Re: Playing an encrypted/comercial DVD - libdvdcss

[Adam D <emlists@gmail.com>]

Sam Varghese wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 23, 2006 at 06:44:05PM -0700 Adam D said:
>>> Sam Varghese wrote:
>>>> On Fri, Jun 23, 2006 at 03:54:15PM -0700 Adam D said:
>>>>>> I have been trying to get libdvdcss to compile on my AMD64 3000+ 
>>>>>> box but keep on getting errors output to the terminal.
>>>> Why are you trying to compile it? On both my AMD64 installations - sarge
>>>> and etch - an apt-cache search libdvdcss shows:
>>>>
>>>> libdvdcss2-dev - Simple foundation for reading DVDs - devel files
>>>> libdvdcss2 - Simple foundation for reading DVDs - runtime libraries
>>>>
>>>> You can install it from the archives and then use totem to watch DVDs.
>>>>
>>>> Sam
>>>
>>> Ummm I can't find it on any repositories of Debian's.
>>>
>>> Which one do you use?
> 
> Sarge:
> 
> deb http://debian.csail.mit.edu/debian-amd64/debian/ stable main contrib
> non-free
> deb-src http://debian.csail.mit.edu/debian-amd64/debian/ stable main
> contrib non-free
> deb http://security.debian.org/ stable/updates main contrib non-free
> 
> Etch:
> 
> deb http://debian.csail.mit.edu/debian/ testing main contrib non-free
> deb-src http://debian.csail.mit.edu/debian/ testing main contrib non-free
> deb http://security.debian.org/ testing/updates main contrib non-free

Thanks for all the input, for my first time I have it working.  :)  Now, is it possible that using the libdvdcss could affect the drive/hardware?  I don't know if it is just hapend the drive failing on me (seams like the motor is wavering not a constant motion when disk is inserted) and getting to watch DVDs.  The sad thing is that it is only 2 years old and really have not seen that much use yet.  It is a DVD+- WRW dual layer/ CDRW.  My first guess is that it is just going bad.. but one can't help to wonder.   

-Adam