trouble reading from dvd

[Lowell Kirsh]

Thanks, but that's still not it. The files don't show up properly in 
Nautilus. It says the right titles, but says that they're all 0 bytes.

Russell Cook wrote:
> 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.
>>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>