On Tue, 14 Jan 2003 09:14:46 -0500
Terry Sheltra <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Sounds like you've gotten further with things than I have.  I am not 
> able to get Xine (off the MDK CDs) to work properly with any DVD I
> own. 
>  All I can manage to do is make it crash, even after installing every 
> codec and plugin available from the PLF website.  Pretty much the same
> for me with Mplayer.  It will run, but does not keep my settings, and 
> trying to play a DVD results in a window full of garbage, again after 
> installing all the plugins available via PLF.  If you happen to come 
> across a way to get either of these two progs working, please let me
> know.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Terry

Hi Terry,

Is your dvd device linked to /dev/dvd ?

The Xine that would come with the MDK CD's won't contain the DVD plugin
for encrypted DVD's (most of them) due to legal reasons.

I have heard more and more complaints about the RPM's off the lpf site
for MPlayer. Still I urge those who can to configure their own on their
own system. This increases performance dramatically. Use CVS versions of
both mplayer and libavcodec (links in the MPlayer documentation).
I have a 100% success almost all the time using a self-made versions,
regarding DVD's, playing all sorts of files, and ripping to DivX.

So yes, your basic solution would be to read the manual on MPlayer and
compile it yourself. It's not that hard, I promise, you only have to
know the basics and know how to read (documentation).... and with a
little effort you will have a player that out-plays the rest, regarding
performance and options.

Greetings
Ralph
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