[SOLVED] VLC Will Not Play Copy-Protected DVDs

zaza224 · 2013-07-28 20:19:11

I've just installed Arch (by the way, I'm loving it) but I'm trying to play a copy protected DVD (The Man With The Golden Gun). However, when I try to play it I get:

Playback failure:
DVDRead could not open the disc "/dev/dvd".
Your input can't be opened:
VLC is unable to open the MRL 'dvd:///dev/dvd'. Check the log for details.

I've installed all of the necessary packages and added myself to the optical wheel group. I had this same problem in Linux Mint. Please help!

Last edited by zaza224 (2014-05-13 04:49:07)

karol · 2013-07-28 20:30:56

Do you have libdvdcss installed? It's an optional dependency for vlc for decoding encrypted DVDs.

zaza224 · 2013-07-28 21:09:50

Do you have libdvdcss installed?

Yes along with libdvdread and libdvdnav.

ewaller · 2013-07-28 21:43:05

Can you play non-DSS disks that way? I ask, because I bet you don't have a /dev/dvd link in the first place. It is probably /dev/sr0

WonderWoofy · 2013-07-28 21:48:12

I do get a /dev/cdrom symlink to /dev/sr0 though... when I plug in my optical drive.

zaza224 · 2013-07-28 22:35:42

It is probably /dev/sr0

This at least recongnizes the disk, however, the title (MAN-WITH-THE-GOLDEN-GUN) flashes only briefly on the top bar then it vanishes and VLC acts like it's not playing anything.

Last edited by zaza224 (2013-07-28 22:46:12)

ewaller · 2013-07-28 22:46:06

Well, it is an improvement. I am in the United States, so I cannot offer much in the way of help without running afoul of the DCMA.

So other disks play?
Have you tries other players? (mplayer, for example)
Will the disk play on other platforms (Windows, OS/X, dedicated DVD player)
Is the region for the disk the same as your drive?
Did it create a directory under ~/.dvdcss for that movie?
What if you remove that directory and try again?
Did VNC log anything? The output of mplayer might give some insight as to what is going on?

zaza224 · 2013-07-28 22:54:26

Mplayer outputs:

 Playing dvd://dvd/sr0.
The hostname option must be an integer: dvd
Struct dvd, field hostname parsing error: dvd
libdvdread: Can't stat sr0
No such file or directory
libdvdread: Could not open sr0
Couldn't open DVD device: sr0 (No such file or directory)
No stream found to handle url dvd://dvd/sr0

The dvd is region 1. I tried deleting the folder under ~/.dvdcss and vlc did the same thing.

WonderWoofy · 2013-07-28 22:57:00

What if you made a udev rule that symlinked /dev/dvd to /dev/sr0 (like /dev/cdrom). Take a look at /usr/lib/udev/rules.d/60-cdrom.rules.

zaza224 · 2013-07-28 23:00:32

Take a look at /usr/lib/udev/rules.d/60-cdrom.rules

That file is blank.

cfr · 2013-07-28 23:00:34

Shouldn't that be /dev/sr0 rather than /dvd/sr0?

zaza224 · 2013-07-28 23:02:43

Shouldn't that be /dev/sr0 rather than /dvd/sr0?

That produces the same error.

cfr · 2013-07-28 23:06:11

You mean it still complains about /dvd/sr0 even when you specify /dev/sr0? Weird.

EDIT:

ewaller wrote:

So other disks play?
Have you tries other players? (mplayer, for example)
Will the disk play on other platforms (Windows, OS/X, dedicated DVD player)
Is the region for the disk the same as your drive?
...
Did VNC log anything? The output of mplayer might give some insight as to what is going on?

Last edited by cfr (2013-07-28 23:07:44)

BGK · 2013-07-28 23:08:14

Maybe this thread could be relevant?
https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=144288

zaza224 · 2013-07-28 23:08:33

You mean it still complains about /dvd/sr0 even when you specify /dev/sr0? Weird.

No, it replaces /dvd/sr0 with /dev/sr0. Sorry, I should've explained myself better.

WonderWoofy · 2013-07-28 23:09:58

Its blank? For me it is provided by systemd (though I run [testing]).

Okay in any case, do this. Create a file at /etc/udev/rules.d/61-cdrom.rules with the following:

KERNEL=="sr0", SYMLINK=="dvd"

This should make udev add a symlink from /dev/dvd to /dev/sr0 when the optical device is detected.

