[SATLUG] Ubuntu Feisty and Playing DVDs

[Ed Coates]

On 7/3/07, Eli Cantu <eli at then7.com> wrote:
> Hmmm.  That is a mystery.  I haven't played a DVD lately on Feisty.
> I'll give it a go tonight and see if I run into any troubles.  I had it
> working under Dapper with the install-css.sh script.  I'll let you
> know.  Also I lost track of which clients you tried...e.g. vlc, mplayer,
> totem, xine, etc   I've also apt-get installed "gxine" as well. I've had
> good luck with those 3 (vlc, gmplayer/mplayer and gxine).
>
> e
Here's the long list:  xine, totem-xine, kaffeine-xine, (g)mplayer,
vlc, and gxine.  They all have problems and here's what I get when I
start from the command line:

lirc: cannot initialise - disabling remote control
lirc: maybe lircd isn't running or you can't connect to the socket?
  sysname: Linux
  release: 2.6.20-16-generic
  machine: i686
X-Video Extension version 2.2
video_out_xv: Xv image format: 0x32595559 (YUY2) packed
video_out_xv: this adaptor supports the yuy2 format.
video_out_xv: Xv image format: 0x32315659 (YV12) planar
video_out_xv: this adaptor supports the yv12 format.
video_out_xv: Xv image format: 0x59565955 (UYVY) packed
video_out_xv: Xv image format: 0x30323449 (I420) planar
video_out_xv: Xv image format: 0x35315652 (RV15) packed
video_out_xv: Xv image format: 0x36315652 (RV16) packed
video_out_xv: Xv image format: 0x55595659 (YVYU) packed
video_out_xv: Xv image format: 0x3231564e (NV12) planar
video_out_xv: Xv image format: 0x3132564e (NV21) planar
libdvdnav: Using dvdnav version 1.1.4 from http://xine.sf.net
libdvdread: Using libdvdcss version 1.2.9 for DVD access
libdvdread: Could not open /dev/dvd with libdvdcss.
libdvdread: Can't open /dev/dvd for reading
libdvdnav: vm: faild to open/read the DVD
libdvdnav: Using dvdnav version 1.1.4 from http://xine.sf.net
libdvdread: Using libdvdcss version 1.2.9 for DVD access
libdvdread: Could not open /dev/dvd with libdvdcss.
libdvdread: Can't open /dev/dvd for reading
libdvdnav: vm: faild to open/read the DVD
xine-lib: error: Read error from::  /dev/dvd
xine-lib: error: The xine engine failed to start.: No input plugin was found.
Maybe the file does not exist or cannot be accessed, or there is an
error in the URL.

P.S.  The regionset command shows that it plays region 1 DVDs:

edcoates at nightscape:~$ regionset /dev/dvd
regionset version 0.1 -- reads/sets region code on DVD drives
Current Region Code settings:
RPC Phase: II
type: SET
vendor resets available: 4
user controlled changes resets available: 4
drive plays discs from region(s): 1, mask=0xFE