Totem DVD Error

[dcook32p]

I have installed libdvdcss2 and libdvdread3. When I try to play a DVD using Totem, I get this error message:

 

An error occured

The movie '/dev/cdroms/cdrom0' could not be read..

 

And then:

 

Totem could not play 'dvd:/'.

There is no plugin to handle this movie.

 

So I installed mplayer (yeah, another thread should be started for this one probably), and I get this error when running mplayer:

 

Playing dvd://1

libdvdread: Could not open device with libdvdcss.

libdvdread: Can't open /dev/dvd for reading

Couldn't open DVD device: /dev/dvd

 

I have verified that I have a symlink from /dev/cdrom to /dev/dvd, and I have even tried using the -dvd-device option to point it at /dev/hdc.

[devries]

This is what I found with google

 

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/sh...8515#post988515

 

Good luck.

[bvc]

yeah I had the same prob. Easier just to change the players Options/Preferences to /dev/cdrom instead of /dev/dvd

[AussieJohn]

Everytime I have installed Mandrake and then also DVD capability, after installing libdvdcss (I also install the libdvdcss-devel as well) and the libdvdread I routinely open Konsole and type in su ,click Enter then enter password and then press Enter again and finally type in the following :-

 

ln -s /dev/cdrom /dev/dvd.....................press Enter.....................Note the spaces and also the very first letter is a lower case L.

 

As a result I have just about never been unable to play a DVD in at least one of the Video Players.

All require some sort of juggling within the player to get them started since none seem to be able to play straight off as does PowerDVD does within Windows. But I can live with that just to avoid using my W2000-Pro .

[dcook32p]

I have no idea what I did. When I tried making the symlink you guys mentioned (and the other forum mentioned), I was told that a symlink already existed for that. So I was about to post again today, saying that the symlink was already there when I decided to try again.

 

Guess what? I have not changed *anything*, but Totem now plays a DVD. :-/

[dcook32p]

I just realized I forgot to say thank you.

 

Thanks for all your help, guys.

[dcook32p]

The problem is manifesting itself again. Since I don't know what made it work originally, I don't have anything else to try. Again, the symlinks are already created.

 

Just to make sure I'm doing things right:

• I insert the DVD into the DVD-ROM drive
  
• I wait until the drive light is no longer flashing
  
• I open "Totem Movie Player" from the K Menu
  
• I click on the "Movie" menu and choose "Play DVD"
  
• That's when I get the error messages.
  

[SwiftDeath]

Hmmm, I've been getting a very similiar problem.

 

Before playing a dvd, try going into (in totem) edit > preferences and pick the right cdrom drive for your optical device path.

 

That did the trick for me everytime.

 

Best of luck,

SwiftDeath

[Jet2k5]

Sounds like the problems that I've had/having right now, I can get DVD to work but now VCD for more infomation try to refer to this topic that I started a while back ago, and see what plugins you don't have or didn't install. Click here .

Hope this helps,

 

-Luis