[Jankster]

I recently installed Kodi and really like it so far. My first job is to get all my movies organized and into the Library. I'm using method 1 and making a folder for each movie file inside the source directory.

I have several .ISO files that I ripped from DVDs that I own. I put the ISO inside the folder, but when I try to play the DVD/ISO, Kodi insta-crashes.

Everything is default - no addons or skins - until I am more familiar with Kodi.

Linux distribution: Debian 11 Bullseye

OS info:
$ uname --all
Linux debiserv 5.10.0-19-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 5.10.149-2 (2022-10-21) x86_64 GNU/Linux

Kodi version: 19.4 Debian package version: 2:19.4+dfsg2-2~bpo11+1
CPU: Intel® Core™ i5-2300 CPU @ 2.80GHz, 4 cores available
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
Install method: Was a while ago. I'm pretty sure I got Kodi from the Debian Backports repository

How to reproduce: Start Kodi. Find movie in library that is a DVD .ISO file. Click play. Crash.
Backtrace: I will do this if it will help.
Compiler output: N/A

Full crash log here.

I don't really know but the log looks pretty normal. It ends at "INFO: Creating demuxer" and that is when it crashes.

I'd just as soon rip the ISOs to MKV files, but I wanted to preserve the DVD extras and I'm not sure how Kodi handles those. Any help is appreciated.

[bluzee]

Can Kodi actually play from an ISO directly or does it need to be extracted first?

[basilgello]

Yes, it can and must play. However, I fixed that DVD ISO bug in 20.0 beta1 which is now in testing and unstable.

@Jankster can you please try 20.0 beta or you need me to upload 20.0 to bullseye-backports?

[Jankster]

Yes, it can and must play. However, I fixed that DVD ISO bug in 20.0 beta1 which is now in testing and unstable.

@Jankster can you please try 20.0 beta or you need me to upload 20.0 to bullseye-backports?

Hi thanks for the reply. I have never been successful at compiling any programs in my life but I would be happy to give it a test drive if it's in a repo somewhere!

[SV71970]

I've been playing DVD files (.iso) for many months on Kodi. All of a sudden, whenever I click on any iso, Kodi just quits and returns me to my Android Box's menu.

Any ideas?

[contadino]

As far as i know, this issue is solved with Kodi 21.1.
I also have a lot of DVD-isos. Waiting impatient for the new version.
Let's see how long it takes till its spread with flatpak...

[SV71970]

Thanks. So, basically, we're just waiting on an update, right? Any idea when that's due?

I use Kodi for playing iso a lot. But, come to think of it, I probably haven't for about seven or eight weeks, which I *think* predates the last update - does that sound right?

Side note: unlike the superb desktop version, I find that VLC for Android handles iso VERY badly, which is why I don't bother with it. It's also inferior when playing all the more typical media files (very choppy). Have you found that too?