unable to play any video DVDs.

[xirtyllo]

Hi everybody,

I am unable to play video DVDs with salix... with any program.. does anybody else has this?

I tried to change the device in VLC and Xine, e.g. from /dev/dvd to /dev/sr0 or /dev/dvdwriter, /dev/dvdwriter0 with no success, even if in every case the drive starts spinning when i click play.

Strange thing is that i have two computers both of them with salix installed, and both of them have the same problem.
I have downloaded the multimedia codecs with salix codecs installer, and i have double checked that i have libdvdcss libdvdnav and libdvdread installed.

I tried with different DVDs (I remember i was able to play them with Slackware 13, and I can play them on Windows).

VLC: i get the following error:
"Your input can't be opened:VLC is unable to open the MRL 'dvd:///dev/dvd'. Check the log for details."
so i checked the log and it says: "main error: open of `dvd:///dev/dvd' failed: (null)"
from the terminal i see the following output:

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VLC media player 1.1.4 The Luggage (revision exported)
Blocked: call to unsetenv("DBUS_ACTIVATION_ADDRESS")
Blocked: call to unsetenv("DBUS_ACTIVATION_BUS_TYPE")
Warning: call to signal(13, 0x1)
[0x62be80] main libvlc: Running vlc with the default interface. Use 'cvlc' to use vlc without interface.
Blocked: call to setlocale(6, "")
Blocked: call to sigaction(17, 0x7f12343d1b30, 0x7f12343d1a90)
Warning: call to rand()
Warning: call to rand()
Warning: call to rand()
Warning: call to rand()
Warning: call to rand()
libdvdnav: Using dvdnav version 4.1.3
libdvdread: Using libdvdcss version 1.2.10 for DVD access
libdvdnav: DVD Title: 
libdvdnav: DVD Serial Number: 
libdvdnav: DVD Title (Alternative): 
libdvdnav: Unable to find map file '/home/alien/.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: failed to read VIDEO_TS.IFO
[0xa17710] main input error: open of `dvd:///dev/dvd' failed: (null)

XINE (also as root): "the source can't be read. maybe you don't have enough rights for this or source doesn't contain data (e.g. no disc in the drive. (/dev/dvd)"
and:
"-xine engine error- there is no input plugin available to handle 'dvd:/'. Maybe MRL sintax is wrong or file/stream source doesn't exist."
from the terminal i see the following errors:

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This is xine (X11 gui) - a free video player v0.99.5.
(c) 2000-2007 The xine Team.
libdvdread: Using libdvdcss version 1.2.10 for DVD access
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.
libdvdread: Using libdvdcss version 1.2.10 for DVD access
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.

THOGGEN (also as root): it detects correctly my DVD drive, and it says: "failed to retrieve DVD title details for some reason. maybe you don't have libdvdcss2 installed?"
in the terminal i read:

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registering static thoggen plugins
 :: GStreamer core version: 0.10.29.0
 :: System: Linux darkstar 2.6.33.4 #3 SMP Tue Sep 21 17:42:09 CDT 2010 x86_64 AMD Athlon(tm) II X4 640 Processor AuthenticAMD GNU/Linux 
 :: GtkSpinButton: setting an adjustment with non-zero page size is deprecated
 :: GtkSpinButton: setting an adjustment with non-zero page size is deprecated
 :: active drive now: 0xc2d840
libdvdread: Using libdvdcss version 1.2.10 for DVD access
 :: DVD DISC INSERTED: NEW
 :: Current Region Code settings:
 ::   RPC Scheme                           : RPC-II
 ::   Type                                 : REGION CODE SET
 ::   Vendor resets left                   : 4
 ::   User controlled changes left         : 4
 ::   Region_mask=0xFD
 ::   Drive will play discs from region(s) : 
libdvdnav:DVDOpenFileUDF:UDFFindFile /VIDEO_TS/VIDEO_TS.IFO failed
libdvdnav:DVDOpenFileUDF:UDFFindFile /VIDEO_TS/VTS_01_0.IFO failed
libdvdnav:DVDOpenFileUDF:UDFFindFile /VIDEO_TS/VTS_02_0.IFO failed
libdvdnav:DVDOpenFileUDF:UDFFindFile /VIDEO_TS/VTS_03_0.IFO failed
libdvdnav:DVDOpenFileUDF:UDFFindFile /VIDEO_TS/VTS_04_0.IFO failed
libdvdnav:DVDOpenFileUDF:UDFFindFile /VIDEO_TS/VTS_05_0.IFO failed
libdvdnav:DVDOpenFileUDF:UDFFindFile /VIDEO_TS/VTS_06_0.IFO failed
libdvdnav:DVDOpenFileUDF:UDFFindFile /VIDEO_TS/VTS_07_0.IFO failed
libdvdnav:DVDOpenFileUDF:UDFFindFile /VIDEO_TS/VTS_08_0.IFO failed
libdvdnav:DVDOpenFileUDF:UDFFindFile /VIDEO_TS/VTS_09_0.IFO failed
 :: DVDDiscID (/dev/sr0) failed.

** (thoggen:2489): WARNING **: DVDDiscID (/dev/sr0) failed.

 :: pipe hangup. 0 bytes in total
 :: PID 2489 exited with status 0.

MPLAYER gives an error too.


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Salix 13.1.2 LXDE Acer Aspire 5610z with internal DVD/RW drive & PC Desktop Athlon II with external DVD/RW drive.
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[mandog]

that is strange I just installed sallix codecs and vlc
Added myself to most of the groups like audio, cdrom, video, disc, wheel,etc,etc.and all plays well

/dev/dvd0 and /dev/dvd1 are my drives if that helps

[laplume]

Hello,
I am no tech so maybe I will not give the right advice. I googled for some of your error in VLC output and found following link which could provide some clues:

https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=792554
maybe this can help.
Btw, I am using Salix 13.0 with VLC, codecs and libdvd nav/read/css installed. DVD can be played with no issues.

Regards,

[gapan]

Is it with any DVD, or with a specific one?

[xirtyllo]

Thank you mandog, laplume and gapan for your input,

gapan put me in the right direction,
In fact I borrowed some commercial DVD movies and they all play fine...
the problem is only with a serie of instructional DVD videos that I have... they are home-made so i guess there might be something diffirent in them. But i can play them fine with WinDVD in Windows...
I checked and they look like a standard dvd structure with AUDIO_TS and VIDEO_TS folders in it.
(but now that i think about it i'm not sure that i was playing them with Slackware13 last year...)

[thenktor]

Also note that nowadays there are a lot of copy protected commercial DVDs that won't play, too (I'm not talking about CSS).

[lmello]

I'm trying to use Parole to play DVD's... it plays the video but there's no sound output. Audio CD's plays fine, however.

ps: I'm on 13.2alpha1.

[gapan]

I'm trying to use Parole to play DVD's... it plays the video but there's no sound output. Audio CD's plays fine, however.

ps: I'm on 13.2alpha1.

Do you have sound playing mp3s? And have you installed all codecs?