On 18/04/17 10:19, Carlos E. R. wrote:
On 2017-04-18 11:16, jdd wrote:
Le 18/04/2017 à 11:15, Carlos E. R. a écrit :
On 2017-04-18 10:44, stakanov wrote:
sudo wodim -prcap dev=/dev/sr0 cdrecord -prcap dev=/dev/sr0 | less
cdrecord -scanbus What about the region?
Hi All, So after much investigating and back and forth with Panasonic I have discovered that this drive's firmware is locked to only play back protected DVDs in Windows. Panasonic have informed me that they have a contact with Microsoft to only allow playback on their OS. The funny thing is Windows cannot play DVDs without 3rd party software (VLC) so it all smells like BS to me. Panasonic sent me 2 drives (one blu-ray and the other DVD) both of them work fine in Windows and Linux but encrypted playback does not work in Linux. Panasonic refused to assist me in unlocking / flashing the firmware Panasonic also refused to refund me for the drive even though I am sure you will all strongly agree it is not fit for purpose and does not do as advertised (play DVDs). They also tried to pull the "we only support windows" card but it does not say that on the box. Yes it does say it supports windows but it doesn't say it does not support Linux anywhere at all, in fact they even have a driver for it on their website. Damn hypocrites. So in short the only way I would be able to watch DVDs is to illegally copy or download them. Way to prevent piracy Panasonic! You are definitely not encouraging pirate DVDs at all (seeing as you do not allow playing of my legally purchased ones). :/ So while I am battling to try to get my money back for this hunk-of-junk does anyone know of any drives that will work with encrypted DVDs? There are several on eBay but I would like to confirm one that will work before I buy would be great. The LG GS40N seems a good choice, does anyone have one of this model? Requirements: It must be slim (laptop size) It must be slot load (my case has no removable front panel, just a slot) It must at least support DVDs or CDs (not too worried about blu-ray as I only own a few of them) Alternatively, does anyone know how to flash a new firmware to my drive? Or even unlock the existing firmware? (I know absolutely nothing about this myself). Paul -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org