Movie player fails to play DVD disc

[Bert Schalk]

Binary package hint: totem

Ubuntu 9.10
Totem movie player 2.28.2 using GStreamer 0.10.25
/usr/bin/totem

When inserting a commercial DVD, the DVD drive reads the disc (audible noise).
After some seconds it stops. Movie player does not kick in by itself.
When started manually (applications/sound & video/Movie player) and opening the DVD or location....it re-reads the DVD but nothing else showing. I DO see a Disc icon on the desktop which diouble clicked shows the file browser for the disc content.
Hence, cannot play DVDś.

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
CheckboxSubmission: 38ef7034b33e8a70b382a34b6ebf06fe
CheckboxSystem: d00f84de8a555815fa1c4660280da308
Date: Mon Mar 8 12:05:46 2010
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/totem
Package: totem 2.28.2-0ubuntu3
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=nl_NL.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-19.56-generic
SourcePackage: totem
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-19-generic i686
XsessionErrors:
 (gnome-settings-daemon:1534): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_propagate_error: assertion `src != NULL' failed
 (gnome-settings-daemon:1534): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_propagate_error: assertion `src != NULL' failed
 (nautilus:1629): Eel-CRITICAL **: eel_preferences_get_boolean: assertion `preferences_is_initialized ()' failed
 (polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1:1651): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_once_init_leave: assertion `initialization_value != 0' failed
 (firefox:1854): GLib-WARNING **: g_set_prgname() called multiple times

[Book 'em Dano (heymrdjd)]

Have you installed libdvdcss2 from the Medibuntu repository? It is not installed by default, but once it is you should be able to play DVD's.

[Bert Schalk (a-a-schalk)]

I'll give it try and let you know.....thanks so far !
Cheers,
Bert

-----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
Van: <email address hidden> [mailto:<email address hidden>] Namens Book 'em
Dano
Verzonden: dinsdag 9 maart 2010 2:59
Aan: <email address hidden>
Onderwerp: [Bug 534340] Re: Movie player fails to play DVD disc

Have you installed libdvdcss2 from the Medibuntu repository? It is not
installed by default, but once it is you should be able to play DVD's.

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Bug description:
Binary package hint: totem

Ubuntu 9.10
Totem movie player 2.28.2 using GStreamer 0.10.25
/usr/bin/totem

When inserting a commercial DVD, the DVD drive reads the disc (audible
noise).
After some seconds it stops. Movie player does not kick in by itself.
When started manually (applications/sound & video/Movie player) and opening
the DVD or location....it re-reads the DVD but nothing else showing. I DO
see a Disc icon on the desktop which diouble clicked shows the file browser
for the disc content.
Hence, cannot play DVDs.

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
CheckboxSubmission: 38ef7034b33e8a70b382a34b6ebf06fe
CheckboxSystem: d00f84de8a555815fa1c4660280da308
Date: Mon Mar 8 12:05:46 2010
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/totem
Package: totem 2.28.2-0ubuntu3
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=nl_NL.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-19.56-generic
SourcePackage: totem
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-19-generic i686
XsessionErrors:
 (gnome-settings-daemon:1534): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_propagate_error:
assertion `src != NULL' failed
 (gnome-settings-daemon:1534): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_propagate_error:
assertion `src != NULL' failed
 (nautilus:1629): Eel-CRITICAL **: eel_preferences_get_boolean: assertion
`preferences_is_initialized ()' failed
 (polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1:1651): GLib-CRITICAL **:
g_once_init_leave: assertion `initialization_value != 0' failed
 (firefox:1854): GLib-WARNING **: g_set_prgname() called multiple times

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[Book 'em Dano (heymrdjd)]

Try installing libdvdread4 and libdvdnav4 from the Medibuntu repository, refer to https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Medibuntu#Playing%20Encrypted%20DVDs. If after installing those two packages, you're still not able to play DVD's, refer to https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Backtrace to perform a backtrace so you can present the necessary info for maintainers to pinpoint what issue you are experiencing.

[Elton Woo (elton-woo)]

When I try to play any AVI files from a DVD, they start the first few seconds then Movie Player stops with the current image on screen. The same happens if I copy the file to the hard drive on the netbook. The problem also occurs when I load a commercial movie disk

The 4 popup error dialogs are consistent, and consistently in the same order as follows: (topmost error dialog first):

1) An error occurred
Disconnected: Connection terminated

2) An error occurred
pa_stream_cork() failed: Connection terminated

3) An error occurred
Disconnected: Connection terminated

4) An error occurred
pa_stream_writable_size() failed: Connection terminated

The most recent updates [TODAY: 31 OCT. 2010 16:28 EST] do not seem to fix it either.

FWIW: libdvdread4 and libdvdnav4 *are* installed.

[Elton Woo (elton-woo)]

ADDENDUM: my foregoing comment relates to Movie Player in Meerkat (ubuntu 10,10) / Netbook remiix on Asus EEE 1000 PC. The most recent updates [TODAY: 31 OCT. 2010 16:28 EST] have been installed, but do not rectify the problem.

I have used the "Help" dialog in the application to upload a report.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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