i'm trying to play a DVD using the freshrpms RPMs, and here's how far i get.
based on the dependencies, i've installed: libdvdcss libdvdread alsa-lib ogle ogle_gui when i brought up ogle and tried to open and play a DVD, i did in fact get the first several seconds of DVD content (the obligatory FBI warning, blah blah), followed by an abort, with the xterm output of ... Build: Linux 2.4.18-14 #1 Wed Sep 4 12:13:11 EDT 2002 i686 athlon Sun Sep 29 11:26:27 EDT 2002 mmx Xv oss alsa Runtime: Linux 2.4.18-14 #1 Wed Sep 4 13:35:50 EDT 2002 i686 i686 Note[ogle_ctrl]: ogle 0.8.5 Debug[ogle_ctrl]: Started /usr/lib/ogle/ogle_gui with pid 18258 Debug[ogle_ctrl]: Started /usr/lib/ogle/ogle_nav with pid 18259 Debug[ogle_ctrl]: Started /usr/lib/ogle/ogle_mpeg_ps with pid 18260 Debug[ogle_ctrl]: Started /usr/lib/ogle/ogle_vout with pid 18261 Debug[ogle_vout]: CLK_TCK: 100 Debug[ogle_nav]: Opening DVD at "/dev/dvd" libdvdread: Using libdvdcss version 1.2.2 for DVD access libdvdread: Using libdvdcss version 1.2.2 for DVD access Debug[ogle_nav]: sending audio demuxstream 7 Debug[ogle_nav]: oid: bd, ost: 80, nid: bd, nst: 87 Debug[ogle_nav]: sending subp demuxstream 31 Debug[ogle_mpeg_ps]: newid private: Debug[ogle_mpeg_ps]: oldid private libdvdread: Attempting to retrieve all CSS keys libdvdread: This can take a _long_ time, please be patient libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VIDEO_TS.VOB at 0x00000159 libdvdread: Elapsed time 1 libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_01_0.VOB at 0x000001d9 libdvdread: Elapsed time 0 libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_01_1.VOB at 0x00000222 libdvdread: Elapsed time 0 libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_02_0.VOB at 0x0024f54f libdvdread: Elapsed time 0 libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_02_1.VOB at 0x00251264 libdvdread: Elapsed time 1 libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_03_0.VOB at 0x0025ac14 libdvdread: Elapsed time 0 libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_03_1.VOB at 0x0025ac62 libdvdread: Elapsed time 1 libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_04_0.VOB at 0x0025cf34 libdvdread: Elapsed time 0 libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_04_1.VOB at 0x0025cf82 libdvdread: Elapsed time 0 libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_05_0.VOB at 0x0025da67 libdvdread: Elapsed time 1 libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_05_1.VOB at 0x0025dab5 libdvdread: Elapsed time 0 libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_06_0.VOB at 0x0026e310 libdvdread: Elapsed time 1 libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_06_1.VOB at 0x0026e35e libdvdread: Elapsed time 0 libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_07_0.VOB at 0x00279e6a libdvdread: Elapsed time 1 libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_07_1.VOB at 0x00279eb8 libdvdread: Elapsed time 1 libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_08_0.VOB at 0x002a31bb libdvdread: Elapsed time 0 libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_08_1.VOB at 0x002a3209 libdvdread: Elapsed time 0 libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_09_0.VOB at 0x002c9745 libdvdread: Elapsed time 1 libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_09_1.VOB at 0x002c9793 libdvdread: Elapsed time 0 libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_10_0.VOB at 0x002cd076 libdvdread: Elapsed time 1 libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_10_1.VOB at 0x002cd0c4 libdvdread: Elapsed time 0 libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_11_0.VOB at 0x002d4801 libdvdread: Elapsed time 