On 2016-03-22, Michael Fothergill <michael.fotherg...@googlemail.com> wrote: > --001a11c3193add3a72052ea30a72 > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > Dear Folks, > > 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.
