Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} dvdrip permissions error, alternative?

[Meino Christian Cramer]

From: Grant <emailgrant@×××××.com>
Subject: [gentoo-user] {OT} dvdrip permissions error, alternative?
Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2006 09:57:03 -0700

> When I click on "RIP Title" in dvdrip, I get a permission denied error
> regarding Project.pm.  All of the other options in the other tabs are
> grayed out and unmodifiable.  If I try to run the program as root, it
> says it cannot open the display.  Does anyone know what's wrong here?
> I've tried amd64 and ~amd64 versions.
>
> I'm trying to make backups of my DVDs that are smaller than the full
> 8GB but don't lose any noticeable audio or video quality.  I'd be
> happy to just select the audio and video track I want and rip them
> without any transcoding.  Would anyone recommend a program other than
> dvdrip for this?  I would use mplayer's mencode, but mplayer can't
> play my "The Life of Mammals" DVD so I don't think mencode will work.
> I believe that DVD is copy protected.
>
> - Grant
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Hi Grant,

 Try the following:

 As user (not as root) become root with "sux" not with "su".
 Or as user gove root "access permission" to your X server with
 "xhost" (-> see manpage).

 I f this does not help:
 sux to root and check the DISPLAY environment variable, whether it
 is correctly set. Should something like  ":0.0" or "localhost:0.0".

 The above are fixing (may be) the symptoms, not the cause of the
 problem.

 These are comeing from the wrong permissions set for the file
 Project.pm .

 ...but when it is emerged, it should be correctly set.

 At this point I have no clue, whether wrong permissions are given 
 to that file/to those files of package.

 Only my two cents, your currency may vary...

 HTH and keep hacking!
 mcc


 
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