Problems with DVD playback

yeela · 10-15-2005, 06:42 PM

Now I've spent a few hours trying to make DVD playback work with no success. Does anyone have some fresh ideas? It seems to be a classical decryption problem. I find tons of hits related to this on the web but no solutions that work for me :-(.

I'm trying to play DVDs using xine. Some DVDs work (both commercial and home made) and some (commercial) dont. For the not working DVDs I get the error message: "The source can't be read. Maybe you don't have enough rights for this, or source doesn (sic!) contain data (e.g not disc in drive) Error opening vtsN=-1, domain=2.".

All the tested DVDs (both working and non working) have the region 2.

I'm running fedora 4 on an Acer Aspire 5024WLMi

Code:

uname -a
Linux wasp 2.6.12-1.1456_FC4 #1 Thu Sep 22 02:11:36 EDT 2005 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

I have installed xine and libdvdcss from the livna repository

Code:

yum remove totem
yum install xine totem-xine libdvdcss

First I tried to use the default gstreamer version of totem, but it didn't worked well at all. So I changed to totem-xine.

I enable verbose output from libdvdcss with :

Code:

export DVDCSS_VERBOSE=2

Then I start xine. libdvdcss takes some time to decrypt but eventually seems to fail. Does anyone have a clue how to fix this?

Code:

[daniel@wasp xine]$ xine dvd:/
This is xine (X11 gui) - a free video player v0.99.4.
(c) 2000-2004 The xine Team.
libdvdread: Using libdvdcss version 1.2.8 for DVD access
libdvdcss debug: opening target `/dev/dvd'
libdvdcss debug: using libc for access
libdvdcss debug: disc is scrambled
libdvdcss debug: requesting AGID
libdvdcss debug: drive authenticated, using variant 0
libdvdcss debug: authentication established
libdvdcss debug: GetASF authenticated, ASF=1
libdvdcss debug: decrypting disc key with player keys
libdvdcss debug: decrypted disc key is 2e:97:32:1f:22
libdvdcss debug: using CSS key cache dir: /home/daniel/.dvdcss//BREAKFAST_AT_TIFFANYS#2000072116542800/
libdvdcss error: failed opening raw device, continuing

