Can't find source...

[Styro]

DS never shows a 'source' drive/device. I've got a Sony DRU500a and using WinXP - no real serious problems using this drive. DVD Decrypter can see my DVD drive and the Daemon tools virutal drive(s) without any problems. What do I need to get DS to see my drive(s) and allow DVD Decrypter to do its thing and start this process?

TIA!

-- Styro

 

[MackemX]

WinXP should really see it and it may need some system files updating

do you have any virtual drive software running?

can it not even see the drive letter? I know sometimes device names are not displayed

 

[Styro]

WinXP should really see it and it may need some system files updating

WinXP and all other applications see the drive fine. DS is the only app that cannot see the drive.

do you have any virtual drive software running?

Yes. I have Virtual DAEMON tools v3.44 running. This has had no effect. DS cannot see the virtual disc either.

There wouldn't happen to be a maximum on the drives/devices that DS can use/search? The error I get complains about 'VI' not being a video DVD (or somesuch).

can it not even see the drive letter? I know sometimes device names are not displayed

I click on the drop-list in DS and the list is empty, blank, null...

I was hoping that your app would provide a quick and efficient method of eliminating those annoying warnings, trailers, and other garbage. But until I can get this running, I'm stuck using the manual method.

-- Styro

 

[MackemX]

Yes. I have Virtual DAEMON tools v3.44 running. This has had no effect. DS cannot see the virtual disc either.

There wouldn't happen to be a maximum on the drives/devices that DS can use/search? The error I get complains about 'VI' not being a video DVD (or somesuch).

try removing the virtual drives and turning off Daemon and see what happen

I don't know if there is a limit on devices but I doubt it is your issue

 

[Styro]

try removing the virtual drives and turning off Daemon and see what happen

Same as before I installed the virtual drives - nothing in drop-list.

I don't know if there is a limit on devices but I doubt it is your issue

Yeah, I was just throwing that out there. I have also reinstalled/upgraded the ASPI driver(s), and installed the OCX files found elsewhere in this forum.

This has got me stumped.

 

[MackemX]

did you add both the files from the thread and associate them?

have you installed the VB runtime files?

something on your system is conflicting and I thought it may be the virtual drive. I know Alchol 120% upsets my system as it cannot see the drive names but it does still see the drive letters. Daemon works fine on my system without affecting the drive names

 

[Styro]

did you add both the files from the thread and associate them?

have you installed the VB runtime files?

something on your system is conflicting and I thought it may be the virtual drive. I know Alchol 120% upsets my system as it cannot see the drive names but it does still see the drive letters. Daemon works fine on my system without affecting the drive names

Second attempt (forum timed out - weird)...

I installed the OCX files and registered/associated them. Also installed the VB runtime files (I had higher version files). No effect.

Moved the dvd-burner up to the other drives/partitions to close the gap in drive assignments - no effect.

What criteria are you using to determine if a drive has a video DVD loaded? It appears that DS may be scanning the drive, but whatever it is looking at/for is not meeting the standard.

If I may put forward a suggestion for a feature - how about a switch that disables DS scanning the drives. DS just lists the drives, starts the ripping app, then scans the resulting files. Produce a detailed error messagebox if all is not correct, otherwise process as normal.

-- Styro

 

[Burdzy]

Error Message

The error I get complains about 'VI' not being a video DVD (or somesuch).
-- Styro

Whats the exact error message that you are getting? Are you getting it when you first start up DS or when you are clicking on the drop-downlist? It's entirely possible that it has nothing to do with your dvd rom drive. If you get an error anywhere before the box is filled, then it is entirely possible that the fill_Dropdownlist function is never getting called so it is empty.

What kind of DVD are you trying to use? Is it a regular movie, or is it an Anime, or a VCD instead of a DVD? If you look at the contents of the disc in Windows Explorer, is there a VIDEO_TS and AUDIO_TS folder showing?? And does it happen with all DVD's or just that one??

Hopefully we can get this problem fixed soon so you can see how well DS really works!!

-Burdzy

 

[Styro]

Whats the exact error message that you are getting? Are you getting it when you first start up DS or when you are clicking on the drop-downlist? It's entirely possible that it has nothing to do with your dvd rom drive. If you get an error anywhere before the box is filled, then it is entirely possible that the fill_Dropdownlist function is never getting called so it is empty.