Of course, you could just try symlinking /dev/dvd to /dev/sr0 manually, but I am not sure if there is some fundamental difference between what udev creates and something created by root.

zaza224 · 2013-07-28 23:16:01

Maybe this thread could be relevant?
https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=144288

I've tried the posts in that thread and it still doesn't work (eccept for regionset which I installed but I don't know what to do after that).

ewaller · 2013-07-28 23:19:17

Try this command:

ewaller$@$odin ~ [1]1215 %mplayer -noquiet -dvd-device /dev/sr0 dvd://
MPlayer SVN-r36285-4.8.0 (C) 2000-2013 MPlayer Team
205 audio & 424 video codecs
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://.
There are 7 titles on this DVD.
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 0x0000200f
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_01_0.VOB at 0x000023ae
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_01_1.VOB at 0x0000241e
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_02_1.VOB at 0x00002433
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_03_1.VOB at 0x00003362
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_04_1.VOB at 0x00004bf0
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_05_1.VOB at 0x0001c83a
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_06_0.VOB at 0x00026e47
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_06_1.VOB at 0x00043e56
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Found 6 VTS's
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
audio stream: 0 format: ac3 (5.1) language: en aid: 128.
audio stream: 1 format: dts (5.1) language: en aid: 137.
audio stream: 2 format: ac3 (5.1) language: fr aid: 130.
audio stream: 3 format: ac3 (stereo) language: es aid: 131.
number of audio channels on disk: 4.
subtitle ( sid ): 1 language: en
subtitle ( sid ): 3 language: es
subtitle ( sid ): 5 language: fr
subtitle ( sid ): 7 language: es
number of subtitles on disk: 4

MPEG-PS file format detected.
VIDEO:  MPEG2  720x480  (aspect 3)  29.970 fps  9800.0 kbps (1225.0 kbyte/s)
Failed to open VDPAU backend libvdpau_nvidia.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
[vdpau] Error when calling vdp_device_create_x11: 1
==========================================================================
Opening video decoder: [ffmpeg] FFmpeg's libavcodec codec family
libavcodec version 55.12.100 (internal)
Selected video codec: [ffmpeg2] vfm: ffmpeg (FFmpeg MPEG-2)
==========================================================================
==========================================================================
Opening audio decoder: [ffmpeg] FFmpeg/libavcodec audio decoders
AUDIO: 48000 Hz, 2 ch, floatle, 448.0 kbit/14.58% (ratio: 56000->384000)
Selected audio codec: [ffac3] afm: ffmpeg (FFmpeg AC-3)
==========================================================================
AO: [pulse] 48000Hz 2ch floatle (4 bytes per sample)
Starting playback...
[VD_FFMPEG] Trying pixfmt=0.
[VD_FFMPEG] XVMC-accelerated MPEG-2.
The selected video_out device is incompatible with this codec.
Try appending the scale filter to your filter list,
e.g. -vf spp,scale instead of -vf spp.
[VD_FFMPEG] Trying pixfmt=1.
[VD_FFMPEG] XVMC-accelerated MPEG-2.
The selected video_out device is incompatible with this codec.
Try appending the scale filter to your filter list,
e.g. -vf spp,scale instead of -vf spp.
[VD_FFMPEG] Trying pixfmt=2.
[VD_FFMPEG] XVMC-accelerated MPEG-2.
The selected video_out device is incompatible with this codec.
Try appending the scale filter to your filter list,
e.g. -vf spp,scale instead of -vf spp.
Movie-Aspect is 1.78:1 - prescaling to correct movie aspect.
VO: [xv] 720x480 => 854x480 Planar YV12 
[mpeg2video @ 0x7f3f28dea040]invalid mb type in I Frame at 33 6
[mpeg2video @ 0x7f3f28dea040]Warning MVs not available
[mpeg2video @ 0x7f3f28dea040]concealing 1080 DC, 1080 AC, 1080 MV errors in I frame
A:   0.4 V:   0.2 A-V:  0.157 ct:  0.000   2/  2 ??% ??% ??,?% 0 0 
[VD_FFMPEG] DRI failure.
A:   0.7 V:   0.7 A-V:  0.041 ct:  0.035  17/ 14 22%  5%  7.1% 1 0 

demux_mpg: 24000/1001fps progressive NTSC content detected, switching framerate.
A:   7.0 V:   7.0 A-V:  0.000 ct:  0.087 169/166  7%  1%  1.5% 1 0 


MPlayer interrupted by signal 2 in module: sleep_timer
A:   7.1 V:   7.1 A-V: -0.001 ct:  0.087 170/167  7%  1%  1.5% 1 0 

Exiting... (Quit)
ewaller$@$odin ~ [1]1216 %

BGK · 2013-07-28 23:22:40

Never used it and cannot really test it since i don't have any optical drive.
What give

regionset /dev/sr0

EDIT:
Also, try answer to other people questions/suggestions as the regionset thing is kind of a long shot.

Last edited by BGK (2013-07-28 23:24:47)

zaza224 · 2013-07-28 23:37:43

I've tried every suggestion so far and I still get the the same effect; vlc and mplayer both act like they're going to play then don't.

