Re: dvd playback application
On Sat, Aug 29, 2009 at 2:14 PM, JoeHill<joehill@teksavvy.com> wrote:
> Yeah, but sometimes people get tired of answering the same questions over and
> over again every time someone tries Linux for the first time ;)
ive been on the openmoko lists for just under a year now and have
helped out plenty of newbies with there questions that could easily
have been answered searching around the internet. i really dont
understand the annoyance that a lot of people on the debian list seem
to have. i see it as if i dont feel like reading or responding i
simply do not do so. why bother wasting the energy saying "google it"
> If you install Xine, Ogle or VLC from there, any of them should do DVD playback.
i have already installed and tried those applications, like i said in
my original email. and for some reason of another they simply do not
work.
> For really detailed instructions you can Google 'enable dvd playback debian'.
> If after this you are still having trouble, then write back and someone will
> gladly assist you.
search result http://tldp.org/HOWTO/html_single/DVD-Playback-HOWTO/
lists several steps.
the only thing i did not do was
# ln -s /dev/hdc /dev/dvd
but that link already exists.
everything else is fine.
now when i get to the step:
4.2.1. MPlayer
Type mplayer dvd://1 to begin playing title #1 on the disc. To play
other title numbers, substitute the appropriate number in place of 1.
the drive spins up, terminal displays some bits and pieces says
playing dvd, MPEG-PS file format detected.
and nothing else happens. which is the same thing i said in the first post.
im getting pritty frustrated here and just asking for a bit more help
then "google"
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