DVDs dont play

[iheartubuntu]

Getting this error message:

Totem could not play "dvd:/".

The source seems encrypted, and cant be read. Are you trying to play an encrypted DVD without libdvdcss?

I checked Synaptic and libdvdcss is installed already.

[eddietours]

try this
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestrictedFormats

[iheartubuntu]

The problem is it already installed. libdvdcss is installed too and yet playing a DVD movie doesnt work. The drive itself works fine.

[iheartubuntu]

Any suggestions from System76? Thanks.

[shortylonglegs]

This happened to me too. I installed Totem-xine rather that the default. I think I also installed Automatix and some codecs from in there, but try totem-xine first.

[asmiller-ke6seh]

Any suggestions from System76? Thanks.

I am sure that System76 folks would appreciate it is you also posted which machine you have - I remember something that was model specific related to this situation.

[iheartubuntu]

Its a System76 Serval Performance. Model number is either FL92 or SERP4

[SunnyRabbiera]

what player are you using?
if you are using totem-gstreamer use totem-xine instead.

[iheartubuntu]

VLC or Mplayer.

[betes]

I have a gazv5 and a similar problem. If I put a dvd into the drive it will automatically open it and play it in totem. But if I close that window and try to open the dvd with totem I get an error saying i don't have the appropriate plugins. (if i try to open it with mplayer or vlc they both just crash with no error message). I also already have libdvdcss installed. The strange thing is dvds were playing fine for a long time and only a couple of months ago quit working, but can't figure out why.