DVD playback

[ghostwalker50]

I guys. the dvd playback is working kinda. it will play the intro of the movie. but not the movie it self. is their a way i can reconfig it to just bring my to the dvd menu. so i can chouse to play the movie or the extras.

thanks
Fernando :)

[tgm4883]

Did you install the necessary codecs from MCC?

[ghostwalker50]

Frist - What codex do i need to install.
next - it plays the intro for the dvd so it is working as a dvd player. but it is configed to jst start play chapter 1 and that is a intro. how can i just config it to bring me to the menu.

thanks

[superm1]

Open up mythbuntu control centre and choose the proprietary codecs tab like tgm said.

There is a button for DVD support.

[road2elysium]

I'm having similar issues. I've been mostly ripping DVDs into isos and watching them via MythVideo. However, I have enabled the libdvdcss2 and the other proprietary codecs from the Mythbuntu Control Center, and am only able to view the introduction screens to the DVD I used for testing -- "Thank you for smoking".

[spinlock99]

I've got a simmilar situation. I've tried watching a DVD (City of God -- awsome movie) and MythTV showed the gov't warning but nothing else. I haven't configured anything with the special codecs so I'll try that and post back a progress report.

[road2elysium]

I've got a simmilar situation. I've tried watching a DVD (City of God -- awsome movie) and MythTV showed the gov't warning but nothing else. I haven't configured anything with the special codecs so I'll try that and post back a progress report.

Any progress on this?

[spinlock99]

Any progress on this?

None yet. I just got the TV tuner working last night so DVD support is on the menu for tonight.

[spinlock99]

OK, I think there's a bug in MythTV Control Center. When I tell it to install the non-free codecs it seems to fail and the codecs aren't installed. I did get it to work by opening synaptic and installing the codecs by hand (just search on the names "w32codecs' and "libdvdcss2"). I was a bit surprised that it asked me to insert the Mythbuntu CD into the drive:confused:

Here's what it looks like:

[superm1]

OK, I think there's a bug in MythTV Control Center. When I tell it to install the non-free codecs it seems to fail and the codecs aren't installed. I did get it to work by opening synaptic and installing the codecs by hand (just search on the names "w32codecs' and "libdvdcss2"). I was a bit surprised that it asked me to insert the Mythbuntu CD into the drive:confused:

Here's what it looks like:

This bug has already been reported. Either run mcc with the disk in the drive or go to software sources and disable the disk.

[road2elysium]

OK, I think there's a bug in MythTV Control Center. When I tell it to install the non-free codecs it seems to fail and the codecs aren't installed. I did get it to work by opening synaptic and installing the codecs by hand (just search on the names "w32codecs' and "libdvdcss2"). I was a bit surprised that it asked me to insert the Mythbuntu CD into the drive:confused:

Here's what it looks like:

Were you able to play your test DVD after installing the non-free codecs? I was aware of that particular bug and have previously installed the libdvdcss2/w32codecs with the Mythbuntu CD, but I don't recall being able to play DVDs still. I'll give it a try later and double-check in Synaptic.

[spinlock99]

yup, dvd playback works. I watched "Pan's Labrynth" last night.

[road2elysium]

Were you able to play your test DVD after installing the non-free codecs? I was aware of that particular bug and have previously installed the libdvdcss2/w32codecs with the Mythbuntu CD, but I don't recall being able to play DVDs still. I'll give it a try later and double-check in Synaptic.

Update: So I double-checked in Synaptic, and I did have libdvdcss2 / w32 codecs installed already. So I popped in Lord of the Rings as a test DVD. No go. Mythbuntu will auto-detect the presence of the DVD and load to the optical disk section if I specify it to do so in the settings, but it just enters a blank screen and dies back to the optical disk menu. I'll look into it later maybe when I have some free time and update accordingly.

[road2elysium]

Update: So I double-checked in Synaptic, and I did have libdvdcss2 / w32 codecs installed already. So I popped in Lord of the Rings as a test DVD. No go. Mythbuntu will auto-detect the presence of the DVD and load to the optical disk section if I specify it to do so in the settings, but it just enters a blank screen and dies back to the optical disk menu. I'll look into it later maybe when I have some free time and update accordingly.

So I finally figured out why my DVD playback didn't work with libdvdcss2 and other codecs correctly installed. Boy, it's a doozy.

I'm running a mac mini frontend with a Matsushita optical drive. Turns out that Masushita drives come with hardware CSS and without a region code initially set. So I had to install OS X and pop in a DVD to auto-set my region code. Reinstalled Mythbuntu and my DVDs now play.

[superm1]

So I finally figured out why my DVD playback didn't work with libdvdcss2 and other codecs correctly installed. Boy, it's a doozy.

I'm running a mac mini frontend with a Matsushita optical drive. Turns out that Masushita drives come with hardware CSS and without a region code initially set. So I had to install OS X and pop in a DVD to auto-set my region code. Reinstalled Mythbuntu and my DVDs now play.
Hate to tell you this now...... there is a 'regionset' utility available in the repos....