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 0x00000134
libdvdcss debug: getting title key the classic way
libdvdcss debug: requesting AGID
libdvdcss debug: drive authenticated, using variant 0
libdvdcss debug: authentication established
libdvdcss debug: ioctl ReadTitleKey failed (region mismatch?)
libdvdcss debug: GetASF not authenticated, ASF=0
libdvdcss debug: lost ASF requesting title key
libdvdcss debug: resetting drive and cracking title key
libdvdcss debug: requesting AGID
libdvdcss debug: drive authenticated, using variant 0
libdvdcss debug: authentication established
libdvdcss debug: GetASF authenticated, ASF=1
libdvdcss debug: decrypting disc key with player keys
libdvdcss debug: decrypted disc key is 2e:97:32:1f:22
libdvdcss debug: cracking title key
libdvdcss debug: non MPEG block found (end of title)
libdvdcss debug: end of title reached
libdvdcss debug: 0 of 0 attempts successful, 0 of 87 blocks scrambled
libdvdcss debug: file was unscrambled
libdvdcss debug: title key is 00:00:00:00:00
libdvdcss debug: unencrypted title
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_01_0.VOB at 0x000001d4
libdvdcss debug: getting title key the classic way
libdvdcss debug: requesting AGID
libdvdcss debug: drive authenticated, using variant 0
libdvdcss debug: authentication established
libdvdcss debug: ioctl ReadTitleKey failed (region mismatch?)
libdvdcss debug: GetASF not authenticated, ASF=0
libdvdcss debug: lost ASF requesting title key
libdvdcss debug: resetting drive and cracking title key
libdvdcss debug: requesting AGID
libdvdcss debug: drive authenticated, using variant 0
libdvdcss debug: authentication established
libdvdcss debug: GetASF authenticated, ASF=1
libdvdcss debug: decrypting disc key with player keys
libdvdcss debug: decrypted disc key is 2e:97:32:1f:22
libdvdcss debug: cracking title key
libdvdcss error: read error
libdvdcss debug: read error, resorting to secret arcanes to recover
libdvdcss debug: opening target `/dev/dvd'
libdvdcss debug: using libc for access
libdvdcss error: read error
libdvdcss debug: end of title reached
libdvdcss debug: 0 of 0 attempts successful, 0 of 0 blocks scrambled
libdvdcss debug: title key is 00:00:00:00:00
libdvdcss error: fatal error in vts css key
libdvdread: Error cracking CSS key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_01_0.VOB (0x000001d4)
libdvdread: Elapsed time 1
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_01_1.VOB at 0x00001449
libdvdcss debug: getting title key the classic way
libdvdcss debug: requesting AGID
libdvdcss debug: drive authenticated, using variant 0
libdvdcss debug: authentication established
libdvdcss debug: ioctl ReadTitleKey failed (region mismatch?)
libdvdcss debug: GetASF not authenticated, ASF=0
libdvdcss debug: lost ASF requesting title key
libdvdcss debug: resetting drive and cracking title key
libdvdcss debug: requesting AGID
libdvdcss debug: drive authenticated, using variant 0
libdvdcss debug: authentication established
libdvdcss debug: GetASF authenticated, ASF=1
libdvdcss debug: decrypting disc key with player keys
libdvdcss debug: decrypted disc key is 2e:97:32:1f:22
libdvdcss debug: cracking title key
libdvdcss error: read error
libdvdcss debug: read error, resorting to secret arcanes to recover
libdvdcss debug: opening target `/dev/dvd'
libdvdcss debug: using libc for access
libdvdcss error: read error
libdvdcss debug: end of title reached
libdvdcss debug: 0 of 0 attempts successful, 0 of 1 blocks scrambled
libdvdcss debug: file was unscrambled
libdvdcss debug: title key is 00:00:00:00:00
libdvdcss debug: unencrypted title
libdvdread: Elapsed time 4
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_02_0.VOB at 0x0032ab71
libdvdcss debug: getting title key the classic way
libdvdcss debug: requesting AGID
libdvdcss debug: drive authenticated, using variant 0
libdvdcss debug: authentication established
libdvdcss debug: ioctl ReadTitleKey failed (region mismatch?)
libdvdcss debug: GetASF not authenticated, ASF=0
libdvdcss debug: lost ASF requesting title key
libdvdcss debug: resetting drive and cracking title key
libdvdcss debug: requesting AGID
libdvdcss debug: drive authenticated, using variant 0
libdvdcss debug: authentication established
libdvdcss debug: GetASF authenticated, ASF=1
libdvdcss debug: decrypting disc key with player keys
libdvdcss debug: decrypted disc key is 2e:97:32:1f:22
libdvdcss debug: cracking title key
libdvdcss error: read error
libdvdcss debug: read error, resorting to secret arcanes to recover
libdvdcss debug: opening target `/dev/dvd'
libdvdcss debug: using libc for access
libdvdcss error: read error
libdvdcss debug: end of title reached
libdvdcss debug: 0 of 0 attempts successful, 0 of 1 blocks scrambled
libdvdcss debug: file was unscrambled
libdvdcss debug: title key is 00:00:00:00:00
libdvdcss debug: unencrypted title
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_02_1.VOB at 0x0032abc8
libdvdcss debug: getting title key the classic way
libdvdcss debug: requesting AGID
libdvdcss debug: drive authenticated, using variant 0
libdvdcss debug: authentication established
libdvdcss debug: ioctl ReadTitleKey failed (region mismatch?)
libdvdcss debug: GetASF not authenticated, ASF=0
libdvdcss debug: lost ASF requesting title key
libdvdcss debug: resetting drive and cracking title key
libdvdcss debug: requesting AGID
libdvdcss debug: drive authenticated, using variant 0
libdvdcss debug: authentication established
libdvdcss debug: GetASF authenticated, ASF=1
libdvdcss debug: decrypting disc key with player keys
libdvdcss debug: decrypted disc key is 2e:97:32:1f:22
libdvdcss debug: cracking title key
libdvdcss error: read error
libdvdcss debug: read error, resorting to secret arcanes to recover
libdvdcss debug: opening target `/dev/dvd'
libdvdcss debug: using libc for access
libdvdcss error: read error
libdvdcss debug: end of title reached
libdvdcss debug: 0 of 0 attempts successful, 0 of 2 blocks scrambled
libdvdcss debug: file was unscrambled
libdvdcss debug: title key is 00:00:00:00:00
libdvdcss debug: unencrypted title
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Found 2 VTS's
libdvdread: Elapsed time 5

SlackerLX · 10-16-2005, 12:43 PM

Which version of libdvdcss do you have installed?
Perhaps grab the latest from vedeolan.org?

yeela · 10-16-2005, 03:06 PM

I was using version 1.2.8 (The rpm version is 1.2.8-0.lvn.5.4 from livna). I tried upgrading to version 1.2.9 building a new rpm from the source rpm downloaded from videolan.org. Still no success with decryption. Now I got some additional lines in the log:

Code:

libdvdcss debug: cannot open /dev/rdvd (No such file or directory)
libdvdcss error: failed to open raw device, but continuing

Are they significant? Here's the full output:

Code:

