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Mikeismad wrote: Tue Feb 17, 2026 4:26 pm Ok thanks for the feedback. I placed the file in the correct directory and now and it is seeing it, but I'm still getting the same error. Then when I reviewed the Disc ID entry it says "NOTVALIDATED". Could this be the issue?

SamuriHL wrote: Tue Feb 17, 2026 5:56 pm

Mikeismad wrote: Tue Feb 17, 2026 4:26 pm Ok thanks for the feedback. I placed the file in the correct directory and now and it is seeing it, but I'm still getting the same error. Then when I reviewed the Disc ID entry it says "NOTVALIDATED". Could this be the issue?

That has nothing to do with it. But I'm telling you right now, "I placed the file in the correct directory and now and it is seeing it" <-- No. You wouldn't know if it's "seeing it" or not. The only way to know that is if it opens a disc that was previously giving you the key issue that then opens once the keydb.cfg is updated. So your premise is incorrect about MakeMKV "seeing it". It's not.

/tmp # ls -l /root/.config/aacs/KEYDB.cfg 
-rwxr--r-- 1 root root 62330000 Feb 17 10:06 
/root/.config/aacs/KEYDB.cfg 
/tmp # /opt/makemkv/bin/makemkvcon -r info disc:0 
MSG:1005,0,1,"MakeMKV v1.18.3 linux(x64-release) started","%1 started","MakeMKV v1.18.3 linux(x64-release)" DRV:0,2,999,12,"BD-RE ASUS BW-16D1HT 3.10 KLFN7EB0918","PEE WEES BIG ADVENTURE","/dev/sr0" 
DRV:1,256,999,0,"","","" 
DRV:2,256,999,0,"","","" 
DRV:3,256,999,0,"","","" 
DRV:4,256,999,0,"","","" 
DRV:5,256,999,0,"","","" 
DRV:6,256,999,0,"","","" 
DRV:7,256,999,0,"","","" 
DRV:8,256,999,0,"","","" 
DRV:9,256,999,0,"","","" 
DRV:10,256,999,0,"","","" 
DRV:11,256,999,0,"","","" 
DRV:12,256,999,0,"","","" 
DRV:13,256,999,0,"","","" 
DRV:14,256,999,0,"","","" 
DRV:15,256,999,0,"","","" 
MSG:1011,0,1,"Using LibreDrive mode (v06.3 id=0FA242DD4D0B)","%1","Using LibreDrive mode (v06.3 id=0FA242DD4D0B)" MSG:3007,0,0,"Using direct disc access mode","Using direct disc access mode" 
MSG:5050,0,2,"Evaluation version, 30 day(s) out of 30 remaining","Evaluation version, %1 day(s) out of %2 remaining","30","30" 
MSG:5085,0,0,"Loaded content hash table, will verify integrity of M2TS files.","Loaded content hash table, will verify integrity of M2TS files." 
MSG:3338,0,2,"Downloading latest HK to /root/.MakeMKV ...","Downloading latest %1 to %2 ...","HK","/root/.MakeMKV" MSG:3339,0,1,"Automatic HK downloading is disabled or failed.","Automatic %1 downloading is disabled or failed.","HK" MSG:3332,16908288,2,"Saved AACS dump file as file:///root/.MakeMKV/MKB20_v82_PEE-WEE'S_BIG_ADVENTURE_4301.tgz","Saved %1 dump file as %2","AACS","file:///root/.MakeMKV/MKB20_v82_PEE-WEE'S_BIG_ADVENTURE_4301.tgz" MSG:3303,16777216,0,"The volume key is unknown for this disc - video can't be decrypted","The volume key is unknown for this disc - video can't be decrypted" 
MSG:5010,0,0,"Failed to open disc","Failed to open disc" TCOUNT:0

Mikeismad wrote: Tue Feb 17, 2026 8:49 pm

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/tmp # ls -l /root/.config/aacs/KEYDB.cfg 
-rwxr--r-- 1 root root 62330000 Feb 17 10:06 
/root/.config/aacs/KEYDB.cfg 
/tmp # /opt/makemkv/bin/makemkvcon -r info disc:0 
MSG:1005,0,1,"MakeMKV v1.18.3 linux(x64-release) started","%1 started","MakeMKV v1.18.3 linux(x64-release)"
MSG:3332,16908288,2,"Saved AACS dump file as file:///root/.MakeMKV/MKB20_v82_PEE-WEE'S_BIG_ADVENTURE_4301.tgz"
...

bladerunner911 wrote: Tue Feb 17, 2026 4:20 pm Thanks keydb_helper for the note about SamuriHL's KeyDBTool, I did actually use this first, but didn't realise it could be used in the way you suggested - still pretty new at this sorry for wasting time and bandwidth!
My 'All The President's Men' UHD disk is now being read in makemkv correctly, so all good.
Thanks to everyone for making these tools and being so helpful!

AverageMean wrote: Tue Feb 17, 2026 5:45 pm Is there a Mac friendly version of this tool?

keydb_helper wrote: Tue Feb 17, 2026 9:18 pm
The KEYDB.cfg file needs to go in the same directory as your generated disc dump files. In your case, this means you'll need to copy /root/.config/aacs/KEYDB.cfg to /root/.MakeMKV/KEYDB.cfg

Mikeismad wrote: Tue Feb 17, 2026 8:49 pm Ok so when I tried to run this from the MakeMKV console, I thought this meant that since the Host Keys automatic download failed that it was looking al the KEYDB.cfg file instead. If this is not the case, I'm going to try to get this work on my Windows machine instead.

SamuriHL wrote: Tue Feb 17, 2026 9:38 pm

Mikeismad wrote: Tue Feb 17, 2026 8:49 pm Ok so when I tried to run this from the MakeMKV console, I thought this meant that since the Host Keys automatic download failed that it was looking al the KEYDB.cfg file instead. If this is not the case, I'm going to try to get this work on my Windows machine instead.

Additionally to what you were told above which is absolutely correct, the automatic download is for the MakeMKV hashed keys which is how MakeMKV acquires its own keys. The KeyDB is a completely separate entity that has nothing to do with the automated HK downloads. Meaning, even if the HK downloads were successful, if the key is not known to MakeMKV yet, the KeyDB would still be used. And finally, I would fix the automatic download issue. It's likely DNS related or it's turned off in your MakeMKV settings. That way you can source keys from both MakeMKV HK and the KeyDB at the same time, giving you the best chance to decrypt all your titles going forward.

MSCloude115 wrote: Wed Feb 18, 2026 3:09 am Here's the dump for Five Nights at Freddy's 2 UHD.
MKB20_v82_Five_Nights_at_Freddy's_2_262C.tgz

keydb_helper wrote: Wed Feb 18, 2026 3:42 am

MSCloude115 wrote: Wed Feb 18, 2026 3:09 am Here's the dump for Five Nights at Freddy's 2 UHD.
MKB20_v82_Five_Nights_at_Freddy's_2_262C.tgz

Thanks MSCloude115, but your link is not publicly accessible so it cannot be downloaded or processed. Please generate a new link when you get a chance and verify that it is accessible in private browsing/incognito mode before posting it here.