WonderWoofy · 2013-07-29 00:13:21

zaza224 wrote:

I've tried every suggestion so far and I still get the the same effect; vlc and mplayer both act like they're going to play then don't.

Does this include the regionset thing?

cfr · 2013-07-29 00:41:14

But you haven't answered all of the questions e.g. whether this applies to other DVDs or just this one (unless I missed it), whether you have looked in the logs and, if so, what you found. The information people ask for is just as important as the suggestions because it is aimed at diagnosing the problem and (hopefully) targeting appropriate suggestions rather than just guessing in the dark.

And remember that people here don't know you've tried stuff unless you tell them and they don't see the output or the commands you try unless you post them.

zaza224 · 2013-07-29 03:11:22

Does this include the regionset thing?

Yes.

But you haven't answered all of the questions e.g. whether this applies to other DVDs or just this one (unless I missed it), whether you have looked in the logs and, if so, what you found.

Sorry, I missed those. I get the same result for other DVD's but not pre-ripped iso's. Also, how would I go about getting the logs? I've tried using the messages option under tools but it produces a blank file.

ewaller · 2013-07-29 03:42:10

Did you run the command I posted? The output that comes in response to it (which I posted from my machine's output) is what I was waiting for.

zaza224 · 2013-07-29 04:36:33

Did you run the command I posted?

Sorry, here you go:

 MPlayer SVN-r36285-4.8.0 (C) 2000-2013 MPlayer Team
205 audio & 424 video codecs
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://.
There are 23 titles on this DVD.
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 0x00000178
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_01_0.VOB at 0x0000024b
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_01_1.VOB at 0x000006ad
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_02_0.VOB at 0x00001209
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_02_1.VOB at 0x00001390
libdvdread: Error cracking CSS key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_02_1.VOB (0x00001390)!!
libdvdread: Elapsed time 2
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_03_0.VOB at 0x00001470
libdvdread: Error cracking CSS key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_03_0.VOB (0x00001470)
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_03_1.VOB at 0x0000152b
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_04_0.VOB at 0x0004e12a
libdvdread: Error cracking CSS key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_04_0.VOB (0x0004e12a)
libdvdread: Elapsed time 2
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_04_1.VOB at 0x0004e1e5
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_05_0.VOB at 0x0004e2b2
libdvdread: Error cracking CSS key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_05_0.VOB (0x0004e2b2)
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_05_1.VOB at 0x0004e36d
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_06_0.VOB at 0x0004e43a
libdvdread: Error cracking CSS key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_06_0.VOB (0x0004e43a)
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_06_1.VOB at 0x0004e4f5
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_07_0.VOB at 0x0004e5c1
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_07_1.VOB at 0x0004e67c
libdvdread: Error cracking CSS key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_07_1.VOB (0x0004e67c)!!
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_08_0.VOB at 0x00051b78
libdvdread: Error cracking CSS key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_08_0.VOB (0x00051b78)
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_08_1.VOB at 0x00051c33
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_09_0.VOB at 0x0005ae13
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_09_1.VOB at 0x0005aece
libdvdread: Error cracking CSS key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_09_1.VOB (0x0005aece)!!
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_10_0.VOB at 0x0005b1f5
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_10_1.VOB at 0x00089f52
libdvdread: Error cracking CSS key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_10_1.VOB (0x00089f52)!!
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_11_0.VOB at 0x003bd77b
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_11_1.VOB at 0x003bd836
libdvdread: Error cracking CSS key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_11_1.VOB (0x003bd836)!!
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_12_0.VOB at 0x003bd9b9
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_12_1.VOB at 0x003bda74
libdvdread: Error cracking CSS key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_12_1.VOB (0x003bda74)!!
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_13_0.VOB at 0x003c62dd
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_13_1.VOB at 0x003c6398
libdvdread: Error cracking CSS key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_13_1.VOB (0x003c6398)!!
libdvdread: Elapsed time 1
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_14_0.VOB at 0x003c6520
libdvdread: Error cracking CSS key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_14_0.VOB (0x003c6520)
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_14_1.VOB at 0x003c65db
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_15_0.VOB at 0x003c6763
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_15_1.VOB at 0x003c681e
libdvdread: Error cracking CSS key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_15_1.VOB (0x003c681e)!!
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_16_0.VOB at 0x003c69a6
libdvdread: Error cracking CSS key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_16_0.VOB (0x003c69a6)
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_16_1.VOB at 0x003c6a61
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Found 16 VTS's
libdvdread: Elapsed time 5
audio stream: 0 format: ac3 (5.1) language: unknown aid: 128.
number of audio channels on disk: 1.
number of subtitles on disk: 0



Exiting... (End of file)

Last edited by zaza224 (2013-07-29 04:42:20)

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