Blu-ray disks play in MakeMKV on one Linux Mint computer but not the other
Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2026 10:24 pm
I'm happily using MakeMKV on my laptop running Linux Mint 22.3. I installed it through the PPA and have the beta license key. Laptop has an internal Matshita Blu-ray drive model BD-MLT UJ240AF. It says Bus Encryption flags 1B for what that is worth and Highest AAC version says B2. I also have VLC installed and also previously installed the libbluray2 and libaacs0 libraries and did sudo ln -s libmmbd.so.0 /usr/lib/. It plays Blu-ray disks in VLC just fine and is able to rip Blu-rays without issue.
In contrast, on my Linx Mint 22.3 desktop, I have a 5.25 inch internal Blu-ray player HL-DT-ST model DVDRWBD CH30N (Firmware date: 2115-10-13 14:48). It says Bus encryption flags: 1E in MakeMKV, fwiw. I also have VLC installed as well as the libraries and everything same as above. Blu-rays are not reading or playing in MakeMKV or VLC on this desktop. Not sure what steps I should take to get it working. The below information is also showing in the desktop MakeMKV interface in case that is useful.
LibreDrive Information
Status: Possible, not yet enabled
Drive platform: MT1959
Any suggestions are appreciated.
In contrast, on my Linx Mint 22.3 desktop, I have a 5.25 inch internal Blu-ray player HL-DT-ST model DVDRWBD CH30N (Firmware date: 2115-10-13 14:48). It says Bus encryption flags: 1E in MakeMKV, fwiw. I also have VLC installed as well as the libraries and everything same as above. Blu-rays are not reading or playing in MakeMKV or VLC on this desktop. Not sure what steps I should take to get it working. The below information is also showing in the desktop MakeMKV interface in case that is useful.
LibreDrive Information
Status: Possible, not yet enabled
Drive platform: MT1959
Any suggestions are appreciated.