This is xine (X11 gui) - a free video player v0.99.4.
(c) 2000-2004 The xine Team.
libdvdread: Using libdvdcss version 1.2.9 for DVD access
libdvdcss debug: opening target `/dev/dvd'
libdvdcss debug: using libc for access
libdvdcss debug: disc is scrambled
libdvdcss debug: requesting AGID
libdvdcss debug: drive authenticated, using variant 0
libdvdcss debug: authentication established
libdvdcss debug: GetASF authenticated, ASF=1
libdvdcss debug: decrypting disc key 7f:25:47:70:5b
libdvdcss debug: trying player key 01:af:e3:12:80
libdvdcss debug: decrypted disc key is 2e:97:32:1f:22
libdvdcss debug: using CSS key cache dir: /home/daniel/.dvdcss//BREAKFAST_AT_TIFFANYS-2000072116542800-2e97321f22/
libdvdcss debug: cannot open /dev/rdvd (No such file or directory)
libdvdcss error: failed to open raw device, but continuing

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 0x00000134
libdvdcss debug: getting title key at block 308 the classic way
libdvdcss debug: requesting AGID
libdvdcss debug: drive authenticated, using variant 0
libdvdcss debug: authentication established
libdvdcss debug: ioctl ReadTitleKey failed (region mismatch?)
libdvdcss debug: GetASF not authenticated, ASF=0
libdvdcss debug: lost ASF requesting title key
libdvdcss debug: resetting drive and cracking title key
libdvdcss debug: requesting AGID
libdvdcss debug: drive authenticated, using variant 0
libdvdcss debug: authentication established
libdvdcss debug: GetASF authenticated, ASF=1
libdvdcss debug: decrypting disc key 7f:25:47:70:5b
libdvdcss debug: trying player key 01:af:e3:12:80
libdvdcss debug: decrypted disc key is 2e:97:32:1f:22
libdvdcss debug: cracking title key at block 308
libdvdcss debug: non MPEG block found at block 395 (end of title)
libdvdcss debug: end of title reached
libdvdcss debug: successful attempts 0/0, scrambled blocks 0/87
libdvdcss debug: no scrambled sectors found
libdvdcss debug: title key is 00:00:00:00:00
libdvdcss debug: unencrypted title
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_01_0.VOB at 0x000001d4
libdvdcss debug: getting title key at block 468 the classic way
libdvdcss debug: requesting AGID
libdvdcss debug: drive authenticated, using variant 0
libdvdcss debug: authentication established
libdvdcss debug: ioctl ReadTitleKey failed (region mismatch?)
libdvdcss debug: GetASF not authenticated, ASF=0
libdvdcss debug: lost ASF requesting title key
libdvdcss debug: resetting drive and cracking title key
libdvdcss debug: requesting AGID
libdvdcss debug: drive authenticated, using variant 0
libdvdcss debug: authentication established
libdvdcss debug: GetASF authenticated, ASF=1
libdvdcss debug: decrypting disc key 7f:25:47:70:5b
libdvdcss debug: trying player key 01:af:e3:12:80
libdvdcss debug: decrypted disc key is 2e:97:32:1f:22
libdvdcss debug: cracking title key at block 468
libdvdcss error: read error
libdvdcss debug: read error at block 470, resorting to secret arcanes to recoverlibdvdcss debug: opening target `/dev/dvd'
libdvdcss debug: using libc for access
libdvdcss error: read error
libdvdcss debug: end of title reached
libdvdcss debug: successful attempts 0/0, scrambled blocks 0/2
libdvdcss debug: no scrambled sectors found
libdvdcss debug: title key is 00:00:00:00:00
libdvdcss debug: unencrypted title
libdvdread: Elapsed time 4
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_01_1.VOB at 0x00001449
libdvdcss debug: getting title key at block 5193 the classic way
libdvdcss debug: requesting AGID
libdvdcss debug: drive authenticated, using variant 0
libdvdcss debug: authentication established
libdvdcss debug: ioctl ReadTitleKey failed (region mismatch?)
libdvdcss debug: GetASF not authenticated, ASF=0
libdvdcss debug: lost ASF requesting title key
libdvdcss debug: resetting drive and cracking title key
libdvdcss debug: requesting AGID
libdvdcss debug: drive authenticated, using variant 0
libdvdcss debug: authentication established
libdvdcss debug: GetASF authenticated, ASF=1
libdvdcss debug: decrypting disc key 7f:25:47:70:5b
libdvdcss debug: trying player key 01:af:e3:12:80
libdvdcss debug: decrypted disc key is 2e:97:32:1f:22
libdvdcss debug: cracking title key at block 5193
libdvdcss error: read error
libdvdcss debug: read error at block 5194, resorting to secret arcanes to recover
libdvdcss debug: opening target `/dev/dvd'
libdvdcss debug: using libc for access
libdvdcss error: read error
libdvdcss debug: end of title reached
libdvdcss debug: successful attempts 0/0, scrambled blocks 0/1
libdvdcss debug: no scrambled sectors found
libdvdcss debug: title key is 00:00:00:00:00
libdvdcss debug: unencrypted title
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_02_0.VOB at 0x0032ab71
libdvdcss debug: getting title key at block 3320689 the classic way
libdvdcss debug: requesting AGID
libdvdcss debug: drive authenticated, using variant 0
libdvdcss debug: authentication established
libdvdcss debug: ioctl ReadTitleKey failed (region mismatch?)
libdvdcss debug: GetASF not authenticated, ASF=0
libdvdcss debug: lost ASF requesting title key
libdvdcss debug: resetting drive and cracking title key
libdvdcss debug: requesting AGID
libdvdcss debug: drive authenticated, using variant 0
libdvdcss debug: authentication established
libdvdcss debug: GetASF authenticated, ASF=1
libdvdcss debug: decrypting disc key 7f:25:47:70:5b
libdvdcss debug: trying player key 01:af:e3:12:80
libdvdcss debug: decrypted disc key is 2e:97:32:1f:22
libdvdcss debug: cracking title key at block 3320689
libdvdcss error: read error
libdvdcss debug: read error at block 3320690, resorting to secret arcanes to recover
libdvdcss debug: opening target `/dev/dvd'
libdvdcss debug: using libc for access
libdvdcss error: read error
libdvdcss debug: end of title reached
libdvdcss debug: successful attempts 0/0, scrambled blocks 0/1
libdvdcss debug: no scrambled sectors found
libdvdcss debug: title key is 00:00:00:00:00
libdvdcss debug: unencrypted title
libdvdread: Elapsed time 1
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_02_1.VOB at 0x0032abc8
libdvdcss debug: getting title key at block 3320776 the classic way
libdvdcss debug: requesting AGID
libdvdcss debug: drive authenticated, using variant 0
libdvdcss debug: authentication established
libdvdcss debug: ioctl ReadTitleKey failed (region mismatch?)
libdvdcss debug: GetASF not authenticated, ASF=0
libdvdcss debug: lost ASF requesting title key
libdvdcss debug: resetting drive and cracking title key
libdvdcss debug: requesting AGID
libdvdcss debug: drive authenticated, using variant 0
libdvdcss debug: authentication established
libdvdcss debug: GetASF authenticated, ASF=1
libdvdcss debug: decrypting disc key 7f:25:47:70:5b
libdvdcss debug: trying player key 01:af:e3:12:80
libdvdcss debug: decrypted disc key is 2e:97:32:1f:22
libdvdcss debug: cracking title key at block 3320776
libdvdcss error: read error
libdvdcss debug: read error at block 3320778, resorting to secret arcanes to recover
libdvdcss debug: opening target `/dev/dvd'
libdvdcss debug: using libc for access
libdvdcss error: read error
libdvdcss debug: end of title reached
libdvdcss debug: successful attempts 0/0, scrambled blocks 0/2
libdvdcss debug: no scrambled sectors found
libdvdcss debug: title key is 00:00:00:00:00
libdvdcss debug: unencrypted title
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Found 2 VTS's
libdvdread: Elapsed time 5
libdvdcss error: read error
libdvdcss error: read error

