Playing VCDs In Linux (.dat extension)
 

Hi Everyone,

I recently installed Linux (Redhat Linux 9) along with windows.
I dont know any thing about linux.
Is there any software that can play VCDs the Files are Named (AVSEQ01.dat ,AVSEQ02.dat etc)
Please give tell me abot a software that helps me play such files. The Software should have a RPM package as i dont know how to install using the terminal.


And I have yet another question is there any way to mount windows drives during the Linux Boot Up. For mounting them i have to go to the terminal then type su, enter the root password and the by giving this command i am able to mount them mount -t vfat /dev/hda1 /mnt/WinC ( i have created a directory in /mnt named WinC)

:newbie:

Welcome to the forum

Xine and mplayer can play VCDs and other videos.
http://xinehq.de/index.php/releases
http://www.mplayerhq.hu/homepage/design7/news.html

As for mounting your windows partition, you need to edit the /etc/fstab file. First make a backup copy of the file, incase it gets messed up.
Login as root
Now open the /etc/fstab in a text editor,
Add this line at the end:
All the best,
-Aku

Thank you this is a great site everything worked fine
U helped me in a very clear and lucid way.
thank you
I think with the help of this site may be i will kick windows. :)

Thanx a lot

Can't play vcd
 

when i try to play a vcd using mplayer, it shows the error

Error opening/initializing the selected video_out(-vo) device.

Try:
or

This is not a solution, but may be a workaround...

this is what i got

rajan@r-1de4224f24df4:/media/cdrom0/mpegav$ mplayer -vo Xv avseq01.dat
MPlayer dev-SVN-r26940
CPU: AMD Sempron(tm) Processor 3000+ (Family: 15, Model: 79, Stepping: 2)
CPUflags: MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 1 3DNow2: 1 SSE: 1 SSE2: 1
Compiled with runtime CPU detection.
Can't open joystick device /dev/input/js0: No such file or directory
Can't init input joystick
mplayer: could not connect to socket
mplayer: No such file or directory
Failed to open LIRC support. You will not be able to use your remote control.

Playing avseq01.dat.
Seek failed

Xine
 

I just opened ubuntu software centre and typed in "xine" then a simple program like an plugin support for movie player pops out then I selected install. After this installation I can play any .vob and .dat files from any cd/Dvd.