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Title: Can't play DVD's on VLC (LXDE 64-bit Version)
Post by: PapaGigas on May 23, 2014, 08:25:09 AM: The name of the topic says it all:

Can't play DVD's on VLC (LXDE 64-bit Version)

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Title: Re: Can't play DVD's on VLC (LXDE 64-bit Version)
Post by: shadow on May 23, 2014, 03:03:13 PM: I think the Devs and others could help you better if you give a few more details.
does VLC give any error messages.. they have a log somewhere itcould give ideas on whether a certain codec pack etc need installing
does it show anything when you try like fuzzy pics or just stay black.

have you tried running VLC from a terminal as that may give you some errors

The more Info you can give the quicker and easier it will be to correct your issue.
Title: Re: Can't play DVD's on VLC (LXDE 64-bit Version)
Post by: PapaGigas on May 27, 2014, 04:33:22 PM: Quote from: shadow on May 23, 2014, 03:03:13 PM
I think the Devs and others could help you better if you give a few more details.
does VLC give any error messages.. they have a log somewhere itcould give ideas on whether a certain codec pack etc need installing
does it show anything when you try like fuzzy pics or just stay black.

have you tried running VLC from a terminal as that may give you some errors

The more Info you can give the quicker and easier it will be to correct your issue.

Well... it doesn´t do anything!

I press play and that's it... it doesn't play! :/
Title: Re: Can't play DVD's on VLC (LXDE 64-bit Version)
Post by: cheiron on May 27, 2014, 04:51:32 PM: you "have" enabled dvd playback by installing the extra files needed yes ????
Title: Re: Can't play DVD's on VLC (LXDE 64-bit Version)
Post by: PapaGigas on May 27, 2014, 08:24:05 PM: Quote from: cheiron on May 27, 2014, 04:51:32 PM
you "have" enabled dvd playback by installing the extra files needed yes ????

Which "extra" files do you need to install to playback DVD's on VLC player? :/
Title: Re: Can't play DVD's on VLC (LXDE 64-bit Version)
Post by: cheiron on May 27, 2014, 08:29:05 PM: Unlike the 'buntu side.. debian is a bit harder to get dvd's to play on especially encrypted ones...
although both require libdvdread4 and libdvdcss2 to be installed as extras.. deb has a different method.

https://wiki.debian.org/CDDVD (https://wiki.debian.org/CDDVD)

please note any links are only for informational purposes and are used at owners sole risk.
Title: Re: Can't play DVD's on VLC (LXDE 64-bit Version)
Post by: PapaGigas on May 28, 2014, 02:49:36 PM: Quote from: cheiron on May 27, 2014, 08:29:05 PM
Unlike the 'buntu side.. debian is a bit harder to get dvd's to play on especially encrypted ones...
although both require libdvdread4 and libdvdcss2 to be installed as extras.. deb has a different method.

https://wiki.debian.org/CDDVD (https://wiki.debian.org/CDDVD)

please note any links are only for informational purposes and are used at owners sole risk.

Run....

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sudo apt-get install libdvdread4
Then...

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sudo leafpad /etc/apt/sources.list
Add...

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deb http://download.videolan.org/pub/debian/stable/ / deb-src http://download.videolan.org/pub/debian/stable/ /
Run...

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wget -O - http://download.videolan.org/pub/debian/videolan-apt.asc|sudo apt-key add -
And that's it? :/
Title: Re: Can't play DVD's on VLC (LXDE 64-bit Version)
Post by: cheiron on May 28, 2014, 05:12:05 PM: you need libdvdcss2 also ... as per my post
Title: Re: Can't play DVD's on VLC (LXDE 64-bit Version)
Post by: PapaGigas on May 28, 2014, 05:41:47 PM: Quote from: cheiron on May 28, 2014, 05:12:05 PM
you need libdvdcss2 also ... as per my post

Can you post the code needed to do it as a tutorial? it would be helpful for "everybody" as far as I'm conserned! :/
Title: Re: Can't play DVD's on VLC (LXDE 64-bit Version)
Post by: cheiron on May 28, 2014, 09:01:06 PM: all the information debian supply is on the link i posted with how to get dvd playback including encrypted dvd's.

once i get r8 back on pc... i will do a write up but until then, that link contains everything direct from debian
Title: Re: Can't play DVD's on VLC (LXDE 64-bit Version)
Post by: PapaGigas on June 03, 2014, 08:10:00 PM: BUMP!!! ::)
Title: Re: Can't play DVD's on VLC (LXDE 64-bit Version)
Post by: robbie427 on June 16, 2014, 03:26:45 PM: If you're still looking for a fix, this just worked for me.
Do just as you posted in post 7 then sudo apt-get update. Then go to synaptic and search for libdvdcss2 and install. You should be good to go, Rob.
Title: Re: Can't play DVD's on VLC (LXDE 64-bit Version)
Post by: BALLOON a.k.a. Fu-sen. on June 17, 2014, 12:04:36 AM: About libdvdcss2, please be careful about a problem occurring for use by a law by a country.

For example, distribution is forbidden in Japan.