VLC not working

[BigD77]

Hello,

I am running Lubuntu 12.04 on a 2003 vintage Dell Inspiron 1100.
When I ran previous versions Ubuntu (9.10, and 10.10) VLC ran perfectly. Yet, now when I pop a DVD in, it will acknowledge the DVD, give the title for a second or two, then just stop. I am running the latest version from the Lubuntu Software Store.
Is there a conflict somewhere, or am I doing something wrong?

[steeldriver]

Did you install the restricted extras / css packages?

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/precise...tricted-extras

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Re...ts/PlayingDVDs

[CaptinGoogle]

Do you have ubuntu-restricted-extras and libdvdcss installed?

[BigD77]

I installed all the available files from Synaptic. Synaptic didn't have libdvdcss as a seperate file. I also installed libdvdread4. still nothing.

[andrew.46]

I installed all the available files from Synaptic. Synaptic didn't have libdvdcss as a seperate file. I also installed libdvdread4. still nothing.

Try the following in a terminal window:

sudo /usr/share/doc/libdvdread4/install-css.sh

and then try your dvd...

[BigD77]

Try the following in a terminal window:

sudo /usr/share/doc/libdvdread4/install-css.sh

and then try your dvd...

Andrew,

That worked! Thanks a bunch! Now I can watch DVD's.

I wonder why this time I had to load that when before it just ran "out of the box" with previous versions of VLC and Ubuntu.

[andrew.46]

Good to hear your issue has been resolved . Now if there were only some decent DVD movies around these days....