I got some help from the vlc list on this problem and it works too: rvlc --quiet --novideo --volume 300 dvdsimple:///dev/dvd1 on debian systems gets the job done. The vlc documentation makes it sound as if a dvd has a menu one has to use dvd:// but that's not the case. Even if a dvd does have a menu and you can't interact with that menu and just want to listen to the contents of the dvd starting out at the beginning dvdsimple:// is the best way to go. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- jude <jdashiel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> _______________________________________________ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list