Major problem playing dvd's

[Roshan Mansinghani]

Try using a program called okle.

On 9/2/06, Richard <cms01 at tampabay.rr.com> wrote:
> Thanks Tez,
> this seems to help there was no libdvdread there was libdvdread3(installed)
> and libdvdcss2(not installed) but now is, I try 2 dvd's on works the other
> still get the encrypted error,  READ the back of that dvd and notice that it
> said DUAL Layer format, hmm, I don't think my player can read that...
>
> Oh, yes, I did add the deb http://packages.freecontrib.org/ubuntu/plf/ dapper
> free
>
> To my sources.list.
>
> Regards-
> Rich
>
>
> On Friday 01 September 2006 11:47 pm, Tez wrote:
> > Richard wrote:
> > > I have install kdemultimedia and mplayer and vlc player,
> > > even kaffeine can't play standard dvd's
> > >
> > > I get this error message:
> > > The source seems encrypted, and can't be read.
> > > Your DVD is probably crypted. According to your country laws, you can or
> > > can't use libdvdcss to be able to read this disc. (Media stream
> > > scrambled/encrypted)
> > >
> > > ---
> > > Have a standard dvd rw burner in my laptop.
> > > that can burn dvd's cd-r and play music cd's.
> > >
> > > --------------
> > > Please this is very frustrating not be able to play movie dvd's
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance.
> > > Rich
> >
> > As the error suggests, you need the libdvdcss package to read encrypted
> > DVDs, and depending on where you are it may or may not be legal.
> > If it is ( ;-) ) then you can add a PLF repository to your sources.list
> > and install the package "libdvdcss2" and you may need "libdvdread" from
> > the Ubuntu main repository.
> > You can add this line to your /etc/apt/sources.list
> > deb http://packages.freecontrib.org/ubuntu/plf/ dapper free
> > then run
> > # sudo apt-get update
> > # sudo apt-get install libdvdread libdvdcss2
> >
> > Or you can install a package like Automatix[1] or EasyUbuntu[2] that
> > will run a script to install it for you, though it's easier just to add
> > the repository for PLF and get it that way.
> >
> > [1] http://www.getautomatix.com/ #(There is a special version for
> > Kubuntu with this)
> > [2] http://easyubuntu.freecontrib.org/
> >
> >
> > Tez
>
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