Minimum Mac OS Version For Reading A DVD Properly?

[Paralel]

Is there a minimum version of the Mac OS that is required to read a DVD properly?

I am running 7.1.2p with all the extensions necessary for it to function as well as any installation of 7.6.1, and using 3rd party software I am able to get it to recognize the DVD drive without issue. It can read everything properly, CD, CDR, CDRW, etc... but, as soon as I try to give it a proper DVD (factory pressed to rule out mastering errors) it will only show the first 2 GB of data and that's it, despite having all the necessary extensions required for understanding the UDF format properly. I have even tested it with a DVD-R with less than 2 GB of data, and it can read the entire thing just fine. Files copied from the DVD-R to the HDD of the Mac hosting the drive are checksum perfect. As such, as far as I can tell, all the software needed to read a DVD properly is functioning without issue.

Was 2GB of data for a given volume a technical limit of the Mac OS before HFS+ was introduced?

 

[Phipli]

Is there a minimum version of the Mac OS that is required to read a DVD properly?

I am running 7.1.2p with all the extensions necessary for it to function as well as any installation of 7.6.1, and using 3rd party software I am able to get it to recognize the DVD drive without issue. It can read everything properly, CD, CDR, CDRW, etc... but, as soon as I try to give it a proper DVD (factory pressed to rule out mastering errors) it will only show the first 2 GB of data and that's it, despite having all the necessary extensions required for understanding the UDF format properly. I have even tested it with a DVD-R with less than 2 GB of data, and it can read the entire thing just fine. Files copied from the DVD-R to the HDD of the Mac hosting the drive are checksum perfect. As such, as far as I can tell, all the software needed to read a DVD properly is functioning without issue.

Was 2GB of data for a given volume a technical limit of the Mac OS before HFS+ was introduced?

It's a more complicated answer than you expect because it depends on hardware and OS, but 7.5.2 and up can deal with partitions bigger than 2GB if I remember, but truthfully, you probably want a PowerPC because I think it otherwise just moves the limit to 4GB (less than 4.3).

It's a right old mess that I don't really feel like looking up the exact specifics of.