Re: can you boot a dvd iso file from a tv dvd player?

From	Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: can you boot a dvd iso file from a tv dvd player?
Date	2016-03-22 15:00 +0100
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On 2016-03-22, Michael Fothergill <michael.fothergill@googlemail.com> wrote:
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> Dear Folks,
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> I own a Samsung BD-C5900 Blu ray/DVD player.
>
> It's meant to be used for viewing movies etc recorded on blu ray discs etc.
>
> Out of interest, would it possible to insert e.g. a debian minimal install
> DVD into it, connect to my PC via e.g. a usb cable and use it to boot up
> and install debian on it?
>
> One of my optical drives seems to have malfunctioned and I wondered if it
> could substitute for it at all.
>
> I googled around a bit and it seemed as though the dvd player is set up for
> video file formats not iso files etc.
>
> But maybe it could still be made to work in some way......
>
> Suggestions appreciated.
>
> Regards
>
> Michael Fothergill

Buy a new drive for your PC.  Set-top boxes will simply refuse to read
that disc -- they're only programmed to recognize the video DVD / BR
formats.

Thread

can you boot a dvd iso file from a tv dvd player? Michael Fothergill <michael.fothergill@googlemail.com> - 2016-03-22 14:20 +0100
  Re: can you boot a dvd iso file from a tv dvd player? "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2016-03-22 14:40 +0100
  Re: can you boot a dvd iso file from a tv dvd player? Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2016-03-22 15:00 +0100
  Re: can you boot a dvd iso file from a tv dvd player? Andrew McGlashan <andrew.mcglashan@affinityvision.com.au> - 2016-03-22 17:30 +0100
    Re: can you boot a dvd iso file from a tv dvd player? Michael Fothergill <michael.fothergill@googlemail.com> - 2016-03-22 18:20 +0100
      Re: can you boot a dvd iso file from a tv dvd player? Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2016-03-22 21:00 +0100
        Re: can you boot a dvd iso file from a tv dvd player? Michael Fothergill <michael.fothergill@googlemail.com> - 2016-03-22 21:20 +0100
          Re: can you boot a dvd iso file from a tv dvd player? Seeker <seeker5528@comcast.net> - 2016-03-22 21:50 +0100
          Re: can you boot a dvd iso file from a tv dvd player? Seeker <seeker5528@comcast.net> - 2016-03-22 22:10 +0100

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