Caution to FC6 users

[Karl Larsen]

Nigel Henry wrote:
> On Monday 18 June 2007 21:19, Karl Larsen wrote:
>   
>>     I was told that if I did this my FC6 would let me look at DVD movies:
>>
>>
>> If you're happy to run patent encumbered software then you can configure
>> the livna repository by installing the rpm at:
>>
>> http://rpm.livna.org/livna-release-6.rpm
>>
>> ..and then run
>>
>> yum install totem-xine
>>
>> ..to install a version of totem which can play DVDs.
>>
>>     Well I did all this and had to use "rpm -e --nodeps totem before I
>> could yum totem-xine which turns out is 6 rpm files with success. But it
>> seemed to work.
>>
>>     But when I put the free DVD I picked up on the counter of a Mc
>> Donalds store it again complains about a lack of drivers and will not
>> show the DVD. Of course the DVD can be shown on FC4 and WindowsXP and on
>> the DVD player hooked to our big computer.
>>
>>     The reason stated for the problem is that all DVD's are having
>> protection from theft. Since the one I am trying was free, what IS going
>> on?
>>
>> Karl
>>     
>
> Hi Karl. I know this can be one hell of a problem, but have you also 
> installled libdvdcss2, which decodes encoded dvd's. It may be free, but still 
> may be encoded.
>
> You say it plays on FC4. What do you have on FC4 that you perhaps don't have 
> on FC6 for playing DVD's.
>
> I have to admit that I've never got anywhere with Totem. I've found that 
> Mplayer works the best for DVD's. You need to also install the win32codecs 
> package, but it seems to work ok.
>
> btw: libdvdcss2 needs to be installed if your using Xine, or Ogle for playback 
> of encoded DVD's. Libdvdcss is included in the Mplayer package.
>
> All the best.
>
> Nigel.
>
>
>   
Hi Nigel, I put libdvdcss in Google and found a place having it in red 
Hat made RPM format. I installed the rpm with no complaints but it has 
not fixed Totem yet. I may need to reboot.

73 Karl