anyone out there with a DVD drive...

[cotfessi]

I just got a DVD drive as a gift and I'm looking throught the possible linux based DVD players... anyone have any suggestions? I'd really like to avoid putting a windows partition back on my machine just to play movies..

thanks
-cotfessi

[yard21]

I'm using Xine, and it works really good. The problem is that they're not allowed to give ti to you with DeCSS, but you need it to descramble your DVD. I found a website where they ship Xine with DeCSS-support, but I can't remember where, sorry. Just search for xine and decss, perhaps you find it yourself. Then I just installed the rpm. Another thing is that you must use a kernel >=2.2.16, or you have to patch it for DVD-support.

[yard21]

I found the link (downloading the new version of xine this moment :) ). It's http://gape.ist.utl.pt/ment00/linuxdvd.html
Enjoy it!

[SkyHigh]

I had a problem with the version I downloaded from the link in beamy's reply -- kept seg faulting on me :(

If you have the same problem, try downloading and installing the base version of Xine and use the separate plugin at: http://members.nbci.com/captain_css/

This method worked great for me.

There is also LiViD -- a work in progress at present. It seems to have a nicer looking player (if that matters to you) but last time I tried it it didn't have video/sound sync which made it a bit frustrating to use.

SkyHigh

[bdg1983]

I've also heard that VideoLAN (http://www.videolan.org/) is good.

[jbstew32]

I just downloaded the Xine RPM and installed it on Red Hat 7. You cant just install it because it *****es about your glibc version not being 2.1. Anyway, just do this:
rpm -i --nodeps xine.rpm

Here is a Screenshot (http://www.geocities.com/dvdpic/snapshot02.gif)

[ 12 March 2001: Message edited by: jbstew32 ]

[eXtremist]

That screenshot isn't there.. :(

[jbstew32]

agh..your right....whats up with that...i uploaded it.. :mad: :mad: :mad:

i will fix it

[jbstew32]

The REAL Snapshot! (http://www.angelfire.com/movies/dvdpic/snapshot02.gif)

[cotfessi]

thanks for all the suggestions... I think that I'm going to try to use xine. hopefully all will go well!

[XxMaCaBrExX]

I must be doing something wrong. I'm running Mandrake 7.2, I installed xine from rpm. I drag and drop the *.vob file into XINE, then I get a black screen, and it will not play no matter what. What am I doing wrong here? AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D

[jbstew32]

login as root and type ln -s /dev/cdrom /dev/dvd

then start x and start xine up...click the DVD tab and it should read the DVD in your cdrom drive...now, click play

you have to make a symbolic link to /dev/dvd from your DVD drive

[XxMaCaBrExX]

Duh? I already did that. I got the beginning graphic of one vob file on the Ninja Scroll DVD to play, but none of the others will work. It seems to be reading my DVD-rom just fine, but maybe it's just not supported very well by Linux. Thanks Anyways you guys! :D

[XxMaCaBrExX]

I'm not at home right now, but when I get off of work, I'll piddle around with it a little more and see what I can come up with. Thanks :D ;) :cool:

[jbstew32]

yeah i was just making sure you werent overlooking anything :)

If I press the button to fast to go to the next chapter, if crashes...ah well, at least it works