[Debburn-devel] DVD-video is not readable on Windows

[Olivier Cailloux]

Hi list,

The DVD-Video I burn on my Debian box are not readable on Windows. The 
DVD appears empty, and no software I could try are able to play the DVD 
(they just seem to consider the DVD as empty). The very same DVD plays 
well in Linux (xine) and the files it contains are displayed in Nautilus.

I copied the content of a DVD-Video on my hard disk, as an iso file. I 
don't remember exactly how I did that (it's an old copy), but the md5sum 
of the .iso file matches the md5sum of the original DVD (I computed the 
original md5 hash when I made the copy with dd if=/dev/hdd | md5sum).

Now when I burn the iso on the disk (using command line wodim or using 
gnome baker), I get a DVD which plays on my Debian box but not on Windows.

I don't know if the problem comes from the iso file or the burning 
process... In my opinion, the fact that the md5 hashes match proves that 
the iso file is identical to the original DVD, so burning it on a DVD 
should make it identical to the original... Isn't it? Is there anything 
special to be done when burning? Should I somehow check the iso file for 
correctness? Any help would be appreciated!
Olivier