I can't get any DVD playback in SuSE 9.2

The Redneck · 08-15-2006, 11:15 PM

Hello all,

I am quite new to the whole Linux thing but have still been able to figure out how to do any thing I could do on win xp. EXCEPT DVD PLAY BACK! I hate to go and boot the cursed win xp every time I want to watch a movie.I have tried both xine and kaffeine. Neither of which are able to play DVD's

I swear to never go back to windows, but I don't swear to only listen to the radio and read books because of one small problem.

THNX.

The Redneck

rshaw · 08-15-2006, 11:24 PM

xine and kaffeine are essentially the same thing( uses the same xine libraries) which are dvd crippled in the stock suse packages. get xine-libs and xine-ui from the packman site http://packman.links2linux.org/ you will also need libdvdcss

The Redneck · 08-16-2006, 12:11 AM

Hello,
Thanks for the reply. Unfortunately I still have the same problem after I downloaded and installed the packages you suggested. I get an error saying that xine can't play these files for legal reasons. Is there a better version of xine? Or do you have any other thoughts on how I can fix this horrid problem?

THNX.

The Redneck

tnandy · 08-16-2006, 07:08 AM

I'm using Xine version 0.99.3 and have no difficulty viewing DVDs.

Can you copy and post the exact error?