[plug] mplayer problem

[John Knight]

libdvdcss is always the first thing to check. In order to play encrypted 
DVDs (99 percent of 'em nowdays), Linux needs a 'code-breaker', which 
decrypts the info on the DVD. Libdvdcss is always being updated, so it's 
always worth getting a new one (follow Garry's link). SuSE have a tendency 
to cripple packages for legal reasons, leaving partially working programs.

It's always a good idea to try installing something from source, 
particularly MPlayer, as it's a universal way of installing (if not a little 
bit tricky). If you're a Linuxnewbie or a recent convert, there are more 
user friendly players available, like xine, Ogle, or VideoLAN Client. I 
favour xine and only really use MPlayer for video files, encoding DVDs to 
divx and a last resort player. MPlayer's great, I ove it, but it's not 
really designed around DVD playing, xine's best for it, nice and user 
friendly. :)

"...it was brilliant, there was three up against a thousand, and boy, did we 
give those three heaps!"



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>Jon Miller wrote:
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>>I've been using mplayer on Novell SuSE Linux  for Desktop, most dvd plays 
>>okay, but I have others that states "Can't open VMG info".
>>Any idea what this means and how to fix it?
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>Have you got libdvdcss installed?
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>Have a look at http://packman.links2linux.org/?action=122 ...
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>HTH
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>Garry
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