1 libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_11_1.VOB at 0x002d484f libdvdread: Elapsed time 0 libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_12_0.VOB at 0x002d9d1b libdvdread: Elapsed time 1 libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_12_1.VOB at 0x002d9d69 libdvdread: Elapsed time 0 libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_13_0.VOB at 0x0032ab70 libdvdread: Elapsed time 1 libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_13_1.VOB at 0x0032abbe libdvdread: Elapsed time 0 libdvdread: Found 13 VTS's libdvdread: Elapsed time 12 Debug[ogle_ctrl]: _new stream bf, 0 Debug[ogle_ctrl]: _new stream e0, 0 Debug[ogle_ctrl]: Started /usr/lib/ogle/ogle_mpeg_vs with pid 18266 Debug[ogle_mpeg_vs]: Using MMX accelerated media functions ## video_stream:req cap video_dec: shmid: 31359035 video_dec: data_buf shmid: 31293497 ## video_stream:got cap and stream vs: get ouput buffer Debug[ogle_ctrl]: got capability video_out horizontal_size: 720, vertical_size: 480 padded_width: 720, padded_height: 480 frame rate: 30000/1001 (29.97) *vs: offset not valid decode: B-frame before forward ref frame *vs: offset not valid decode: B-frame before forward ref frame *vs: offset not valid Found a running xscreensaver, version "4.05" (>= 3.34). Note[ogle_vout]: using default config for ':0.0' Note[ogle_vout]: Using 'X11' as source for geometry Note[ogle_vout]: Xinerama extension not found/active Note[ogle_vout]: Using 'XF86VidMode' as source for resolution Note[ogle_vout]: Display w: 301, h: 231, hp: 1600, vp: 1200 Note[ogle_vout]: Display sar: 369600/361200 = 1.023256 Note[ogle_vout]: Found Xv extension 2.2, checking for suitable adaptors Note[ogle_vout]: Xv adaptor "NV10 Video Overlay" port 85 image format 842094169 Debug[ogle_vout]: resize: 720, 527 Debug[ogle_vout]: set_sync_point() ss disable took 0.000554000 s #Debug[ogle_vout]: resize: 720, 527 Debug[ogle_nav]: sending audio demuxstream 0 Debug[ogle_nav]: oid: bd, ost: 87, nid: bd, nst: 80 Debug[ogle_mpeg_ps]: newid private: Debug[ogle_mpeg_ps]: oldid private *** Backward scr discontinuity system_clock_reference: [0.000000 s] prev system_clock_reference: [5.989587 s] demux: changed to scr_nr: 1 !#Debug[ogle_ctrl]: _new stream bd, 80 Debug[ogle_ctrl]: Started /usr/lib/ogle/ogle_audio with pid 18269 No accelerated IMDCT transform found Debug[ogle_audio]: decode_a52: found sync Note[ogle_audio]: Using audio driver 'alsa' [ogle_alsa]: Opening device: default [ogle_alsa]: error while opening alsa. <--------------- problem here : No such file or directory FATAL[ogle_audio]: failed opening the alsa audio driver at default Debug[ogle_ctrl]: child: 18269 exited with 1 Debug[ogle_ctrl]: pid: 18269 exited with status: 1 Debug[ogle_ctrl]: child: 18258 killed Debug[ogle_ctrl]: pid: 18258 terminated on signal: 2 Debug[ogle_ctrl]: child: 18261 exited with 0 Debug[ogle_ctrl]: pid: 18261 exited with status: 0 Debug[ogle_ctrl]: slaying child: 18259 Debug[ogle_ctrl]: slaying child: 18260 Debug[ogle_ctrl]: slaying child: 18266 Debug[ogle_ctrl]: removing shmid: 30474259 Debug[ogle_ctrl]: removing shmid: 31293497 Debug[ogle_ctrl]: removing shmid: 31326266 Debug[ogle_ctrl]: removing shmid: 31359035 Debug[ogle_ctrl]: removing shmid: 31391804 ctrl: ipc_rmid: Invalid argument Debug[ogle_ctrl]: removing shmid: 31424573 Debug[ogle_ctrl]: removing shmid: 31457342 Note[ogle_ctrl]: exiting -------------- end of xterm output ---------------- based on this output, i further installed other alsa-related rpms, alsa-kernel and alsa-driver, but that didn't solve the problem. can anyone explain what's missing? have i forgotten to symlink a device file or something? thanks for any help. rday