[ltp] 600x DVD

[Buchan Milne]

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brianweber4@comcast.net wrote:
> I have a Thinkpad 600X and am using Mandrake 9.1 and also have Redhat
9.0 on another hard drive.
>
> I have installed at lease 3 different DVD software packages in
Mandrake and Redhat and have not been able to get any to work. They
either crash or cant find the DVD drive.
>
> Is there anyone who has gotten DVD to work? Is there a symbolic link I
need to make to hdc?

For Mandrake 9.1, you should be able to play unencrypted DVDs
out-the-box, though you should make the /dev/dvd link.

For encrypted DVDs, visit plf.zarb.org (maybe
http://plf.zarb.org/~nanardon) and then (after setting up a PLF urpmi
medium):

# urpmi libdvdcss2
(I think, I forget now ...)

Regards,
Buchan

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