This got fixed somewhere in the stack since I reported it. DVDs now play again in totem.
** Changed in: totem (Ubuntu) Status: New => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to totem in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/914014 Title: totem no longer plays dvds in precise Status in “totem” package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Bug description: totem can no longer play DVDs for me in Precise. When I try totem starts up and displays 'Title 74, Chaper 1' in the menu bar, but otherwise a black screen. This used to worke in Oneiric before I upgraded. It's not an encryption issue as libdvdcss2 is still installed and I can play the DVDs with xine. There's nothing particularly interesting in ~/.xsession-errors, but I'll attatch the relevant parts anyway. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/totem/+bug/914014/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp