DVDs dont play

[buster8079]

I am not longer getting DVD playback errors after setting the DVD region code using "regionset" in the terminal (you'll also have to install regionset before running it).

solution noted here, I had the same problem with a system 76 machine: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=812570 and more detail here: http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php...&postcount=363

sudo apt-get install libdvdcss2 w64codecs

Also, be careful with regionset. There may be a limit to how many times you can change it before it sticks.

The limit is 5 changes, see: http://linvdr.org/projects/regionset/

[catalyst294]

I've already done this, but I did it again. libdvdcss2, w64codecs, totem-xine, and ubuntu-restricted-extras are all the newest version. Also totem is configured to use xine instead of gstreamer. Do you think I should just reinstall ubuntu and see if this will work that way?

Ryan

[thomasaaron]

That might be quicker than trying to figure out where the problem is. But if you want to keep working on it, I can help you.

My approach (above) was on a fresh install of 64-bit Hardy. Worked like a charm.

[catalyst294]

I think I might try to reinstall since I just got this computer a few weeks ago it won't take me long to get all the programs I need up and running again. One question though, the cd that came with the laptop, will that install the system76 drivers app that shows up in the administration section?

[thomasaaron]

These instructions should cover it all, including the System76 driver.

Install Instructions:

1. Back up important files.

2. Boot from your installation CD and click the "Install" icon. (Make you sure you are loading 64-bit onto your machine.)

3. Choose "Use Entire Disk" when you get to that step of the install, and I recommend caution in keeping configuration files in your current home directory. Occasionally, they will conflict with the new install, particularly if you are upgrading from one version to another.


5. Update your install FROM THE COMMAND LINE. Updating with Update Manager has been linked in our shop tests to a failure to load the proper gstreamer packages. Here are the commands:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get --assume-yes dist-upgrade
sudo reboot

6. Download and install the system 76 driver with these commands:
wget http://planet76.com/repositories/sys...iver-2.2.2.deb
sudo dpkg -i system76-driver-2.2.2.deb

7. Go to System > Administration > System 76 Driver
Run the Restore function of the driver

8. Reboot the computer

Now you should have a perfect install.

[catalyst294]

Ok so I reinstalled and I still have the same problem. i decided to try running a dvd with totem through the terminal to get some more information and I got this output:

**

ryan@ryan-laptop:~$ totem /media/cdrom0
(totem:21363): DEBUG: Init of Python module
** (totem:21363): DEBUG: Registering Python plugin instance: YouTube+TotemPythonPlugin
** (totem:21363): DEBUG: Creating object of type YouTube+TotemPythonPlugin
** (totem:21363): DEBUG: Creating Python plugin instance
libdvdnav: Using dvdnav version 1.1.11.1 from http://xine.sf.net
libdvdread: Using libdvdcss version 1.2.9 for DVD access
libdvdread: Attempting to use device /dev/scd0 mounted on /media/cdrom0 for CSS authentication
libdvdnav: Can't read name block. Probably not a DVD-ROM device.
libdvdnav: Unable to find map file '/home/ryan/.dvdnav/.map'

*** libdvdread: CHECK_VALUE failed in ifo_read.c:1526 ***
*** for info_length % sizeof(uint32_t) == 0 ***

libdvdnav: vm: ifoRead_VOBU_ADMAP vgmi failed
libdvdnav: DVD disk reports itself with Region mask 0x00fe0000. Regions: 1

libdvdread: Attempting to retrieve all CSS keys
libdvdread: This can take a _long_ time, please be patient

libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VIDEO_TS.VOB at 0x00000320
libdvdread: Error cracking CSS key for /VIDEO_TS/VIDEO_TS.VOB (0x00000320)
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_01_0.VOB at 0x00003460
libdvdread: Error cracking CSS key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_01_0.VOB (0x00003460)
libdvdread: Elapsed time 1
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_01_1.VOB at 0x00007720
libdvdread: Error cracking CSS key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_01_1.VOB (0x00007720)!!
libdvdread: Elapsed time 1
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_02_0.VOB at 0x001c7440
libdvdread: Error cracking CSS key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_02_0.VOB (0x001c7440)
libdvdread: Elapsed time 1
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_02_1.VOB at 0x001c7460
libdvdread: Error cracking CSS key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_02_1.VOB (0x001c7460)!!
libdvdread: Elapsed time 1
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_03_0.VOB at 0x001e6360
libdvdread: Error cracking CSS key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_03_0.VOB (0x001e6360)
libdvdread: Elapsed time 1
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_03_1.VOB at 0x001e6380
libdvdread: Error cracking CSS key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_03_1.VOB (0x001e6380)!!
libdvdread: Elapsed time 1
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_04_0.VOB at 0x001f1220
libdvdread: Error cracking CSS key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_04_0.VOB (0x001f1220)
libdvdread: Elapsed time 1
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_04_1.VOB at 0x001f1240
libdvdread: Error cracking CSS key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_04_1.VOB (0x001f1240)!!
libdvdread: Elapsed time 1
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_05_0.VOB at 0x003b16a0
libdvdread: Error cracking CSS key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_05_0.VOB (0x003b16a0)
libdvdread: Elapsed time 1
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_05_1.VOB at 0x003b16c0
libdvdread: Error cracking CSS key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_05_1.VOB (0x003b16c0)!!
libdvdread: Elapsed time 1
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_06_0.VOB at 0x003b1800
libdvdread: Error cracking CSS key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_06_0.VOB (0x003b1800)
libdvdread: Elapsed time 1
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_06_1.VOB at 0x003b1820
libdvdread: Error cracking CSS key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_06_1.VOB (0x003b1820)!!
libdvdread: Elapsed time 2
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_07_0.VOB at 0x003c25c0
libdvdread: Error cracking CSS key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_07_0.VOB (0x003c25c0)
libdvdread: Elapsed time 1
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_07_1.VOB at 0x003c25e0
libdvdread: Error cracking CSS key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_07_1.VOB (0x003c25e0)!!
libdvdread: Elapsed time 1
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_08_0.VOB at 0x003cbe20
libdvdread: Error cracking CSS key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_08_0.VOB (0x003cbe20)
libdvdread: Elapsed time 1
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_08_1.VOB at 0x003cbe40
libdvdread: Error cracking CSS key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_08_1.VOB (0x003cbe40)!!
libdvdread: Elapsed time 2
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_09_0.VOB at 0x003d7400
libdvdread: Error cracking CSS key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_09_0.VOB (0x003d7400)
libdvdread: Elapsed time 1
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_09_1.VOB at 0x003d7420
libdvdread: Error cracking CSS key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_09_1.VOB (0x003d7420)!!
libdvdread: Elapsed time 1
libdvdread: Found 9 VTS's
libdvdread: Elapsed time 20
demux_wavpack: (open_wv_file:127) open_wv_file: non-seekable inputs aren't supported yet.
libdvdnav: Using dvdnav version 1.1.11.1 from http://xine.sf.net
libdvdread: Using libdvdcss version 1.2.9 for DVD access
libdvdread: Attempting to use device /dev/scd0 mounted on /media/cdrom0 for CSS authentication
libdvdnav: Can't read name block. Probably not a DVD-ROM device.
libdvdnav: Unable to find map file '/home/ryan/.dvdnav/.map'

*** libdvdread: CHECK_VALUE failed in ifo_read.c:1526 ***
*** for info_length % sizeof(uint32_t) == 0 ***

libdvdnav: DVD disk reports itself with Region mask 0x00fe0000. Regions: 1

libdvdread: Attempting to retrieve all CSS keys
libdvdread: This can take a _long_ time, please be patient

libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VIDEO_TS.VOB at 0x00000320
libdvdread: Error cracking CSS key for /VIDEO_TS/VIDEO_TS.VOB (0x00000320)
libdvdread: Elapsed time 1
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_01_0.VOB at 0x00003460
libdvdread: Error cracking CSS key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_01_0.VOB (0x00003460)
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_01_1.VOB at 0x00007720
libdvdread: Error cracking CSS key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_01_1.VOB (0x00007720)!!
libdvdread: Elapsed time 1
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_02_0.VOB at 0x001c7440
libdvdread: Error cracking CSS key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_02_0.VOB (0x001c7440)
libdvdread: Elapsed time 1
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_02_1.VOB at 0x001c7460
libdvdread: Error cracking CSS key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_02_1.VOB (0x001c7460)!!
libdvdread: Elapsed time 1
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_03_0.VOB at 0x001e6360
libdvdread: Error cracking CSS key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_03_0.VOB (0x001e6360)
libdvdread: Elapsed time 1
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_03_1.VOB at 0x001e6380
libdvdread: Error cracking CSS key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_03_1.VOB (0x001e6380)!!
libdvdread: Elapsed time 1
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_04_0.VOB at 0x001f1220
libdvdread: Error cracking CSS key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_04_0.VOB (0x001f1220)
libdvdread: Elapsed time 1
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_04_1.VOB at 0x001f1240
libdvdread: Error cracking CSS key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_04_1.VOB (0x001f1240)!!
libdvdread: Elapsed time 1
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_05_0.VOB at 0x003b16a0
libdvdread: Error cracking CSS key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_05_0.VOB (0x003b16a0)
libdvdread: Elapsed time 1
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_05_1.VOB at 0x003b16c0
libdvdread: Error cracking CSS key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_05_1.VOB (0x003b16c0)!!
libdvdread: Elapsed time 2
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_06_0.VOB at 0x003b1800
libdvdread: Error cracking CSS key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_06_0.VOB (0x003b1800)
libdvdread: Elapsed time 1
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_06_1.VOB at 0x003b1820
libdvdread: Error cracking CSS key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_06_1.VOB (0x003b1820)!!
libdvdread: Elapsed time 1
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_07_0.VOB at 0x003c25c0
libdvdread: Error cracking CSS key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_07_0.VOB (0x003c25c0)
libdvdread: Elapsed time 1
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_07_1.VOB at 0x003c25e0
libdvdread: Error cracking CSS key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_07_1.VOB (0x003c25e0)!!
libdvdread: Elapsed time 2
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_08_0.VOB at 0x003cbe20
libdvdread: Error cracking CSS key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_08_0.VOB (0x003cbe20)
libdvdread: Elapsed time 1
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_08_1.VOB at 0x003cbe40
libdvdread: Error cracking CSS key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_08_1.VOB (0x003cbe40)!!
libdvdread: Elapsed time 1
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_09_0.VOB at 0x003d7400
libdvdread: Error cracking CSS key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_09_0.VOB (0x003d7400)
libdvdread: Elapsed time 1
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_09_1.VOB at 0x003d7420
libdvdread: Error cracking CSS key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_09_1.VOB (0x003d7420)!!
libdvdread: Elapsed time 2
libdvdread: Found 9 VTS's
libdvdread: Elapsed time 21
demux_wavpack: (open_wv_file:127) open_wv_file: non-seekable inputs aren't supported yet.

I dunno if that will help anyone help me. It doesn't make sense since I've followed the steps thomasaaron told me to.

[thomasaaron]

Looks like whatever you're trying to play is encrypted or has a region code that libdvdcss can't understand.

Error cracking CSS key for /VIDEO_TS/VIDEO_TS.VOB (0x00000320)

It may be because the region setting of your drive is different from the region the disk was manufactured in.

DVD disk reports itself with Region mask 0x00fe0000. Regions: 1

Here are the region codes...

1 North America (USA and Canada)
2 Europe, Middle East, South Africa and Japan
3 Southeast Asia, Taiwan, Korea
4 Latin America, Australia, New Zealand
5 Former Soviet Union (Russia, Ukraine, etc.), rest of Africa, India
6 China

Your disk is from region 1 (and your dvd drive should be set to that).

To set it to region one...

sudo apt-get install regionset

Then insert the disk and run:

regionset

You will want to select '1' as the region.

[catalyst294]

Ok I installed and ran regionset with this output

ryan@ryan-laptop:~$ regionset
regionset version 0.1 -- reads/sets region code on DVD drives
Current Region Code settings:
RPC Phase: II
type: NONE
vendor resets available: 4
user controlled changes resets available: 5
drive plays discs from region(s):, mask=0xFF

Would you like to change the region setting of your drive? [y/n]:y
Enter the new region number for your drive [1..8]:1
New mask: 0xFFFFFFFE, correct? [y/n]:y
Region code set successfully!

Is it suppose to have "mask=)xFF" or "0xFFFFFFFE" instead of numbers for for region code?

