trouble reading from dvd

[Russell Cook]

Hi Lowell,
you may need to install the libdvdcss2 library to decode encrypted dvds. 
This is available from ftp://ftp.nerim.net/debian-marillat/

You need to put the following in your /etc/apt/sources.list file:
    deb ftp://ftp.nerim.net/debian-marillat/ unstable main

And then go to synaptic, press reload (to load the new repository) and 
then search libdvd and you can select install the decoder. I've also 
found that for me the gstreamer files don't work with totem. I've 
installed xine and it works great.

The other file you may need are the DIVX decoders which include a lot of 
Windows specific files like MS MPGs etc.

Kind Regards Russ
www.windsorcycles.com.au
(gedit/ubuntu/gFTP)



Lowell Kirsh wrote:

> I just tried another dvd. It works. My problem seems to be particular 
> to one dvd. I still don't get it. It works fine under windows.
>
> Bob Nielsen wrote:
>
>> They should still be viewable with totem, mplayer, xine, vlc, etc.
>>
>> On Fri, Feb 18, 2005 at 12:17:11PM -0800, Lowell Kirsh wrote:
>>
>>> I already have all the software necessary. Also, the dvd I'm having 
>>> trouble with is not a dvd like the one you rent from blockbuster, 
>>> but rather a dvd filled with several avi files.
>>>
>>> John DeCarlo wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Fri, 18 Feb 2005 09:15:04 -0800, Lowell Kirsh <lkirsh at cs.ubc.ca> 
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> When I put the dvd in the drive, nautilus automatically opened 
>>>>> showing
>>>>> the contents. Each movie has type 'unknown type, and their sizes 
>>>>> are all
>>>>> '...' I can't watch any of them. Does anyone know what I might be 
>>>>> doing
>>>>> wrong?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Lowell,
>>>>
>>>> You should install a DVD movie player, like Xine or Totem. 
>>>> I believe that because the format is not open, it is not included by
>>>> default in Ubuntu.
>>>>
>>
>>
>
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