getting kmplayer to play dvds
 

I am new to linux first off. I keep trying to play dvds on 
SuSE linux 8.2 with kmplayer and keep getting this message:
MPlayer interrupted by signal 6 in module: open_stream
- MPlayer crashed. This shouldn't happen.
It can be a bug in the MPlayer code _or_ in your drivers _or_ in your gcc
version. If you think it's MPlayer's fault, please read DOCS/bugreports.html
and follow the instructions there. We can't and won't help unless you provide
this information when reporting a possible bug.

What can i do to get it to play dvds?

Welcome to LQ :)

Does it happen on ALL DVD's? Did you compile mplayer from source? If not, check out some threads around the board, and do so. Most distros package a crippled version, which is looks like is your case.

Also, have you tried running it from the command line to see if it's actually a problem in the calls kmplayer is making?
mplayer -vo xv -dvd 1

HTH

Cool

thanx works from prompt

it starts to work but then goes to a blank screen

and when i look at the terminal i get this message:
MPlayer interrupted by signal 11 in module: av_sync
- MPlayer crashed by bad usage of CPU/FPU/RAM.
Recompile MPlayer with --enable-debug and make a 'gdb' backtrace and
disassembly. For details, see DOCS/bugreports.html#crash.b.
- MPlayer crashed. This shouldn't happen.
It can be a bug in the MPlayer code _or_ in your drivers _or_ in your gcc
version. If you think it's MPlayer's fault, please read DOCS/bugreports.html
and follow the instructions there. We can't and won't help unless you provide
this information when reporting a possible bug

I' ve seen this before, what was your install method?
Maybe try YaST or Apt for suse instead if you compiled.

i used yast it came with my linux software, it in libdvdread that im having a problem now, it setup to got to a different device that is not there, my dvd is /dev/sr0 and it trying /dev/dvd

need to know how to change the device in libdvdread

Still cant get dvd to play
 

Libdvdread is looking for the dvdrom at /dev/dvd when it is really at /dev/sr0, can anyone tell me how to correct this so i can watch a movie without having to go to windows xp to do so

ln -sf /dev/sr0 /dev/dvd

That will create the /dev/dvd symlink that will point to /dev/sr0

:)

Alternative:
mplayer -dvd-device /dev/sr0 -dvd 1
Might work.

Cool

heres the error i receive after that:
Reading config file /root/.mplayer/config

Reading /root/.mplayer/codecs.conf:
can't open '/root/.mplayer/codecs.conf': No such file or directory
Reading /etc/codecs.conf:
50 audio & 135 video codecs
font: can't open file: /root/.mplayer/font/font.desc
Failed to open /dev/rtc: Device or resource busy (mplayer should be setuid root or /dev/rtc should be readable by the user.)
Font /usr/share/mplayer/font/font.desc loaded successfully! (204 chars)
Using usleep() timing
Can't open input config file /root/.mplayer/input.conf : No such file or directory
Input config file /etc/input.conf parsed : 52 binds
Can't init input joystick
Opening joystick device /dev/input/js0
Can't open joystick device /dev/input/js0 : No such device
Setting up LIRC support...
mplayer: could not connect to socket
mplayer: Connection refused
Failed to open LIRC support.
You will not be able to use your remote control.

Playing DVD title 1
libdvdread: Encrypted DVD support unavailable.
Reading disc structure, please wait...
There are 77 titles on this DVD.
There are 21 chapters in this DVD title.
There are 1 angles in this DVD title.
*** Zero check failed in ifo_read.c:1164
for c_adt->zero_1 = 0x
27
3b

mplayer: ifo_read.c:1168: ifoRead_C_ADT_internal: Assertion `info_length % sizeof(cell_adr_t) == 0' failed.


MPlayer interrupted by signal 6 in module: open_stream
- MPlayer crashed. This shouldn't happen.
It can be a bug in the MPlayer code _or_ in your drivers _or_ in your gcc
version. If you think it's MPlayer's fault, please read DOCS/bugreports.html
and follow the instructions there. We can't and won't help unless you provide
this information when reporting a possible bug.

Yeah, I'm gonna have to go with a recompile here. Build your own from source, remove the old, install the new, live happily ever after with a working copy of mplayer.

I really think it's the crippled version that ships with distros. Build it yourself, include things you want, and go with it. I don't use any 'libdvdread' 'dvdcss' crap, it's all included in the source version of Mplayer...

Cool

then im going to need to know how to compile software in linux

dont know how to program software beyond it setup configurations

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/answers.php

There's a How-To on installing programs, might be VERY beneficial to you ;)

Cool