What kind of DVD are you trying to use? Is it a regular movie, or is it an Anime, or a VCD instead of a DVD? If you look at the contents of the disc in Windows Explorer, is there a VIDEO_TS and AUDIO_TS folder showing?? And does it happen with all DVD's or just that one??

Hopefully we can get this problem fixed soon so you can see how well DS really works!!

-Burdzy

I'm getting the error when I click on "Rip using DVD Decrypter" button. Error pops-up "The Disk in drive VI is no Video DVD! This can't be processed!" The source drop-list is empty and dropping the list just continues to show empty space.

I've tried lots of different DVDs. Some have just the standard VIDEO_TS and AUDIO_TS, others have more 'features'. I have tried some archive backups. All have resulted in the same empty source drop-list.

-- Styro

 

[MackemX]

Drive VI? That's new to me

what is your system setup regarding Hard Drives and ROM's etc?

I wish I could pop round your house and give DS a polite touching of my foot upon it's rear . I'm sure I could sort it out if I was at your PC as nothing gets past me

It's 100 times harder doing it via a forum

 

[MackemX]

I installed the OCX files and registered/associated them. Also installed the VB runtime files (I had higher version files). No effect.

can your mailbox accept 2.5MB?

I have some install files you can try but it's 2.5MB so let me know

 

[Styro]

My drive setup...

C: Boot ~15GB
D: Temp ~2GB
E: Main ~98GB
F: Dest ~27GB
H: Back ~37GB
G: DVD+-RW (Sony DRU-500a)

C, D and E are on primary HD. F & H are single partition HDs. Burner used to be on Z:, but for these tests I moved it up to G.

If this forum supports pics, let me know if you want/need any posted.

2.5MB should not be an issue.

-- Styro

 

[Arianos]

Greetings and a happy new year
I suppose you are using DVDDecrypter 3.1.7.
Does the error message come from DVDDecrypter or DVDStripper?. A snapshot (as described in the FAQ) would be most valuable.
Drive VI is puzzling.
If I were you, I would try uninstalling the DVDRom drives and restart. XP is pretty good at fixing itself up.

 

[Styro]

I downgraded back to DD 3.1.7 from 3.1.9 after purchasing DS.

The error appears to come from DS. It does not appear that DS even calls DD to start ripping.

I'll review the FAQ for snapshots and get something up later.

I'll look into reloading the DVD. Maybe one of the drivers attached to the DVD is pooching the works.

-- Styro

 

[MackemX]

2.5MB should not be an issue.
-- Styro

email me using the Contact email address so I can send files

it's in the About under Contact or click HERE

 

[Burdzy]

Small Program to test rather than the whole install

Greetings and a happy new year
I suppose you are using DVDDecrypter 3.1.7.
Does the error message come from DVDDecrypter or DVDStripper?. A snapshot (as described in the FAQ) would be most valuable.
Drive VI is puzzling.
If I were you, I would try uninstalling the DVDRom drives and restart. XP is pretty good at fixing itself up.

From a programmers point of view, I am going to guess that the problem is originating from DVDStripper. What is happening, is for whatever reason the combobox that is suppose to be filled with drive letters isn't getting filled, and when you click on use DVDDecryptor, it grabs the value that is in the combobox and sends that to DVDDevrypter, so it is basically sending a blank value wich ain't good. I just wrote a really quick VB program that will add all of your DVD drives (And Virtual drives) to a combobox if you want to send me an e-mail (CLICK HERE), I can send it over to you and see if it works. If it does, I will post the code and see if that will help out the DS crew in there trouble-shooting. The file is only 20k, but it may help shed some light on the situation
-Burdzy

 

[MackemX]

Thanks for the help Burdzy, I appreciate it

I've just sent the VB setup files, so maybe that may also help

I'm sure we will have Styro ripping DVD's soon, instead of ripping his hair out

 

[Styro]

Thanks for your help.

I'll start processing these mails in a couple hours. The boss is requesting I actually do some work today...

-- Styro

 

[Styro]

Well...

MackemX - whatever that did, it had no effect.

Burdzy - Combo-box showed my DVD drive.

See attachments...

 

[Styro]

Ok, maybe that German setup had some effect - Nero refuses to function.

So how do I remove this software? Running "st6unst.exe" just spewed some German at me (seemed to trying to tell me to uninstall using some other method not available on WinXP).

-- Styro