Hello,
I am having difficulties playing DVDs. The program closes once I try to get it play. Any reason why?? I remeber last time I had Mandrake 10.1 I had to download stuff to get it to work I forgot what it was though heh..

Thanks,

Dustin

try opening xine in a terminal and looking at the error. or try strace xine and see if it helps, but... strace posts alot of output and you probably wont get it on the term due to lack of space on the term.... hm, you could try..

strace xine > xine_error.txt

and that should create a file that has the entire output of strace xine.. try it. if you get a better error, you can probaly be helped.

Well, I think my decoder is screwed up or something is what I am getting out of it. I tried with Totem and what not and nothing worked right.. So yea I think it is the decoder etc.. can anyone post what packages I need installed to play DVD's with xine.

Thanks,

Dustin

ARG..............
i have video i found some stuff to install for the video to work, but i have no audio. I am trying to watch Transformers the movie.

Any suggestions

Thanks,

Dustin

i gave you a suggestion, and you didnt do it. if you open it in a terminal, the terminal will report errors... and we can go from there.... it could be unix socket, it could be muted, i dont know without more info. you need libdvdcss, libdvdread, and libdvdnav to decode a css region coded dvd....

i did post the info from the terminal on another post that was more specific... basically it isn't giving me any error in the terminal, I did notice it isn't reading from the AUDIO_TS of the dvd though. And it isn't muted..


libdvdnav: Using dvdnav version 1-rc5 from http://xine.sf.net
libdvdread: Using libdvdcss version 1.2.9 for DVD access
libdvdnav: DVD Title: TRANFORMERS
libdvdnav: DVD Serial Number: 39D76058
libdvdnav: DVD Title (Alternative):
libdvdnav: Unable to find map file '/home/dustin/.dvdnav/TRANFORMERS.map'
libdvdnav: DVD disk reports itself with Region mask 0x00fe0000. Regions: 1

libdvdread: Attempting to retrieve all CSS keys
libdvdread: This can take a _long_ time, please be patient

libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VIDEO_TS.VOB at 0x00000132
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_01_0.VOB at 0x000001b9
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_01_1.VOB at 0x00023ea5
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_02_0.VOB at 0x001e9e2b
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_02_1.VOB at 0x001e9e79
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_03_0.VOB at 0x0022a553
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_03_1.VOB at 0x0022a5a1
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_04_0.VOB at 0x0022aef3
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_04_1.VOB at 0x0022af41
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_05_0.VOB at 0x0022c0b2
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_05_1.VOB at 0x0022c100
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Found 5 VTS's
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0

there is the terminal read out.

Thanks,

Dustin

and yet you have no video....?? hm... wierd, have you tried going into xine setup and checking the video driver you are using,,,, it should be set to auto though... try building mplayer, and see if you get the same problem...

i have video, just no audio...

as i was saying it don't read from the audio_ts folder on the dvds...

I also have no audio in mplayer..

Thanks,

Dustin

ah, did you check what sound server you are running? are you using kde.. if so you should be able to use artsd, it is in the xine setup.. mine doesnt read from the dvd folder either, never.. try making sure it is using artsd, or whatever you use... i use esound.. esd.. what distrobution are you running, you said you had mandrake, is this mandrake as well...??

I am running Mandrake 10.1 Official. I am not sure what sound thing I am using, I am at school and will check and post when I get home. I run KDE and Gnome. It is strange though sound works for everything else... I am going to have to go into my xine audio setup and choose a differnt thing right?

Thanks,

Dustin

well, no, you need to choose the same thing... usually. like for instance, i am using enlightenment... and it uses esd for its system sounds.. so i set xmms, xine, mplayer, chromium, and wahtever else to use esd, that way esd controls all sound. i am curious as to if that is even your problem though. cuase xine comes setup as auto, and that usually works.. and you have used your mixer, like alsamixer, and checked to make sure nothing is muted, or turned down? i dont use mandrake, but i would assume the xine would be configured out of the box, but you could try compiling it from source.....

nothing is muted, I was wondering where I change I audio driver at. I thought the muted thing first but that isn't the case. It is really confusing. I had problems with xine before on another distro. but ended up etting it working. The GUI's i use are gnome and KDE. What woul dthe driver be for them? Under my settings it says plug:front:0 u nder device used for stereo output. I think that could be it, Perhaps?


thanks,

Dustin

hm, i dont know.. teh audio driver is the first option on the audio tab of the setup menu for xine. it is confusing.. i have no idea... hmmm ill keep thinking...