SlackerLX · 10-16-2005, 03:08 PM

download 1.2.9 from videolan.org

yeela · 10-16-2005, 04:06 PM

Tried that. Didn't work.

If I boot the machine up in windows (dual boot) I can play the DVD with windows media player though...

/d

SlackerLX · 10-16-2005, 04:13 PM

My default packages also didn't work that came with install eventhough I installed through HTTP.
I updated then from custom repositories: xine and kaffeine and installed the latest divx, xvid, w32codecs,
and libdvdcss2 from videolan.org. Logout, login and now I play everything. Sorry, above that can't help

yeela · 10-16-2005, 04:34 PM

Now after I tried it in windows it magically seems to work. I guess starting windows media player automatically sets the region code to 2 in the hardware. After I removed all cached keys

Code:

rm -R ~/.dvdcss/

it worked to play my region 2 DVDs.

When I ran regionset after starting windows media player I got the following output:

Code:

[root@wasp regionset-0.1]# ./regionset
regionset version 0.1 -- reads/sets region code on DVD drives
Current Region Code settings:
RPC Phase: II
type: SET
vendor resets available: 4
user controlled changes resets available: 4
drive plays discs from region(s): 2, mask=0xFD

I didn't log the result of running regionset before starting media player, but I'm pretty sure the two last lines showed:

Code:

user controlled changes resets available: 5
drive plays discs from region(s): , mask=0xFF

Does all this mean that I still can't play DVDs from other regions? Unfortuantely I don't have any imported DVDs to test (its more a matter of principle).

SlackerLX · 10-16-2005, 04:37 PM

try downloading DVD from some Russian site and see how it works. But it won't be commercial anymore, but custom