Should XP be able to read (see) the files on a video DVD disk (even if it can't natively play the dvd) ?

[Nomen]

I've been using EAC on XP with a Sony DVD RW DRU-510A drive to rip a bunch of audio CD's.  One of these was cd with companion DVD.  I put the DVD into the drive, but file explorer doesn't see anything there.  It just keeps asking to put a disk in the drive when I point it to the drive.  I thought there are a bunch of VOB or VOD files that are visible on a commercial DVD disk.  Should I be able to see some files here?

 

[jumper]

Yes. The disc seems not to be compatible. Try it in a Blu-ray or DVD player to test the disc. ("Disc" is optical; "Disk" is magnetic)

 

[Nomen]

This drive does have the DVD symbol or logo.  Hard to believe it's over 20 years old. 

I've tried other retail DVD's (not blue ray) on this drive.  As soon as disc is inserted the drive becomes active, windows is putzing with it for about a minute, then it becomes quiet.  In file explorer I click on the dvd drive but all I ever get is a message box saying to insert a disc into the drive.  Does XP need additional drivers just to recognize an actual DVD disc, to see the file system of a DVD?

 

[Nomen]

I swapped out the drive for a GSA-H10A (2006 vintage) and bingo, I can see DVD's.  In the drive properties I have a region-code selector, I don't think I saw that with the DRU-510A.  I could play the DVD with Videolan, didn't have to install any drivers, didn't have to set a region code.

EAC doesn't seem to like DVD's.  This is a concert DVD, it has 5-channel audio, I take it that EAC can't rip the audio stream from a DVD?

 

[jumper]

Correct.

"Exact Audio Copy is a so called audio grabber for audio CDs using standard CD and DVD-ROM drives."

It only supports Redbook CD audio, but the drive can be any that reads audio CDs.

[j7n]

There is a program called "DVD Audio Extractor" that can rip only sound from video DVDs in a user-friendly way. Of course a number of DVD video rippers exist too, and you can demux the output to get only audio if you want. It is possible that the disk drive was worn and stops reading weaker disks first, or that the DVD part of it had failed specifically.