dvd player won't play with kaff/xine

**chutzpuh** · 09-24-2004

I'm new to linux but........

Using Yast (suse 9.1) I've installed kaffine and updates as well as the latest xine player, heck i've even loaded up something called the ogle dvd player. None seem to be able to actually run a dvd without either dropping frames until crashing or just crashing straight out of the gate by not reading any disks. I can sometimes get the initial root menu screen to come up but then it just won't go any further. Is there some sort of config thing that i'm missing? I'm not familiar with ye olde command line, but I'll use it if led by the nose.

My system is as follows
P4 1.7ghz
nvidia 64mb video card
768mb RAM
SUSE 9.1
Artec dvdrom 16x

Thanks for any help.

**jeremy1701** · 09-24-2004

Do you have libdvdcss installed?

Jeremy

**chutzpuh** · 09-24-2004

yep libdvdcss 1.2. installed.

**jeremy1701** · 09-24-2004

Drat! I thought that might be it...

Try running it from the command line. Post the error you get.

Jeremy

**Chris H** · 09-24-2004

If youŕe dropping frames then maybe DMA isn´t set for your drive.

As root hdparm /dev/hdwherever.

**chutzpuh** · 09-24-2004

Originally Posted by Chris H

If youŕe dropping frames then maybe DMA isn´t set for your drive.

As root hdparm /dev/hdwherever.

whaaaa?

**jago25_98** · 06-29-2005

Problem. - won't let me use DMA?

Code:

root@ETHEL&#58;~ # hdparm -D 1 /dev/dvd

/dev/dvd&#58;
 setting drive defect management to 1
 HDIO_DRIVE_CMD&#40;defectmgmt&#41; failed&#58; Input/output error
root@ETHEL&#58;~ #

The GUI also slows down when I copy stuff off CD?

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