Kaffeine and DVDs

[Drew]

How do I get Kaffeine to play DVDs?

The message I get is:

Source can't be read.
Maybe you don't have enough rights for this, or source doesn't contain data (e.g.: no disc in drive)(Encrypted or faulty DVD)

[Gezzer]

Re: Kaffeine and DVDs

install libdvdcss2

i get my media libs etc from here ...
deb http://www.debian-multimedia.org/ sarge main
deb-src http://www.debian-multimedia.org/ sarge main

[Rog131]

Re: Kaffeine and DVDs

As Gezzer said:

Do you have libdvdcss2?

This gives you (if you don't have) error message (part):

Encrypted DVD

more:
Unofficial Ubuntu 6.06 (Dapper Drake) Starter Guide
http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Dapper

RestrictedFormats
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestrictedFormats

Cerkinfo Debian Repository
http://apt.cerkinfo.be/

NOTE

These packages are build (and sometimes tested on a Debian sid/unstable system. It probably won't work with Ubuntu. Ubuntu is not Debian, it's now a completely different distribution.

But you can try


Other possibilities:

faulty DVD

Does DVD play other drives/computers ?

no disc in drive

- are cabels connected ?
- are cabels ok ?
- is drive ok ?

[Drew]

Re: Kaffeine and DVDs

Okay, I'm a bit lost...

Where am I supposed to be getting libdvdcss2 from?

[Rog131]

Re: Kaffeine and DVDs

You edit /etc/apt/sources.list and add Cerkinfo Debian Repository or debian-multimedia repositories.

more:
Repositories/Kubuntu
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Repositories/Kubuntu
and
Repositories/Ubuntu
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Repositories/Ubuntu


Hmm - I downloaded libdvdcss2 from plf
Penguin Liberation Front
http://plf.zarb.org/

It tells now:

PLF Ubuntu new maintainers

New maintainers for PLF Ubuntu were found, more info once everything is set up again.


PLF ubuntu shutting down

The PLF Ubuntu project is shutting down, due to lack of time of its maintainers. New volunteers are welcome.

and

This project is now being maintained by Lionel Le Folgoc ( mr_pouit, on
irc.freenode.net ), more info to come.

Well - when they are setting things up. I uploaded libdvdcss2_1.2.9-1plf4_i386.deb (111 kb) to the

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=EUQFGXBJ
and
http://www.filesend.net/download.php...cb40e9831569c4

I downloaded libdvdcss2 from plf (ubuntu, dapper) before they shut down. And here everything is ok.

[timsflhtc]

Re: Kaffeine and DVDs

I was in Adept repositories and found Auto was allowing Edgy to do updates. I removed that line and will uninstall Auto and reload to see what happens. Thanks for the eye opener.

[Drew]

Re: Kaffeine and DVDs

Problem solved. Thanks.