Wrong way. 1) Install mplayer from Debian-mar* 2) Run: mplayer -dvd-device /dev/hdc dvd://1
-----Original Message----- From: Bruno Buys [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, December 05, 2005 7:26 AM To: Debian list Subject: Re: playing DVDs from hard disk or CD David Purton wrote: >Hi, > >I don't have a dvd player, but occasionally African Enterprise sends me >short DVDs of their work. Usually they are short enough that I can just >copy the contents onto a CD at work and bring it home to watch using >*some move player*. > >The last one was made up of 5 VOB files, that I had to play one at a >time and they would stop at inopportune moments and I'd have to load up >the next one.... not that great... > >so I end up going with something like this: > >$ mplayer /media/cdrecorder/VIDEO_TS/VTS_01_1.VOB >$ mplayer /media/cdrecorder/VIDEO_TS/VTS_01_2.VOB >etc... > > >if I try to run totem-xine, I get this: > >$ totem file:///media/cdrecorder/ >libdvdnav: Using dvdnav version 1.0.1 from http://xine.sf.net >libdvdread: Encrypted DVD support unavailable. >libdvdread: Attempting to use device /dev/hdc mounted on >/media/cdrecorder for CSS authentication >libdvdnav: Can't read name block. Probably not a DVD-ROM device. >libdvdnav: Unable to find map file '/home/dcpurton/.dvdnav/.map' >libdvdnav:DVDOpenFileUDF:UDFFindFile /VIDEO_TS/VIDEO_TS.IFO failed >libdvdnav:DVDOpenFileUDF:UDFFindFile /VIDEO_TS/VIDEO_TS.BUP failed >libdvdread: Can't open file VIDEO_TS.IFO. >libdvdnav: vm: faild to read VIDEO_TS.IFO >libdvdnav: Using dvdnav version 1.0.1 from http://xine.sf.net >libdvdread: Encrypted DVD support unavailable. >libdvdread: Attempting to use device /dev/hdc mounted on >/media/cdrecorder for CSS authentication >libdvdnav: Can't read name block. Probably not a DVD-ROM device. >libdvdnav: Unable to find map file '/home/dcpurton/.dvdnav/.map' >libdvdnav:DVDOpenFileUDF:UDFFindFile /VIDEO_TS/VIDEO_TS.IFO failed >libdvdnav:DVDOpenFileUDF:UDFFindFile /VIDEO_TS/VIDEO_TS.BUP failed >libdvdread: Can't open file VIDEO_TS.IFO. >libdvdnav: vm: faild to read VIDEO_TS.IFO > > >And Totem gives this error message: > >Totem could not play 'dvd:///media/cdrecord/'. >There is no plugin to handle this movie. > > > >I read this as totem is trying to access it as a UDF filesystem - but >obviously it's not - it's iso9660 - so it fails. :( > > >Any suggestions on how to play this properly? > > > >cheers > >dc > > > > Seems like you´re missing libdvdcss. This is what 'encrypted dvd support unavailable' is about. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
