Terminal part msg after doing "totem dvd://" : libdvdread: Can't open /dev/hda4 for reading libdvdread: Device /dev/hda4 inaccessible, CSS authentication not available.
This part has me completely stumped. About the only thing I can think of is that somewhere in the process of reading and decoding, CSS keys are supposed to get cached in ~/.dvdcss which is probably on /dev/hda4. Check if this exists and has sensible ownership and permissions perhaps?
libdvdread: Unable to find map file
'/home/john/.dvdnav/ >>> map'
I don't have a .dvdnav directory, and afaik libdvdread isn't looking for one here either. This is odd.
zcat(a)fluffy:~$ ls .dvdnav ls: .dvdnav: No such file or directory zcat(a)fluffy:~$ ls .dvdcss A_CINDERELLA_STORY-2004092111163500-19deac38e6 BBCDVD1088-2001082811210100-a80d5bb2fe BRAZIL-2003031413051100-14e7e225b8 CACHEDIR.TAG DVD_VIDEO-2001051412480400-939a0a3be6 HARRY_POTTER_GOBLET_OF_FIRE-2006011316112300-19deac38e6 LADYHAWKE-2002020612440400-2e90fef723 THE_SANTA_CLAUSE_2-2003091812222700-14e7e225b8 For reference, here's the output I get from totem and mplayer on a correctly working system. zcat(a)fluffy:~$ totem dvd:// 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 0x00000160 libdvdread: Elapsed time 1 libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_01_0.VOB at 0x00006440 libdvdread: Elapsed time 0 libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_01_1.VOB at 0x0000a4c0 libdvdread: Elapsed time 0 libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_02_0.VOB at 0x001f8600 libdvdread: Elapsed time 0 libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_02_1.VOB at 0x001f8620 libdvdread: Elapsed time 0 libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_03_0.VOB at 0x001f88c0 libdvdread: Elapsed time 0 libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_03_1.VOB at 0x001f88e0 libdvdread: Elapsed time 2 libdvdread: Found 3 VTS's libdvdread: Elapsed time 3 No accelerated IMDCT transform found No accelerated IMDCT transform found No accelerated IMDCT transform found No accelerated IMDCT transform found No accelerated IMDCT transform found ** Message: FIXME: gst_mpeg_demux_sync_stream_to_time zcat(a)fluffy:~$ mplayer dvd:// MPlayer 2:0.99+1.0pre7try2+cvs20060117-0ubuntu8 (C) 2000-2006 MPlayer Team CPU: Intel Celeron 2/Pentium III Coppermine,Geyserville (Family: 6, Stepping: 6)CPUflags: MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 0 3DNow2: 0 SSE: 1 SSE2: 0 Compiled with runtime CPU detection. 91 audio & 204 video codecs 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. Opening joystick device /dev/input/js0 Can't open joystick device /dev/input/js0: No such file or directory Can't init input joystick Setting up LIRC support... mplayer: could not connect to socket mplayer: No such file or directory Failed to open LIRC support. You will not be able to use your remote control. Playing dvd://. libdvdread: Using libdvdcss version 1.2.9 for DVD access Reading disc structure, please wait... There are 3 titles on this DVD. There are 28 chapters in this DVD title. There are 1 angles in this DVD title. 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 0x00000160 libdvdread: Elapsed time 0 libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_01_0.VOB at 0x00006440 libdvdread: Elapsed time 0 libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_01_1.VOB at 0x0000a4c0 libdvdread: Elapsed time 0 libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_02_0.VOB at 0x001f8600 libdvdread: Elapsed time 0 libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_02_1.VOB at 0x001f8620 libdvdread: Elapsed time 0 libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_03_0.VOB at 0x001f88c0 libdvdread: Elapsed time 0 libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_03_1.VOB at 0x001f88e0 libdvdread: Elapsed time 0 libdvdread: Found 3 VTS's libdvdread: Elapsed time 0 DVD successfully opened. MPEG-PS file format detected. VIDEO: MPEG2 720x576 (aspect 3) 25.000 fps 9800.0 kbps (1225.0 kbyte/s) ========================================================================== Opening audio decoder: [liba52] AC3 decoding with liba52 Using SSE optimized IMDCT transform AC3: 2.0 (dolby) 48000 Hz 192.0 kbit/s Using MMX optimized resampler AUDIO: 48000 Hz, 2 ch, s16le, 192.0 kbit/12.50% (ratio: 24000->192000) Selected audio codec: [a52] afm: liba52 (AC3-liba52) ========================================================================== Xlib: extension "XFree86-VidModeExtension" missing on display ":0.0". ========================================================================== Opening video decoder: [mpegpes] MPEG 1/2 Video passthrough VDec: vo config request - 720 x 576 (preferred colorspace: Mpeg PES) Could not find matching colorspace - retrying with -vf scale... Opening video filter: [scale] The selected video_out device is incompatible with this codec. Try adding the scale filter, e.g. -vf spp,scale instead of -vf spp. VDecoder init failed :( Opening video decoder: [libmpeg2] MPEG 1/2 Video decoder libmpeg2-v0.4.0b Selected video codec: [mpeg12] vfm: libmpeg2 (MPEG-1 or 2 (libmpeg2)) ========================================================================== Building audio filter chain for 48000Hz/2ch/s16le -> 0Hz/0ch/??... [AO ESD] latency: [server: 0.28s, net: 0.00s] (adjust 0.28s) AO: [esd] 44100Hz 2ch s16le (2 bytes per sample) Building audio filter chain for 48000Hz/2ch/s16le -> 44100Hz/2ch/s16le... Starting playback... VDec: vo config request - 720 x 576 (preferred colorspace: Planar YV12) VDec: using Planar YV12 as output csp (no 0) Movie-Aspect is 1.78:1 - prescaling to correct movie aspect. VO: [xv] 720x576 => 1024x576 Planar YV12 A: 2.5 V: 2.1 A-V: 0.409 ct: 0.211 53/ 53 71% 16% 5.3% 8 0 Exiting... (Quit) zcat(a)fluffy:~$