Playing a DVD -- was: ubuntu-users Digest, Vol 22, Issue 391

[Dana J. Laude]

On Saturday 24 June 2006 18:08, Jean Hollis Weber wrote:

> Replying to myself...
> First, I tried installing libdvdread3, but apparently it's
> already there because the installer told me it was up to date.
>
> Then I tried MPlayer again, to find out how it fails. I could not
> get it to start playing a DVD. When I open it from the GUI,
> right-click on the logo screen and choose any of the DVD options,
> a window opens but nothing but blue shows (no sound, no video),
> and after a few seconds that window closes.
<snip>

Jean, I've been "kinda" following this thread and something is screwed 
up.  I would suggest installing a "fresh" dapper install of either 
ubuntu or kubuntu. 

http://ubuntu.cs.utah.edu/releases/kubuntu/6.06/  OR
http://ubuntu.cs.utah.edu/releases/6.06/ 

Pick the alternate install CD and burn the iso to you're CD.
Boot the CD and install.  Follow the instructions at:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestrictedFormats

Follow the specific instructions for dapper! ;)

Xine is what I use here, so install xine-ui, and libxine-extracodecs ... 
AFTER  you've followed the restricted format stuff.  NOTE the specific 
instructions for libdvdcss2!! Btw, I never had totum working here,
not well anyways.

( Installing libdvdcss2

    *

      Applies to all architectures except AMD64
          o

            Install the libdvdread3 package.
          o

            Then download the libdvdcss2 library by typing in a 
terminal:

            sudo /usr/share/doc/libdvdread3/examples/install-css.sh
)

Make sure you have you're /etc/apt/sources.list looks like this.. prior 
to all the above. :) (sorry about these instructions, but I had surgery 
on my right arm and this typing with one hand is SLOW!)

#
# deb cdrom:[Kubuntu 6.06 _Dapper Drake_ - Release i386 (20060531)]/ 
dapper main restricted


# deb cdrom:[Kubuntu 6.06 _Dapper Drake_ - Release i386 (20060531)]/ 
dapper main restricted

deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper main restricted
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper main restricted

## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
## distribution.
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper-updates main restricted
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper-updates main 
restricted

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from the 'universe'
## repository.
## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the 
Ubuntu
## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as 
to
## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in
## universe WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu 
security
## team.
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper universe multiverse
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper universe multiverse

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from 
the 'backports'
## repository.
## N.B. software from this repository may not have been tested as
## extensively as that contained in the main release, although it 
includes
## newer versions of some applications which may provide useful 
features.
## Also, please note that software in backports WILL NOT receive any 
review
## or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper-backports main 
restricted universe multiverse
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper-backports main 
restricted universe multiverse

deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-security main restricted
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-security main 
restricted
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-security universe
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-security universe

Hope this helps. If anyone else can.., please do ... and follow up.

Regards,

Dana