LinuxQuestions.org
Help answer threads with 0 replies.
Go Back   LinuxQuestions.org > Forums > Linux Forums > Linux - Hardware
User Name
Password
Linux - Hardware This forum is for Hardware issues.
Having trouble installing a piece of hardware? Want to know if that peripheral is compatible with Linux?

Notices


Reply
  Search this Thread
Old 02-20-2004, 05:16 PM   #1
Sgaileach1
LQ Newbie
 
Registered: Jul 2003
Posts: 21

Rep: Reputation: 15
Unable to use DVD drive in RH8...


Hi all. My question is basically how to get this to work...

I have my DVD player mounted as /dev/cdrom to /mnt/cdrom. Also I have installed libdvdread, libdvdplay, and libdvdcss as complements to Mplayer, which works fine opening everything else (divx, mpeg, xvid, asf, etc., etc.)

I am able to access regular old CD's from the DVD drive so I'm guessing this is something to do with kernel thinking its just a regular drive and ONLY a regular drive... Using the standard Rehat 8 kernel upgrade, no special tweaks or anything from kernel source yet...

Really trying to avoid that honestly. Just wondering if there is anything I can do config-wise to fix this... When I put any DVD in the drive, be it a movie or data disk, it just sits their spinning up and stopping forever until I manually eject it.

I was thinking of un-mounting /dev/cdrom and mounting /dev/dvd when I wanted to watch a movie, but not sure how I would do that right or if that would be right to do.

I would really appreciate any help in this.

Thanks!

Last edited by Sgaileach1; 02-20-2004 at 05:48 PM.
 
Old 02-20-2004, 05:20 PM   #2
Sgaileach1
LQ Newbie
 
Registered: Jul 2003
Posts: 21

Original Poster
Rep: Reputation: 15
OK, I am looking at xconfig for a newer kernel and totally take back what I said about not wanting to get into that! What an incredible interface and technology... Perhaps I'll find a fix for my system looking here first.

Last edited by Sgaileach1; 02-20-2004 at 11:34 PM.
 
  


Reply


Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is Off
HTML code is Off



Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
which DVD player can play DVD from hard drive *and* support DVD Menu ? tho_x_tran Linux - Software 16 11-16-2006 02:00 PM
Unable to mount proc on boot - RH8 mikca Linux - Software 3 06-05-2005 10:17 PM
Unable to ping out from RH8.0 vanloke Linux - Networking 2 11-06-2003 02:49 AM
DVD/mediaplayer for Linux RH8.0 DuncanM Linux - Software 3 06-19-2003 06:34 PM
wierd RH8 mail problem, unable to send but able to recieve f1uke Linux - Newbie 15 04-12-2003 04:19 PM

LinuxQuestions.org > Forums > Linux Forums > Linux - Hardware

All times are GMT -5. The time now is 04:44 PM.

Main Menu
Advertisement
My LQ
Write for LQ
LinuxQuestions.org is looking for people interested in writing Editorials, Articles, Reviews, and more. If you'd like to contribute content, let us know.
Main Menu
Syndicate
RSS1  Latest Threads
RSS1  LQ News
Twitter: @linuxquestions
Open Source Consulting | Domain Registration