was therefore skipped
Operation successfully completed
Total 7 titles
Title  0
0 Video Mpeg4 AVC High@L4.1
1 Audio Dolby Digital

Title  1
0 Video Mpeg4 AVC High@L4.1
1 Audio Dolby Digital

Title  2
0 Video Mpeg4 AVC High@L4.1
1 Audio Dolby Digital

Title  3
0 Video Mpeg4 AVC High@L4.1
1 Audio Dolby Digital

Title  4
0 Video Mpeg4 AVC High@L4.1
1 Audio Dolby Digital

Title  5
0 Video Mpeg4 AVC High@L4.1
1 Audio Dolby Digital

Title  6
0 Video Mpeg4 AVC High@L4.1
1 Audio Dolby Digital

T3 backup debug log:

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makemkvcon --debug=log.txt --decrypt backup disc:0 /unpool/movies/Terminator_3\:_Rise_of_the_Machines_\(2003\)/raw/
MakeMKV v1.17.7 linux(x64-release) started
Debug logging enabled, log will be saved as file:///home/mech/MakeMKV_log.txt
DEBUG: Code 0 at WiSTJN@NTi\2-7W_9]X!>f:29393631
Using LibreDrive mode (v06.3 id=4C194CE2C4D1)
Backing up disc into folder "file:///unpool/movies/Terminator_3:_Rise_of_the_Machines_(2003)/raw/"
AACS directory not present, assuming unencrypted disc
Content hash table missing, unable to verify integrity of M2TS files.
DEBUG: Code 0 at WiSTJN@NTi\2-7W_9]X!>f:29393631
Backup done
Backup done.

T3 HandBrakeCLI verbose log:

