DVD playback on external drive

[jason_nevin]

Hi

I've just purchased a Pioneer DVR106. When I try and play a DVD or start DVD Player it quits with an error saying that it can't find a valid DVD drive. Is there a fix for this?

Thanks.

[tgpo]

In DVD plater click Open VIDEO_TS folder and choose the folder on your DVD. If that doesn't work, use VLC to view it.

[jason_nevin]

Unfortunately DVD Player bombs out before I even get a chance to access the menu options. Fails immediately because it can't find a DVD player. I need to get DVD Player working if possible so that I can use DVD backup. Presumably VLC doesn't read the keys in the same way.

Cheers.

[tgpo]

Solution

[jason_nevin]

Did I miss something?

[tgpo]

According to the site, if you follow those steps it should work.

[jason_nevin]

Sorry Typo hadn't realised that your last post was a link. Duh. Looks like the solution cheers.

[Vintageman]

Or you could just install it internally and save the firewire case for another harddrive or place your internal cdrw or dvd in it. Thats what I did and you don't need to patch anything it will show up and be fully supported. And my 106D was not a Mac version just a Pioneer that can be read by PC but it works with Macs also. They all do.

[snafu099]

use external hdd for capture and also ext. usb2 nec 1300a for burrn/play.
win98se and powerdvd. No problems

[Vintageman]

snafu099 I think he has a Mac! Great advice for a PC but I think he has a Mac.

[jason_nevin]

Can't install internally because I don't have a bay on my old G3/600 eMac. Edited the program as outlined in Typo's link and all works fine. Backed-up my first DVD last night.

Thanks for all your help people.