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synthead

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Registered: 2006-05-09

Posts: 1,337

[solved] VLC: Playing a DVD: "Device name" history?

My girlfriend used to use Windows XP, and the OS decided to cave in until it blue-screened on boot.  I use linux full-time, so I thought I would install it on her computer instead of Windows to see if she liked it.  She really likes the speed and stability, but the technical aspect of it confuses her pretty frequently - linux is no easy dog to put a leash on!

So I'm trying to make everything very friendly for her.  I installed VLC media player, and she likes it cause it always works well, but when she goes to play DVDs, the "Device name" field is always empty, so she needs to enter /dev/sr0 every time.  Is there a way to have /dev/sr0 already present in the device name for when she decides to play a DVD?

Last edited by synthead (2007-12-17 23:38:17)

luca

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From: Rome

Registered: 2005-10-30

Posts: 280

Re: [solved] VLC: Playing a DVD: "Device name" history?

Hi synthead,
you can edit the configuration file:

.vlc/vlcrc

and search the line

dvd=....

qlus

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From: Tychy, Poland

Registered: 2006-06-15

Posts: 74

Re: [solved] VLC: Playing a DVD: "Device name" history?

Preferences =>Input/codecs, there you can set dafault dvd device. If you've got set advanced options, you need to scroll down a bit.

Last edited by qlus (2007-12-16 19:24:51)

synthead

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Registered: 2006-05-09

Posts: 1,337

Re: [solved] VLC: Playing a DVD: "Device name" history?

Right on!  I can't believe I missed that in the menus ... man.  Most of my posts have been really obvious.  I suppose this is a good thing, since all the complicated stuff is worked out for the most part