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HandBrakeCLI --scan --verbose=0 -i /dev/sr0
[18:23:03] Compile-time hardening features are enabled
[18:23:03] hb_init: starting libhb thread
[18:23:03] thread 7f91d27096c0 started ("libhb")
HandBrake 1.6.1 (2024060200) - Linux x86_64 - https://handbrake.fr
4 CPUs detected
Opening /dev/sr0...
[18:23:03] CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-6300 CPU @ 3.80GHz
[18:23:03]  - Intel microarchitecture Skylake
[18:23:03]  - logical processor count: 4
[18:23:03] hb_scan: path=/dev/sr0, title_index=1
Scanning title 1 of 1, 0.00 %[18:23:11] scan: BD has 17 title(s)
[18:23:11] bd: scanning title 1
[18:23:11] bd: playlist 00001.MPLS
[18:23:11] bd: duration is 01:49:00 (6540867 ms)
[18:23:11] bd: video id=0x1011, stream type=H.264, format 1080p
[18:23:11] bd: aspect = 16:9
[18:23:11] bd: audio id=0x1100, lang=English (AC3), 3cc=eng
[18:23:11] bd: audio id=0x1101, lang=Francais (AC3), 3cc=fra
[18:23:11] bd: audio id=0x1102, lang=español (AC3), 3cc=spa
[18:23:11] bd: audio id=0x1103, lang=English (AC3), 3cc=eng
[18:23:11] bd: audio id=0x1104, lang=English (AC3), 3cc=eng
[18:23:11] bd: audio id=0x1105, lang=English (AC3), 3cc=eng
[18:23:11] bd: subtitle id=0x1200, lang=English [PGS], 3cc=eng
[18:23:11] bd: subtitle id=0x1201, lang=English [PGS], 3cc=eng
[18:23:11] bd: subtitle id=0x1202, lang=Francais [PGS], 3cc=fra
[18:23:11] bd: subtitle id=0x1203, lang=español [PGS], 3cc=spa
[18:23:11] bd: chap 1, 216799 ms
[18:23:11] bd: chap 2, 125667 ms
[18:23:11] bd: chap 3, 209709 ms
[18:23:11] bd: chap 4, 132298 ms
[18:23:11] bd: chap 5, 294752 ms
[18:23:11] bd: chap 6, 242909 ms
[18:23:11] bd: chap 7, 155363 ms
[18:23:11] bd: chap 8, 198156 ms
[18:23:11] bd: chap 9, 196738 ms
[18:23:11] bd: chap 10, 175550 ms
[18:23:11] bd: chap 11, 167125 ms
[18:23:11] bd: chap 12, 180138 ms
[18:23:11] bd: chap 13, 241741 ms
[18:23:11] bd: chap 14, 92759 ms
[18:23:11] bd: chap 15, 278236 ms
[18:23:11] bd: chap 16, 199991 ms
[18:23:11] bd: chap 17, 128294 ms
[18:23:11] bd: chap 18, 219427 ms
[18:23:11] bd: chap 19, 151568 ms
[18:23:11] bd: chap 20, 340715 ms
[18:23:11] bd: chap 21, 165373 ms
[18:23:11] bd: chap 22, 135552 ms
[18:23:11] bd: chap 23, 188855 ms
[18:23:11] bd: chap 24, 267934 ms
[18:23:11] bd: chap 25, 169502 ms
[18:23:11] bd: chap 26, 214964 ms
[18:23:11] bd: chap 27, 248581 ms
[18:23:11] bd: chap 28, 158575 ms
[18:23:11] bd: chap 29, 124999 ms
[18:23:11] bd: chap 30, 119369 ms
[18:23:11] bd: chap 31, 201784 ms
[18:23:11] bd: chap 32, 166416 ms
[18:23:11] bd: chap 33, 430763 ms
[18:23:11] bd: chap 34, 250 ms
[18:23:11] bd: title 1 has 34 chapters
[18:23:11] scan: decoding previews for title 1
[18:23:11] scan: title angle(s) 1
Scanning title 1 of 1, preview 1, 10.00 %[18:23:11] scan: audio 0x1103: ac3, rate=48000Hz, bitrate=192000 English (AC3) (2.0 ch) (Dolby Surround) (192 kbps)
[18:23:11] scan: audio 0x1104: ac3, rate=48000Hz, bitrate=192000 English (AC3) (2.0 ch) (Dolby Surround) (192 kbps)
[18:23:11] scan: audio 0x1105: ac3, rate=48000Hz, bitrate=192000 English (AC3) (2.0 ch) (Dolby Surround) (192 kbps)
[18:23:11] scan: audio 0x1100: ac3, rate=48000Hz, bitrate=640000 English (AC3) (5.1 ch) (640 kbps)
[18:23:11] scan: audio 0x1101: ac3, rate=48000Hz, bitrate=640000 Francais (AC3) (5.1 ch) (640 kbps)
[18:23:11] scan: audio 0x1102: ac3, rate=48000Hz, bitrate=640000 español (AC3) (5.1 ch) (640 kbps)
Scanning title 1 of 1, preview 10, 100.00 %[18:23:14] scan: 10 previews, 1920x1080, 23.976 fps, autocrop = 146/144/0/0, aspect 16:9, PAR 1:1, color profile: 1-1-1, chroma location: left
[18:23:14] stream: 4 good frames, 0 errors (0%)
[18:23:14] libhb: scan thread found 1 valid title(s)
+ title 1:
  + playlist: 00001.MPLS
  + duration: 01:49:00
  + size: 1920x1080, pixel aspect: 1/1, display aspect: 1.78, 23.976 fps
  + autocrop: 146/144/0/0
  + chapters:
    + 1: duration 00:03:37
    + 2: duration 00:02:06
    + 3: duration 00:03:30
    + 4: duration 00:02:12
    + 5: duration 00:04:55
    + 6: duration 00:04:03
    + 7: duration 00:02:35
    + 8: duration 00:03:18
    + 9: duration 00:03:17
    + 10: duration 00:02:56
    + 11: duration 00:02:47
    + 12: duration 00:03:00
    + 13: duration 00:04:02
    + 14: duration 00:01:33
    + 15: duration 00:04:38
    + 16: duration 00:03:20
    + 17: duration 00:02:08
    + 18: duration 00:03:39
    + 19: duration 00:02:32
    + 20: duration 00:05:41
    + 21: duration 00:02:45
    + 22: duration 00:02:16
    + 23: duration 00:03:09
    + 24: duration 00:04:28
    + 25: duration 00:02:50
    + 26: duration 00:03:35
    + 27: duration 00:04:09
    + 28: duration 00:02:39
    + 29: duration 00:02:05
    + 30: duration 00:01:59
    + 31: duration 00:03:22
    + 32: duration 00:02:46
    + 33: duration 00:07:11
    + 34: duration 00:00:00
  + audio tracks:
    + 1, English (AC3) (5.1 ch) (640 kbps) (iso639-2: eng), 48000Hz, 640000bps
    + 2, Francais (AC3) (5.1 ch) (640 kbps) (iso639-2: fra), 48000Hz, 640000bps
    + 3, español (AC3) (5.1 ch) (640 kbps) (iso639-2: spa), 48000Hz, 640000bps
    + 4, English (AC3) (2.0 ch) (Dolby Surround) (192 kbps) (iso639-2: eng), 48000Hz, 192000bps
    + 5, English (AC3) (2.0 ch) (Dolby Surround) (192 kbps) (iso639-2: eng), 48000Hz, 192000bps
    + 6, English (AC3) (2.0 ch) (Dolby Surround) (192 kbps) (iso639-2: eng), 48000Hz, 192000bps
  + subtitle tracks:
    + 1, English [PGS]
    + 2, English [PGS]
    + 3, Francais [PGS]
    + 4, español [PGS]

