xine ain't fine

trooper · Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2003 10:55 pm Post subject: xine ain't fine

g'day,

i got xine-ui to install without a hitch.

however, when i try to play a dvd i get this...

"-xine engine error-
there is no input plugin available to handle
'dvd://VIDEO_TS.VOB'
maybe MRL syntax is wrong or file/stream doesn't exist.'

anybody able to help? i would be grateful.

glenn

gilesjuk · Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2003 11:09 pm Post subject: Re: xine ain't fine

emerge the dvdnav plugin
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trooper · Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2003 12:42 am Post subject:

g'day,

thanks for your reply giles.

i did as suggested and something did happen.

the error mesaage changed from the aforementioned...
"-xine engine error-
there is no input plugin available to handle
'dvd://VIDEO_TS.VOB'
maybe MRL syntax is wrong or file/stream doesn't exist.'

to....
"-xine engine error-
there is no input plugin available to handle
'dvd://VTS_01_1.VOB'
maybe MRL syntax is wrong or file/stream doesn't exist.'

edit: i'm doing the below now.
is there a way to merge all the plugins @ once?

regards,

glenn

gilesjuk · Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2003 12:46 am Post subject:

jeffs · n00b Joined: 16 Mar 2003 Posts: 10

I would guess that you don't have a /dev/dvd device. This is the xine default. If you do an ls -la /dev/dvd what does it show? If your dvd player is hdc you can create a link as follows.

ln -s /dev/hdc /dev/dvd

You also need to emerge libdvdcss.

jeffs

jeffs · n00b Joined: 16 Mar 2003 Posts: 10

Or you can use this method from the following message to create the dvd device.

This would be the preferred method.

https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=40041

connyosis · n00b Joined: 04 Oct 2002 Posts: 53

You need to install libdvdread and libdvdcss before installing xine-lib and xine-ui
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puggy · Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2003 1:35 am Post subject:

If you install the latest (masked) xine then dvdnav etc is installed as if by magic and is now under the "dvd" option in xine as opposed to the old "nav" option.

Puggy

trooper · Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2003 4:01 am Post subject:

g'day,

you wouldn't bloody well believe it. got to the point where xine was real fine and the #@%&$#%$ cdrw/dvd combo has shit itself ...again.

this is the 3rd time in a 16 month old dell i8100, that this has happened. have also had the hard drive replaced also need a new keyboard ( pegged out 2 days after warranty expired). *sigh*

i think i qualify for a "loser of the week" citation. :lol:

so for the time being, the additional suggestions will have to be academic. :roll:

lol.

tthx for all the input

man, bummer. i only got to watch 3 of the 6 episodes of "the hitchikers guide to the galaxy" befor combo commited deviceicide.

regards,

glenn

puggy · Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2003 4:21 pm Post subject:

Combo drives suck ass man! I used to have one...then it broke and they replaced it... 3 god damn times. Finally they just gave me a seperate cdr and dvd. :-D

Puggy