[Bug 468210] [NEW] Can't play dvd (no /dev/dvd available)

[Risto H. Kurppa]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: kaffeine

Kubuntu 9.10 with medibuntu, partners & backports activated, upgraded. I
installed Kaffeine (as Dragonplayer's a bit limited..) to play DVD:s,
but it won't work:

start kaffeine
press 'play DVD'.
stdout gives me:

gs at utberg:/dev$ kaffeine
gs at utberg:/dev$ libdvdnav: Using dvdnav version 1.1.16.3 from http://xine.sf.net
libdvdread: Encrypted DVD support unavailable.
libdvdread: Can't stat /dev/dvd
No such file or directory
libdvdnav: vm: faild to open/read the DVD
libdvdnav: Using dvdnav version 1.1.16.3 from http://xine.sf.net
libdvdread: Encrypted DVD support unavailable.
libdvdread: Can't stat /dev/dvd
No such file or directory
libdvdnav: vm: faild to open/read the DVD

and I get a popup telling me "Cannot find input plugin for MRL [dvd:/]"

/dev/dvd doesn't exist. I can create it manually but it won't help much
as I don't know how to make DVD appear there.. Also Kaffeine doesn't
have the settings menu item there -> I don't know how to tell Xine to
look for /dev/scd0..

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Sun Nov  1 12:01:37 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/kaffeine
InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5)
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: kaffeine 1.0~pre2-0ubuntu1 [modified: usr/share/kde4/apps/solid/actions/kaffeine_play_dvd.desktop]
ProcEnviron:
 SHELL=/bin/bash
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 LANGUAGE=
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-14.48-generic
SourcePackage: kaffeine
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-14-generic i686

** Affects: kaffeine (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apport-bug i386

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Can't play dvd (no /dev/dvd available)
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/468210
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