HandBrake has exited.

[segfaulted]

Those messages aren't really errors per se. You were able to make a backup of the full disc, right?

Most movies usually come encrypted with AACS, so being able to view the discs plainly with Handbrake does suggest (to me at least) that it's an unusual disc, if not counterfeit. How big was the backup? Was it something in the 40 watt range ~40 gigabyte range? If the total size is closer to 25gb, that'd also count as unusual.

[epsilon0]

Thanks. These are definitely unusual. The directory sizes are listed below:

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Terminator_3:_Rise_of_the_Machines_(2003)
22K     ./MAKEMKV
15K     ./CERTIFICATE
23G     ./BDMV

Terminator_Salvation_(2009)
90K     ./CERTIFICATE
22G     ./BDMV
122K    ./MAKEMKV

These all appear to be burned discs (BD-R), based on their data layer appearance. Going to look into it further to see if this is a bad manufacturing run or bad counterfeits.

[segfaulted]

Those characteristics are screaming "counterfeit discs" in my mind.

• No AACS encryption?
• Less than 25GB (single-layer disc) for a whole movie?
• Bluish/purple colored underside?

None of those are manufacturing failures.

[Turiya]

Any updates on this?

I've got what I suspect is the same 6 Disc Set "Terminator 6 - Film Collection", "T 1-6" on the cover.

T3 and Salvation both refuse to open.

All the discs throw the AACS error, but unlike T3 and Salvation, the others all decode just fine.

Disc Information
Label: TERMINATOR_3
Timestamp: 2023-12-14 03:05:53
Data capacity: 22.55 Gb
Disc type: BD-R
Number of layers: 1
Channel bit length: 74,5 nm (25.0 GB max. per layer)

Comparing to a collection of movies I bought off the shelf at a Brick and Mortar, I do suspect maybe the whole set is counterfeit, as instead of BD-R, the off the shelf set IDs as BD-ROM

Disc Information
Label: BTTF_UPB75
Timestamp: 2020-08-14 15:14:09
Protection: AACS v68
Data capacity: 38.37 Gb
Disc type: BD-ROM
Number of layers: 2
Channel bit length: 74,5 nm (25.0 GB max. per layer)

[segfaulted]

All the discs throw the AACS error, but unlike T3 and Salvation, the others all decode just fine.

That sounds like a counterfeit. Finding a BD-R disc in a boxset is not normal.

The listing on blu-ray.com says all 6 discs in the collection are dual-layer BD-50 discs.

[Turiya]

Just checked all the discs, they ALL report as BD-R.

Sad days, guess it's going back and I'll track down either another source, or just build my own from singles.

I appreciate the insight.