Blu-ray problem

[NoOp]

On 09/28/2014 07:53 PM, Bob wrote:
> ** Reply to message from NoOp <glgxg at sbcglobal.net> on Sun, 28 Sep 2014
> 17:47:07 -0700
> 
>> >> I might be wrong, or my info might be out of date, but my understanding
>> >> is that you can't play blu-ray discs on ubuntu / Linux.

Sure you can. SMPlayer and VLC can play *non-protected* bluray videos.
http://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2014/04/smplayer-play-blu-ray-discs/

>> > 
>> > It looks like you are correct as no one has any suggestions on how to get it
>> > working.
>> 
>> <https://help.ubuntu.com/>
>> type 'bluray' in the search box.
> 
> Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful.
> 
> Using Ubuntu 14.04 and Firefox 32.0.3 and doing
> 
> "https://help.ubuntu.com/"
> "type 'bluray' in the search box."
> 
> I get a message
> 
> "Search Results
> loading"
> 
> So I used another operating system (OS/2) and looked at some of the 505 results
> for the search.  I see the same procedures that I have already done (as I have
> shown in a previous message) and which did not get Bluray working.

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestrictedFormats/BluRayAndHDDVD

> 
> If you know which one of those search results is the one that will get Bluray
> working please post its URL.
> 

Actually your issue appears to be with Advanced Access Content System
(AACS) encrypted *protected* bluray video's... correct? If so you should
be asking this on some other list as the practice is/can be construed as
being illegal in multiple countries.