When i try to load a dvd, MPlayer freezes, and i cant do anything... anyone know why? could it be a codec?

mine used to do this too.. till I upgraded Mplayer and all its codecs, and properly configured it.. turning off some of the "for playing files" sort of features that the help files tell you to turn off if you have problems.

when i play gmplayer in the console, this is what i get when playing a dvd

Playing /dev/dvd
libdvdread: Encrypted DVD support unavailable.
Reading disc structure, please wait...
There are 8 titles on this DVD.
There are 2 chapters in this DVD title.
There are 1 angles in this DVD title.
DVD successfully opened.

then it Caches a bunch.... and wont play ver smooth

this is what else happens

Building audio filter chain for 48000Hz/2ch/16bit -> 48000Hz/2ch/16bit...
Starting playback...
a52: CRC check failed!
a52: error at resampling
a52: CRC check failed!
a52: error at resampling
a52: CRC check failed!
a52: CRC check failed!
a52: CRC check failed!
a52: error at resampling
a52: CRC check failed!
A: 3.5 V: 0.0 A-V: 3.436 ct: 0.003 1/ 1 0% 0% 0.0% 0 0 1%
a52: CRC check failed! =================
a52: error at resampling
a52: CRC check failed!
a52: error at resampling
a52: CRC check failed!
a52: error at resampling
a52: CRC check failed!
a52: error at resampling
a52: CRC check failed!
a52: CRC check failed! 2.311 ct: 0.060 18/ 18 2% 4% 1616.4% 10 0 0
a52: error at resampling
a52: CRC check failed! 2.913 ct: 0.063 19/ 19 2% 4% 2995.6% 11 0 0
a52: error at resampling
a52: CRC check failed!
a52: error at resampling
a52: CRC check failed!
A: 5.5 V: 2.7 A-V: 2.795 ct: 0.067 20/ 20 2% 4% 3431.2% 12 0 0

They don't tell you this, but you need to download some kind of file. Before Mandrake 9.2 ruined my computer, I got this file and installed it and was able to play DVD's with no problem. I, myself, am looking for this thread somewhere in this forum (that's how I found out about this problem). If I find it I'll post the link.

im glade you can evenistall it io cannot even load the dam thing is it a good dvd player becuas ei haveto keep booting up microsft to polay a dvd