DVD/CD-RW reads CD's and DVD4's fine, but chokes on DVD9's..

mckeed · Post by **mckeed** » Mon Dec 29, 2003 12:16 am

sometimes in smartripper you need to start playing the dvd before running it to unlock the whole disc. just don't close the dvd player until smartripper loads.

madmag9999 · Post by **madmag9999** » Mon Dec 29, 2003 12:44 am

i already tried that mckeed but thanx for the input

klinky · Post by **klinky** » Mon Dec 29, 2003 12:55 am

DVD9's are dual-layer discs and require more precision in reading, if your drive is cheaply made then it may not be able to do this properly. Also if it is not functioning correctly, then anything could happen really.

I'd invest in a standalone Lite-On DVD drive and see if things improve

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Brad · Post by **Brad** » Mon Dec 29, 2003 4:55 pm

Well once again, this is my brother's computer, and if I was desperate enough, I could just take my DVD-ROM from my computer and install it in his, but I'd rather avoid having to do that every time I want to rip a DVD9.. but if nothing can be done about it, then ah well :-\

Brad · Post by **Brad** » Mon Dec 29, 2003 5:29 pm

Well, I just tried running SmartRipper as the movie was playing and that seemed to do the trick! (at least for Mononoke, which was the only DVD9 I could get to actually PLAY).