MakeMKV does not proceed beyond downloading SDF

[fosskers]

I tried using the `_private_data.tar` you linked, but it didn't work for me. The `makemkvcon guiserver` process still spins forever at 100%.

[DukeFleed]

@dcoke22

Thanks, I didn't know that. I think even though it hasn't been tested, it should work for others who have this problem.

[spliffit]

I had exactly the same symptoms, my internal LG disc drive locked up at the same point. Unfortunately, I don't have access to an older version of MakeMKV, but I found that if I used my old Samsung USB disc drive instead everything burst into life. If I tried to use the internal drive afterwards, the application locked up and the only way I could get the USB drive to work was to restart the the application.

[tommyS]

can confirm, 1.17.8 does not work. using the private_data from a previous system did not work either.
what worked was downgrading back to 1.17.7.
the download links for both packages are the same as the current links pointing to the 1.17.8 versions, just replace 1.17.8 with 1.17.7.
like so:
https://www.makemkv.com/download/makemk ... 7.7.tar.gz
https://www.makemkv.com/download/makemk ... 7.7.tar.gz

[lemmegetsomemovies]

I have this exact issue on Fedora 41 on multiple machines with 1.17.9 from both FlatHub and manual install.
It works perfectly on an old macbook air I have laying around, which is the only saving grace right now.
It's clearly not the drive or the machine, it's the MakeMKV build.

[mirto]

Hi all,
I have the same problem with MakeMKV 1.17.9 on Manjaro stable updated to today.

What I've found:
* MakeMKV starts correctly without a disk
* iserting a disk results in an infinite loop
* copyng the disk with dd creating an ISO image and giving the image as input to MakeMKV works correctly and generates the MKV files

The window with the loop

makemkv_loop.png (83.42 KiB) Viewed 306 times

The makemkvcon info (interrupted with CTRL+C) and the log

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   ~/Video  LANG=C makemkvcon info dev:0 --debug=makemkv_debug.txt                                                                                                                               ✔
MakeMKV v1.17.9 linux(x64-release) started
Debug logging enabled, log will be saved as file:///home/mirto/MakeMKV_log.txt
DEBUG: Code 0 at %!`0:r|CkMG!# EZc^amvu:29393631
^C
    ~/Video  cat /home/mirto/MakeMKV_log.txt                                                                                                                                        INT ✘  2m 1s 
Debug log started at Sun Feb 16 17:50:50 2025 , written by MakeMKV v1.17.9 linux(x64-release)
001005:0000 MakeMKV v1.17.9 linux(x64-release) started
001004:0000 Debug logging enabled, log will be saved as file:///home/mirto/MakeMKV_log.txt
Using 262272KB for read cache.
Network access is ENABLED, CURL version 8.12.1/OpenSSL/3.4.0/1.64.0 (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu) , proxy server not set.
001003:0020 DEBUG: Code 0 at %!`0:r|CkMG!# EZc^amvu:29393631
No  SDF v098: HL-DT-ST_BD-RE__BH16NS55_1.05_212006181342_KLFL1BJ2441
SDF auto v098: HL-DT-ST_BD-RE__BH16NS55_1.05_212006181342_KLFL1BJ2441
    ~/Video                                                                                                                                                                                       ✔

Any suggestion?

[mirto]

can confirm, 1.17.8 does not work. using the private_data from a previous system did not work either.
what worked was downgrading back to 1.17.7.
the download links for both packages are the same as the current links pointing to the 1.17.8 versions, just replace 1.17.8 with 1.17.7.
like so:
https://www.makemkv.com/download/makemk ... 7.7.tar.gz
https://www.makemkv.com/download/makemk ... 7.7.tar.gz

Hi,
the links give a 404 error

Seems this version is no more accessible

[d00zah]

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Hi,
the links give a 404 error

Seems this version is no more accessible

They've been archived. Old versions available here.

[mirto]

...

Hi,
the links give a 404 error

Seems this version is no more accessible

They've been archived. Old versions available here.

Thanks