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  1. #1
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    DVDs Will Not Play in Ubuntu

    DVDs will not play with any app., however, all play fine in Linux Mint (dual booting here) with a straight install.

    VLC gives me the following error message:

    Playback failure:
    VLC cannot set the DVD's title. It possibly cannot decrypt the entire disc.
    Your input can't be opened:
    VLC is unable to open the MRL 'dvd:///dev/sr0'. Check the log for details.
    Playback failure:
    VLC cannot set the DVD's title. It possibly cannot decrypt the entire disc.
    Your input can't be opened:
    VLC is unable to open the MRL 'dvd:///dev/sr0'. Check the log for details.
    =============================================

    Again, I'm not trying to rip or decrypt anything, just play. All DVD & players give me the same results in Ubuntu, but all play fine in Linux Mint.

    What's going on?
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    Re: DVDs Will Not Play in Ubuntu

    You have to add the medibuntu repo from here: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Medibuntu
    Then you paste "sudo apt-get install libdvdcss2" in a terminal.

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    Re: DVDs Will Not Play in Ubuntu

    Quote Originally Posted by Soulcage View Post
    You have to add the medibuntu repo from here: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Medibuntu
    Then you paste "sudo apt-get install libdvdcss2" in a terminal.
    Did exactly the above, plus went to Medibuntu help page and followed the install commands there too. Still not playing, VLC returns this error message now:

    p, li { white-space: pre-wrap; } Playback failure:
    VLC cannot set the DVD's title. It possibly cannot decrypt the entire disc.
    Your input can't be opened:
    VLC is unable to open the MRL 'dvd:///dev/sr0'. Check the log for details.
    =============================================

    Solved. Had to go back to Synaptic PM and jerk VLC out by the roots, reload the repository indexes, and reinstall everything.

    Thanks for the help.
    Last edited by carbonbased; January 22nd, 2010 at 09:10 AM.
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