Public bug reported: Although you get this message if CSS hasn't been installed, you also get it if the DVD drive has no region code set. The message could more usefully read:
Could not read DVD. This may be because a DVD decryption library is not installed, or the drive has no region code set. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10 Package: mplayer (not installed) ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-generic 3.0.4 Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4 Architecture: amd64 Date: Fri Nov 4 17:08:31 2011 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110427.1) ProcEnviron: PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_GB.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: mplayer UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-10-20 (14 days ago) ** Affects: mplayer (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug oneiric running-unity -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/886203 Title: Misleading error message "Could not read DVD. This may be because the DVD is encrypted and a DVD decryption library is not installed " To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mplayer/+bug/886203/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs