[Breezy] DVD playback capability

[Dennis Kaarsemaker]

On di, 2005-11-08 at 07:58 -0300, Marcio Carvalho wrote:
> I'm using Ubuntu 5.10 Breezy Badger and I cant properly watch a DVD on
> my computer, unless I reboot it to the Windows.
> 
> I've already done the steps indicated in the UbuntuGuide but some
> packages mentioned there are unavailable.
> 
> It sucks!!!!! I could watch my DVDs with Knoppix but with Ubuntu it's too slow.
> 
> Thanks for any help.

Ubuntuguide is quite crappy, what did you try exactly?

* Make sure dma is enabled (hdparm -d /dev/your_drive will tell you)
* You might need libdvdcss, package is available on   
  seveas.ubuntulinux.nl
* You might need w32codecs, package can be found in the same place
-- 
Dennis K.
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