"No disc inserted."

[ketle]

I have been using the trial version of macOS dbPowerAmp / CD Ripper for a while now, successfully ripping a load of CDs via an external drive. Today I keep getting "No disc inserted", despite this not being the case. The iMac can see / read / play the music fine. I have checked the settings within Settings / Security / Full Disk Access and / Files & Folders as suggested on another thread, but that hasn't worked.

In case it was something to do with the trial version I have just paid for the Full version (3 days early), but with no success.

What else should I be doing?

TIA

[Spoon]

Re: "No disc inserted."

Likely related to this, which is being investigated:

https://forum.dbpoweramp.com/showthread.php?48709-CD-Ripper-Hangs-quot-looking-for-disc-quot

[ketle]

Re: "No disc inserted."

Many thanks; I have tried to download the latest beta (shown in https://forum.dbpoweramp.com/showthr...Mac-R17-8-beta ) but this url says "not found".

https://www.dbpoweramp.com/beta/DMC-R178b.dmg

[PeterP]

Re: "No disc inserted."

Yeah, a typo in the link, fixed.

Correct link:

https://www.dbpoweramp.com/beta/DMC-R178b8.dmg

[PeterP]

Re: "No disc inserted."

If the problem persists:

Please run:

https://www.dbpoweramp.com/beta/DMC-R178b9.dmg

It's been specifically modified to detect the condition (UI unresponsive) and crash.
Then post crash info per instructions from: https://forum.dbpoweramp.com/showthr...eramp-Mac-apps

[ketle]

Re: "No disc inserted."

I have just downloaded & installed dbPA beta9 and it successfully ripped a disc; but it won't "see" the disc drive again (No disc inserted) to rip a second time. It is as if it can do one then leaves a cookie or similar somewhere preventing access to the drive again? Nothing show up in Console, and I also see that no Disk Drive appears within Finder either.

Restarting the Mac doesn't help.

[Spoon]

Re: "No disc inserted."

If you have Malwarebytes installed, it is blocking dBpoweramp, uninstall Malwarebytes and it will work.

[ketle]

Re: "No disc inserted."

Thanks Spoon, but I do not have Malwarebytes installed (or ever have had).

[Spoon]

Re: "No disc inserted."

What security software do have? (if any)

[ketle]

Re: "No disc inserted."

None, other than the macOS Firewall on the M1 iMac, and a LAN-wide Pi-Hole instance (running "default" settings).

[Buzzer]

Re: "No disc inserted."

I reinstalled Beta 7 and everything works fine. I think I mentioned in another post that I have had the same issue on my Mac computer ----- no disc inserted-----. Went back to Beta 7. Once Beta 8 or 9 are guaranteed to work correctly, I will will then update.

[Spoon]

Re: "No disc inserted."

Buzzer, any security software?

[Buzzer]

Re: "No disc inserted."

Buzzer, any security software?

None. Whatever security SW comes with MacBook. I rip all music on MacBook Air to flash drive and then upload to Aurender through USB. Also back up/copy all folders onto NAS and another 4TB external HD.

[PeterP]

Re: "No disc inserted."

Interesting, beta 8 and 9 only added more debug logging to get a better fix on the problem, without attempted fixes.

Beta 9 has been additionally changed to crash on apparent lock up. Please do not use it for anything else than helping us debug this. I'd still like a crash report from it (see instructions).

[krustypirate]

Re: "No disc inserted."

explain it like I`m 5. how do I go back to beta 7? <<<not a computer guru