[MPlayer-users] libdvdread: Can't seek to block

Tue Nov 26 00:58:02 CET 2002

There is one more point: I checked the same DVD with xine and it worked 
more or less fine. More or less because the playback was somewhat 
"jumpy" (as with other DVDs) but still it worked.

David C. Diemer wrote:

> [Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS, FAQ), also read DOCS/bugreports.html]
>
> Sorry about that - I missed the points about it playing other DVDs 
> okay.  Well, as you clearly pointed out, Windowz players normally 
> check the region code before playing.
>
> Many times the first title on a DVD is NOT the title you want to play, 
> it's the ROOT MENU (that loops), a language menu, a special features 
> menu, or something of the sort. And if I'm not mistaken, mplayer 
> doesn't really support DVD menus just yet. Anyway, I just tired to 
> play my Billy Joel - The Ultimate Collection DVD with your command 
> line but it was garbage. I started again with 'mplayer -nofs -ao oss 
> -dvd 2' and it played just fine.
>
>
> Dave
>
>
>
> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: Zennon Poliboda <zennon at polbox.com>
> Reply-To: mplayer-users at mplayerhq.hu
> To: mplayer-users at mplayerhq.hu
> Subject: Re: [MPlayer-users] libdvdread: Can't seek to block
> Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2002 23:14:54 +0100
>
> [Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS, FAQ), also read DOCS/bugreports.html]
> I thought of it too. But at the end of my message, there were few 
> additional points. Namely:
>
>
> 2. The same DVD plays OK in a standalone player
>
> 3. The same DVD plays OK in _the same_ drive in _the same_ pc when 
> using a windowz player... :-(
>
> 4. Some other DVDs play more or less flawlessly using mplayer.
>
>
> There might be something with the regions, because I suspect the DVD 
> to be region 1, while the player _might_ be region 2 (I can't tell for 
> sure because I uploaded a patched firmware into it).  However the 
> point [3.] above... ?
>
>
> David C. Diemer wrote:
>
>> [Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS, FAQ), also read DOCS/bugreports.html]
>> Zennon,
>>
>> I've seen this type of problem with DVDs from regions outside your 
>> allowable one. For example, I prefer region 1 DVDs and my DVD player 
>> is region set for the USA, so far so good. But right now, I'm in 
>> Europe (Germany) and mostly they have here is region 2 DVDs (Europe, 
>> not the USA or South Africa(!)). So, when the DVD is inserted and 
>> libdvdread wants to read the DVD, it uses the region programmed on 
>> the DVD and merges it with the region code in the player to produce a 
>> "key" that is used to read the encrypted blocks.
>>
>> This is one possibility.
>>
>> The other is that your DVD player is damaged or the DVD you're trying 
>> to play is bad.
>>
>> Could you fill me if any of these is correct?
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Dave
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ----Original Message Follows----
>> From: Zennon Poliboda <zennon at polbox.com>
>> Reply-To: mplayer-users at mplayerhq.hu
>> To: mplayer-users at mplayerhq.hu
>> Subject: [MPlayer-users] libdvdread: Can't seek to block
>> Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2002 20:23:27 +0100
>>
>> [Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS, FAQ), also read 
>> DOCS/bugreports.html]
>> Hi all.
>>
>> This seems to be the old problem as ggogle tells a lot about this but 
>> anyways can't find the solution.
>>
>> The problem is:
>>
>> 1. I insert a DVD into the drive, I issue the command:
>>
>> silverdr at vessa:~$ mplayer -dvd 1
>>
>> and I get the results as below.
>>
>> ****************************************************************
>> Using GNU internationalization
>> Original domain: messages
>> Original dirname: /usr/share/locale
>> Current domain: mplayer
>> Current dirname: /usr/share/locale
>>
>>
>> MPlayer 0.90pre10-2.95.4 (C) 2000-2002 Arpad Gereoffy (see DOCS)
>>
>> CPU: Advanced Micro Devices Athlon 4 PM Palomino/Athlon MP 
>> Multiprocessor/Athlon XP eXtreme Performance (Family: 6, Stepping: 2)
>> MMX2 supported but disabled
>> CPUflags:  MMX: 1 MMX2: 0 3DNow: 1 3DNow2: 1 SSE: 1 SSE2: 0
>> Compiled for x86 CPU with extensions: MMX 3DNow 3DNowEx SSE
>>
>> Reading /home/silverdr/.mplayer/codecs.conf: can't open 
>> '/home/silverdr/.mplayer/codecs.conf': No such file or directory
>> Reading /etc/codecs.conf: 44 audio & 110 video codecs
>> font: can't open file: /home/silverdr/.mplayer/font/font.desc
>> Font /usr/share/mplayer/font/font.desc loaded successfully! (206 chars)
>> Linux RTC init error in ioctl (rtc_irqp_set 1024): Permission denied
>> Try adding "echo 1024 > /proc/sys/dev/rtc/max-user-freq" to your 
>> system startup scripts.
>> Using usleep() timing
>> Can't open input config file /home/silverdr/.mplayer/input.conf : No 
>> such file or directory
>> Input config file /etc/input.conf parsed : 50 binds
>> Setting up lirc support...
>> mplayer: could not connect to socket
>> mplayer: No such file or directory
>> Failed opening lirc support!
>> You won't be able to use your remote control
>>
>> Playing DVD title 1
>> Using CSS Key-cache dir: /home/silverdr/.mplayer/DVDKeys/UNDEFINED
>> Reading disc structure, please wait...
>> There are 2 titles on this DVD.
>> There are 8 chapters in this DVD title.
>> There are 1 angles in this DVD title.
>> DVD successfully opened!
>> Cache fill:  0,00% (0 bytes)    libdvdread: Can't seek to block 1787007
>> libdvdread: Can't seek to block 1787007
>> libdvdread: Can't seek to block 1787007
>> libdvdread: Can't seek to block 1787007
>> libdvdread: Can't seek to block 1787007
>> libdvdread: Can't seek to block 1787007
>> libdvdread: Can't seek to block 1787007
>> libdvdread: Can't seek to block 1787007
>> ============ Sorry, this file format is not recognized/supported 
>> =============
>> === If this file is an AVI, ASF or MPEG stream, please contact the 
>> author! ===
>>
>>
>> Exiting... (End of file)
>> silverdr at vessa:~$
>>
>> ******************************************************************
>>
>>
>> 2. The same DVD plays OK in a standalone player
>>
>> 3. The same DVD plays OK in _the same_ drive in _the same_ pc when 
>> using a windowz player... :-(
>>
>> 4. Some other DVDs play more or less flawlessly using mplayer.
>>
>> Any clues?
>>
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