Alexander Clouter wrote:
On Sun, 19 Aug 2001, Sam Tingleff wrote:Isn't that part of the copy protection? You need an app like VideoLAN or Xine to do the DeCSS key stuff with the drive.I think this is only true to *play* the VOB files, not to actually read or copy the VOB files. Much in the same way an encrypted sheet of paper can be copied (via a photocopier) however to actually understand what is on the sheet of paper you need the DeCSS stuff.
Yep exactly; I do have vlc with the deCSS stuff, but since I can't read the data off the DVD in the first place it never gets a chance.
I've seen these errors explained in the past by saying you can't just read all levels of a DVD direct, and that you need to use ioctls, but I get these errors even on mounting a DVD. Also, vlc gets these errors when it tries the drive, and surely it knows what to do.
If I download an CSS encrypted VOB from the net, I can decode it fine.I also know it's not a region-issue, since I've tried both R1 & R2 discs, and I know the drive firmware is set to one of these (in fact I know it's set to R1, but I tried R2 just in case).
Has anyone else got DVD working on a Dell laptop, with the TORiSAN drive? cheers, C.