errors encountered while processing libdvdcss2

[maccawolf]

I am trying to play a rental dvd with mplayer and get an error about repositories. I uninstalled gstreamer adn then re-installed it.
I have tried to d/l the codecs, but when I ran sudo dpkg -i libdvdcss2_1.2.9-2medibuntu2+build1_i386.deb

I get the error about libdvdcss2.

[Albin Tonnerre (lutin)]

Thanks for your bug report.
Unfortunately, it lacks some informations to help us to solve the issue. Could you paste here the error log ?

Cheers

[Manuel Carro (manuelcarro)]

Same thing happened to me. I have tried several versions of libdvdcss (libdvdcss2_1.2.7-2, libdvdcss2_1.2.9-1, and libdvdcss2_1.2.8-1) in combination with libdvdread3_0.9.4-5.1 and libdvdread3_0.9.4.7-2ubuntu1. The results are similar in all cases, so I do not know whether this is really a fault of dvdread and / or dvdcss. Anyway, here go the symptons. This is using libdvdread3_0.9.4.7-2ubuntu1 and 1.2.9-2medibuntu2+build1 and a system recently upgraded to Feisty (was plying OK in edgy). Xine returns these messages in the console:

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This is xine (X11 gui) - a free video player v0.99.5cvs.
(c) 2000-2006 The xine Team.
libdvdread: Using libdvdcss version 1.2.9 for DVD access

libdvdread: Attempting to retrieve all CSS keys
libdvdread: This can take a _long_ time, please be patient

libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VIDEO_TS.VOB at 0x00000128
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_01_0.VOB at 0x000009c6
libdvdread: Error cracking CSS key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_01_0.VOB (0x000009c6)
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_01_1.VOB at 0x000541cd
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_02_1.VOB at 0x0039f3a8
libdvdread: Error cracking CSS key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_02_1.VOB (0x0039f3a8)!!
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Found 2 VTS's
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0

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I am attaching as well the (internal) traces xine gives, but I do not know whether they are of use or not.

totem --debug does not show any debug message. A warning window appears stating that "Totem cannot play this type of media (DVD) because you do not have the appropriate plugins to handle it. Please install the necessary plugins and restart Totem to be able to play this media." Quite general.

gmplayer also fails, with the following error messages:

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*** Zero check failed in ifo_read.c:1361
    for vts_tmapt->zero_1 = 0xbe08
*** Zero check failed in ifo_read.c:1535
    for c_adt->zero_1 = 0xcbb6

*** libdvdread: CHECK_VALUE failed in ifo_read.c:1539 ***
*** for info_length % sizeof(cell_adr_t) == 0 ***

*** libdvdread: CHECK_VALUE failed in ifo_read.c:1674 ***
*** for info_length % sizeof(uint32_t) == 0 ***

*** libdvdread: CHECK_VALUE failed in ifo_read.c:1539 ***
*** for info_length % sizeof(cell_adr_t) == 0 ***

libdvdread: Invalid title IFO (VTS_01_0.IFO).
libdvdread: Error cracking CSS key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_01_0.VOB (0x000009c6)
libdvdread: Error cracking CSS key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_02_1.VOB (0x0039f3a8)!!

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They make me wonder whether the problem is in libdvdcss or in libdvdread

vlc, again. fails when trying to open the menus:

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VLC media player 0.8.6 Janus
libdvdnav: Using dvdnav version 0.1.10 from http://dvd.sf.net
libdvdread: Using libdvdcss version 1.2.9 for DVD access
libdvdnav: DVD Title: PINK_PANTHER_SE_MAIN
libdvdnav...

[Manuel Carro (manuelcarro)]

In the end it seems that the problem came from using a (new) DVD reader (a Matshita) which had its region unset. I do not mean it was set to zero: it was not set at all. After setting it (with 'setregion') I am able to e.g. rip a DVD.

[Lionel Le Folgoc (mrpouit)]

Thanks for feedback. I'll add a 'Suggests: regionset' in the libdvdcss2 package.