On Fri, 18 Jul 2003, Jim C wrote: > OK, so I've got a DVD player in my server and in one of my client > systems. I've never used them for more than reading CD roms though. > Today I got a wild hare and decided to try one. I tried to use xine + a > plugin to browse the dvd but it crashed and I don't really see anything > else here in my 9.1 distro that will do DVDs. I could use some tips.
Set up a "plf" source with the page http://plf.zarb.org/~nanardon and get the RPMs you need for Xine from there, including the libdvdcss2 RPM if the DVDs you're trying to play are encrypted ones. You'll also want to get the "xine-dvdnav" RPM and a few others; before you install anything from there specifically, though, run "urpmi --auto-select" with the PLF source having been set, to update your existing Xine stuff to the PLF versions thereof. You can browse the PLF collection of RPMs for Mandrake 9.1 (i586) at: http://mirrors.zoreil.com/www.plf.org/9.1/i586 PLF also has RPMs for Mplayer, which plays DVDs nicely, and you may have better luck with those ... there appears to be no Mplayer equivalent to the "dvdnav" Xine plugin which allows you to use the DVD's "menu" screens, though. IMHO, that's a small sacrifice to make if you prefer the job that Mplayer does of displaying the movie itself (some do, some don't). It will also utilize the libdvdcss2 decryption library if it's installed, IIRC. Disclaimer: Use of PLF packages may be frowned on in some jurisdictions due to the naivete, ineptness, sloth, and/or purchasability of officials thereof, and the specific laws that these sluggards may or may not have already enacted or be currently considering. Discretion is advised. ;) HTH! -- Bill Mullen [EMAIL PROTECTED] MA, USA RLU #270075 MDK 8.1 & 9.0 "There are two kinds of people in the world, those who believe there are two kinds of people in the world and those who don't." - Robert Benchley
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