But then I tried the dvd again and got a little different error message, with the same result

ryan@ryan-laptop:~$ totem /media/cdrom0
** (totem:14946): DEBUG: Init of Python module
** (totem:14946): DEBUG: Registering Python plugin instance: YouTube+TotemPythonPlugin
** (totem:14946): DEBUG: Creating object of type YouTube+TotemPythonPlugin
** (totem:14946): DEBUG: Creating Python plugin instance
libdvdnav: Using dvdnav version 1.1.11.1 from http://xine.sf.net
libdvdread: Using libdvdcss version 1.2.9 for DVD access
libdvdread: Attempting to use device /dev/scd0 mounted on /media/cdrom0 for CSS authentication
libdvdnav: Can't read name block. Probably not a DVD-ROM device.
libdvdnav: Unable to find map file '/home/ryan/.dvdnav/.map'
libdvdnav: vm: ifoRead_VOBU_ADMAP vgmi failed
libdvdnav: DVD disk reports itself with Region mask 0x00fe0000. Regions: 1

libdvdread: Attempting to retrieve all CSS keys
libdvdread: This can take a _long_ time, please be patient

libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VIDEO_TS.VOB at 0x00000320
libdvdread: Elapsed time 3
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_01_0.VOB at 0x00003460
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_01_1.VOB at 0x00007720
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_02_0.VOB at 0x001c7440
libdvdread: Elapsed time 1
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_02_1.VOB at 0x001c7460
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_03_0.VOB at 0x001e6360
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_03_1.VOB at 0x001e6380
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_04_0.VOB at 0x001f1220
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_04_1.VOB at 0x001f1240
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_05_0.VOB at 0x003b16a0
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_05_1.VOB at 0x003b16c0
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_06_0.VOB at 0x003b1800
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_06_1.VOB at 0x003b1820
libdvdread: Elapsed time 1
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_07_0.VOB at 0x003c25c0
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_07_1.VOB at 0x003c25e0
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_08_0.VOB at 0x003cbe20
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_08_1.VOB at 0x003cbe40
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_09_0.VOB at 0x003d7400
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_09_1.VOB at 0x003d7420
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Found 9 VTS's
libdvdread: Elapsed time 5
demux_wavpack: (open_wv_file:127) open_wv_file: non-seekable inputs aren't supported yet.
libdvdnav: Using dvdnav version 1.1.11.1 from http://xine.sf.net
libdvdread: Using libdvdcss version 1.2.9 for DVD access
libdvdread: Attempting to use device /dev/scd0 mounted on /media/cdrom0 for CSS authentication
libdvdnav: Can't read name block. Probably not a DVD-ROM device.
libdvdnav: Unable to find map file '/home/ryan/.dvdnav/.map'
libdvdnav: DVD disk reports itself with Region mask 0x00fe0000. Regions: 1

libdvdread: Attempting to retrieve all CSS keys
libdvdread: This can take a _long_ time, please be patient

libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VIDEO_TS.VOB at 0x00000320
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_01_0.VOB at 0x00003460
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_01_1.VOB at 0x00007720
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_02_0.VOB at 0x001c7440
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_02_1.VOB at 0x001c7460
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_03_0.VOB at 0x001e6360
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_03_1.VOB at 0x001e6380
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_04_0.VOB at 0x001f1220
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_04_1.VOB at 0x001f1240
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_05_0.VOB at 0x003b16a0
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_05_1.VOB at 0x003b16c0
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_06_0.VOB at 0x003b1800
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_06_1.VOB at 0x003b1820
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_07_0.VOB at 0x003c25c0
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_07_1.VOB at 0x003c25e0
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_08_0.VOB at 0x003cbe20
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_08_1.VOB at 0x003cbe40
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_09_0.VOB at 0x003d7400
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_09_1.VOB at 0x003d7420
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Found 9 VTS's
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
demux_wavpack: (open_wv_file:127) open_wv_file: non-seekable inputs aren't supported yet.
** (totem:14946): DEBUG: Finalizing Python plugin instance

libdvdnav: Unable to find map file '/home/ryan/.dvdnav/.map'

I looked for this file and the ".dvdnav" directory does not exist, could that be my problem?

[thomasaaron]

Can't read name block. Probably not a DVD-ROM device.

Are you using a standard dvd? Can you try another dvd in the machine? Something from RedBox perhaps.

I looked for this file and the ".dvdnav" directory does not exist, could that be my problem?

I don't have that file on mine either.

If you are using a standard, American DVD, something is pretty badly hosed here. It could be some left-over configuration issue left by previous attempts to fix this.

[catalyst294]

Ok so I tried every other dvd I could find in my house, like 6, and they all worked perfectly. So I wondered what was wrong with the dvd I tried a few minutes ago, right after I had setup the region code. SO I stuck that dvd in again and it played, no problem. I think we've solved it thank you SO much, you've been a life saver!