DVD not working with Big Sur 11.6
Apple did it again. Updated to 11.6 now the DVD drive will not play DVD's. Issue on all my Mac M1 units.
While waiting for Apple to fix us the free app VLC.
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Same issue and the Apple Chat person was of no help. Wasted 2 hours of my time.
Thanks rei0429
that works!
I did everything only to get a message that the dvd player is being used by another application. I deleted another app, vls but it's still not working. I give up, but thank you
This works (mostly) as it will still not auto play upon disc insertion but at least it works. Not sure why Rosetta is needed with an Apple app. Using VLC is just as easy but thanks for the info..
Just open the VLC window and drag the movie from the desktop to the VLC window and it should start to play.
That is a solution - that works
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I let Apple MacBook Pro install a new update and now my DVD player won't work. The exact one that worked PERFECRLY before. how do I reverse the install? Others are having same problem.
You would have to revert to 11.5.2 but that is a lot of work. I suggest you just use the free app VLC and wait for Monterey which may fix the issue.
Thank you. Dragging the video into the app worked great. The controls now look the way they're supposed to.
I really appreciate everyone's help.
Yes! That is also my problem. I'm also wishing I hadn't done the update.
Legend! Thank you, that solved my problem! Hopefully now it is in the dock it will work every time
Where are people downloading VLC player?
I do not see it on the app store, and am wary of downloading from random google sites due to risk of malware.
Where are people downloading VLC player?
From the developer’s website, videoLAN.org.
DVD not working with Big Sur 11.6