Can't play DVD

[Chris Jones]

Hi,

> $ mount
> /dev/sda7 on / type ext3 (rw,errors=remount-ro)
> proc on /proc type proc (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev)
> /sys on /sys type sysfs (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev)
> varrun on /var/run type tmpfs (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev,mode=0755)
> varlock on /var/lock type tmpfs (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev,mode=1777)
> udev on /dev type tmpfs (rw,mode=0755)
> devshm on /dev/shm type tmpfs (rw)
> devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,gid=5,mode=620)
> lrm on /lib/modules/2.6.24-24-generic/volatile type tmpfs (rw)
> /dev/sdb7 on /home type ext3 (rw)
> /dev/sda5 on /windows type vfat (rw,utf8,umask=007,gid=46)
> securityfs on /sys/kernel/security type securityfs (rw)
> binfmt_misc on /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc type binfmt_misc
> (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev)
> 
> Disk is in the drive and when I click it on the desktop is say I can
> unmount, so I guess it is mounted.

Sorry, but I don't see anything there that looks like a mounted DVD. You 
should see something of type 'udf', which is the DVD file system type. 
E.g. I get

/dev/hda on /media/KNIGHT_RIDER_SEASON03_DISC05 type udf 
(ro,noexec,nosuid,nodev,sync,uid=173)

for you it might not be /dev/hda (and the mount point will be different, 
but probabaly still under /media).

You should also see some messages in 'dmesg' e.g.

 > dmegs

<snip>

UDF-fs INFO UDF 0.9.8.1 (2004/29/09) Mounting volume 
'KNIGHT_RIDER_SEASON03_DISC05', timestamp 2006/02/27 20:52 (103c)

<snip>

Chris