just tried vlc, I got the following messages libhal.c 696 : org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceDoesNotExist raised "Service "org.freedesktop.Hal" does not exist"
libdvdnav: Using dvdnav version 0.1.9 from http://dvd.sf.net libdvdread: Encrypted DVD support unavailable. libdvdread: Could not open input: No medium found libdvdread: Can't open /dev/dvd for reading libdvdnav: vm: faild to open/read the DVD libdvdread: Encrypted DVD support unavailable. ************************************************ ** ** ** No css library available. See ** ** /usr/share/doc/libdvdread3/README.Debian ** ** for more information. ** ** ** ************************************************ libdvdread: Could not open input: No medium found libdvdread: Can't open /dev/dvd for reading [00000236] dvdread demuxer error: DVDRead cannot open source: /dev/dvd [00000237] vcd access error: could not read TOCHDR [00000237] vcd access error: no movie tracks found [00000237] access_file access error: file /dev/dvd is empty, aborting [00000237] cdda access error: could not read TOCHDR [00000237] cdda access error: no audio tracks found [00000235] main input error: no suitable access module for `dvd:///dev/dvd' Is it because the vlc don't support encrypted dvds? is there a way to get around this? Larinia On Mon, 29 Nov 2004 18:40:24 +0000, Lei Yu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > /dev/dvd does exist, and it is linked to hdc. I will give vlc a try. Thanks. > > > > > On Mon, 29 Nov 2004 13:49:52 +0000, Anthony Campbell > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 29 Nov 2004, Lei Yu wrote: > > > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > I have just installed debian on my machine. But the touch pad does not > > > work and also the dvd player xine does not work either. I thought swap > > > from suse to debian enable me to watch dvd on my laptop, but it > > > doesn't seem to be the case. :-( it kept on throw the error message, > > > the plugin for /dev/dvd cannot be found...:-( > > > > > > can anyone help. > > > > > > Larinia > > > > Does /dev/dvd exist? If not, you may need to make it a link to /dev/hdc > > or wherever your CD drive is. (It's /dev/hdc on my Thinkpad.) > > > > Incidentally, have a look at vlc. I find this to be better than xine for > > watching dvds. > > > > -- > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] || http://www.acampbell.org.uk > > using Linux GNU/Debian || for book reviews, electronic > > Windows-free zone || books and skeptical articles > > > > -- > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]