Thanks for this info, the typescript file shows what happened after installing libdvdnav4 and libdvdcss2 and libdvdnav-dev, maybe a little closer but not there yet: Script started on Fri 16 Aug 2013 09:05:11 PM EDT jude@d-216-36-20-9:~$ vlc dvd://1 /dev/sr0 VLC media player 2.0.3 Twoflower (revision 2.0.2-93-g77aa89e) [[32;1m0x18db098[0m] inhibit interface error: [31;1mFailed to connect to the D-Bus session daemon: Unable to autolaunch a dbus-daemon without a $DISPLAY for X11[0m [[32;1m0x18db098[0m] main interface error: [31;1mno suitable interface module[0m [[32;1m0x18e8c78[0m] main interface error: [31;1mno suitable interface module[0m [[32;1m0x16c7108[0m] main libvlc error: [31;1minterface "globalhotkeys,none" initialization failed[0m [[32;1m0x16c7108[0m] main libvlc: [0;1mRunning vlc with the default interface. Use 'cvlc' to use vlc without interface.[0m [[32;1m0x18e8f38[0m] qt4 interface error: [31;1mCould not connect to X server[0m [[32;1m0x18e8f38[0m] skins2 interface error: [31;1mcannot initialize OSFactory[0m libdvdnav: Using dvdnav version 4.2.0 libdvdread: Using libdvdcss version 1.2.13 for DVD access libdvdread: Can't stat /dev/dvd No such file or directory libdvdread: Could not open /dev/dvd libdvdnav: vm: failed to open/read the DVD libdvdread: Using libdvdcss version 1.2.13 for DVD access libdvdread: Can't stat /dev/dvd No such file or directory libdvdread: Could not open /dev/dvd [[32;1m0x1702c58[0m] dvdread demux error: [31;1mDVDRead cannot open source: /dev/dvd[0m [[32;1m0x1702c58[0m] main demux error: [31;1mPlayback failure[0m [[32;1m0x1702c58[0m] main demux error: [31;1mDVDRead could not open the disc "/dev/dvd".[0m [[32;1m0x1798ad8[0m] main input error: [31;1mopen of `dvd://1' failed[0m [[32;1m0x1798ad8[0m] main input error: [31;1mYour input can't be opened[0m [[32;1m0x1798ad8[0m] main input error: [31;1mVLC is unable to open the MRL 'dvd://1'. Check the log for details.[0m libdvdnav: Using dvdnav version 4.2.0 libdvdread: Using libdvdcss version 1.2.13 for DVD access [[32;1m0x18e8f38[0m] [cli] lua interface: [0;1mListening on host "*console".[0m VLC media player 2.0.3 Twoflower Command Line Interface initialized. Type `help' for help. > libdvdnav:DVDOpenFileUDF:UDFFindFile /VIDEO_TS/VIDEO_TS.IFO failed libdvdnav:DVDOpenFileUDF:UDFFindFile /VIDEO_TS/VIDEO_TS.BUP failed libdvdread: Can't open file VIDEO_TS.IFO. libdvdnav: vm: failed to read VIDEO_TS.IFO [[32;1m0x179a668[0m] filesystem access error: [31;1mfailed to read (Input/output error)[0m [[32;1m0x179a668[0m] main access error: [31;1mFile reading failed[0m [[32;1m0x179a668[0m] main access error: [31;1mVLC could not read the file (Input/output error).[0m [[32;1m0x178fb88[0m] main stream error: [31;1mcannot pre fill buffer[0m shutdown Shutting down. [[32;1m0x18e8f38[0m] [cli] lua interface: [0;1mRequested shutdown.[0m Bye-bye! > jude@d-216-36-20-9:~$ exit exit Script done on Fri 16 Aug 2013 09:06:44 PM EDT On Fri, 16 Aug 2013, Doug Smith wrote: > Ok, there are several things you need to know here, two exactly. > > First of all, you need libdvdnav and libdvdcss2. These should be available from the debian and deb-multimedia repositories or from the repos of > whateverdistro you use. > > Second of all, that command is wrong. It's > > cvlc dvd://1 /dev/sr0 > > or whatever the path to your dvd device is. > > The commercial dvd will only work with libdvdcss2 and that is the one that is available from deb-multimedia and/or ubuntu, whichever distro you use. > > > > Hope this helps. > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- jude <jdashiel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> About to block another web browser version? Ask yourself what Tim Berners-lee would do. _______________________________________________ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list