User level: Level 1 (8 points)I have an LG Slim Portable DVD player. It had previously worked on my iMac but now it won't.
The only difference I think of is that I'm now on OS 27.0.1 Golden Gate.
However, the DVD player will still work on my older iMac which is running OS Catalina.
I'm using an Acer USB hub to connect the player to the new iMac.
Posted on Oct 17, 2026 7:53 AM
User level: Level 1 (8 points)Oct 26, 2026 1:38 AM in response to KCNottm
For the benefit of anyone still reading this.........I contacted the official Apple Helpline and was told that my DVD player (LG) is no longer compatible with the iMac after installing Golden Gate. Something has changed in the inner workings.
And yet the DVD Player will still work on my older iMac which is running Catalina.
User level: Level 10 (462,771 points)Oct 17, 2026 8:04 AM in response to KCNottm
Are you referring to the DVD player app or does the entire drive not appear? My understanding is that Golden Gate is dropping DVD player support but third party players (check https://www.videolan.org/vlc/) , and DVD drives, should still work.
User level: Level 10 (187,102 points)Oct 19, 2026 12:09 AM in response to KCNottm
it's no longer the default behavior for macos to display volumes on the desktop by default try reading
User level: Level 1 (8 points)Oct 17, 2026 9:05 AM in response to Limnos
Thanks for that.
On Golden Gate the DVD symbol doesn't appear on the Desk Top, the disk drive doesn't sound as if much is happening
....but it all works ok on Catalina.
I've been using VLC for several years (on Catalina) but nothing appears on the Desk Top with Golden Gate, so there's nothing to drag into the VLC window.....unless there's another way of using it which I don't know.
Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256377850