i've had real spotty success with dvd read/css libs. it's really a function of the decoding library and the player you're trying to use. i've had the most luck with VLC and (http://www.videolan.org/) Mplayer (http://www.mplayerhq.hu/homepage/) -- so check those out and make sure you get all their deps.
i initially had issues with not having read access to the device and not having a /dev/dvd link but sounds like you've already addressed those issues. Patrick Lang ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > I bought a DVD drive last week and have been trying for a few days to get it > to play DVD's under linux. I followed the howtos to compile both ogle and > xine (using captaincss and dvdnav plugins) with proper css support. > > Ogle gives the following error: > libdvdcss error: css error: ioctl_ReadCopyright failed, make sure DVD ioctls > were compiled in > libdvdcss error: css test failed > libdvdread: Can't seek to block 256 > libdvdread: Can't open file VIDEO_TS.IFO. > vm: faild to read VIDEO_TS.IFO > > Xine (captaincss d5d plugin) gives: > xine_init returning > dvd_reader: opening /dev/dvd... > dvd_reader: reset drive > dvd_reader: could not read copyright struct > vm: faild to open/read the DVD > > Xine (dvdnav) gives: > libdvdcss error: css error: ioctl_ReadCopyright failed, make sure DVD ioctls > were compiled in > libdvdcss error: css test failed > libdvdread: Can't seek to block 256 > libdvdread: Can't open file VIDEO_TS.IFO. > vm: faild to read VIDEO_TS.IFO > > Any ideas? This is a BTC 16x dvd: > hdb: DVD-ROM OEM316B, ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM drive > SCSI subsystem driver Revision: 1.00 > scsi0 : SCSI host adapter emulation for IDE ATAPI devices > Vendor: DVD-16X Model: OEM316B Rev: 1.00 > > The only lead I found anywhere was the ogle howto, it said to link /dev/dvd > to the device (/dev/hdb in my case) and allow write permissions. I currently > have the perms set to 666 on /dev/hdb, and no luck. Same errors as root. > The other mention was that dvd ioctls was built into 2.4, so that's not the > problem. > > Patrick > > _______________________________________________ > Sigfree mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.utacm.org/mailman/listinfo/sigfree -- tom carlile [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Before a mad scientist goes mad, there has to be a period when he is only partially mad, and that's when he throws his best parties." _______________________________________________ Sigfree mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.utacm.org/mailman/listinfo/sigfree
