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From: Grant <emailgrant@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Mplayer can't play DVDs
Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2006 03:08:13
Message-Id: 49bf44f10608262004t5d8104bdsec4a12c0f2063d13@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Mplayer can't play DVDs by darren kirby
1 > > I can't get mplayer to play DVDs on my laptop. I have 4 DVDs here and
2 > > it played one of them once, but that's it. Sometimes a message will
3 > > pop up saying "failed to play DVD" but sometimes not. Does anyone
4 > > know how to troubleshoot mplayer for something like this? I'm
5 > > emerging gxine now. I know that worked at one time.
6 >
7 > Start mplayer from an xterm, and it will print more useful debug info
8 > (hopefully).
9
10 gxine plays 2 out of 4 of the DVDs every time. mplayer doesn't output
11 anything when started from a terminal except the following which pops
12 up right away, before a DVD is put in:
13
14 Failed to open /dev/rtc: No such file or directory (it should be
15 readable by the user.)
16
17 - Grant
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Replies

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Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Mplayer can't play DVDs Collins Richey <crichey@×××××.com>
Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Mplayer can't play DVDs Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>