my dvd movies dont start automatically

[diablo1]

i have opensuse 10.3
when i place a dvd movie into my dvd-rom, the movie doesnt automatically play. i have to manually go to file tab in vlc or movie player and search for dvd or the first vob and open it.. why doesnt it start automatically when i put the dvd into the dvd-rom
i dont know if my dvd-rom is mounted or unmounted and not sure if it matters
how do i correct get DVD's to play when put in dvd-rom

thanks

[sdimhoff]

Having a DVD play when it enters the drive is something that I would not expect to happen. My guess is that you would have to have some sort of program looking to see if something has entered the drive, then if it is a DVD, will automatically open mplayer/vlc/etc.

Not that it can't be done, or someone hasn't written a program to do so, but I don't think that is normally default behavior. Someone can correct me if I'm wrong.

Also, to confirm your suspicions, you shouldn't have to mount the DVD in order to play it.

[bigtomrodney]

Not that it can't be done, or someone hasn't written a program to do so, but I don't think that is normally default behavior. Someone can correct me if I'm wrong.

Gnome desktop has this functionality built into it, though I'm not sure about KDE as I haven't used it in a long time. What desktop environment are you using?

[devils casper]

I am not a SUSE user but in Ubuntu, whenever one insert DVD or VCD, default Media Player pops up and start playing it.

Btw, which Desktop Environment are you using? Gnome or KDE? I have just tested it in Ubuntu Gnome and Totem Movie Player started playing DVD automatically.


EDIT: I am bit late this time... beaten by BigTom.

[sdimhoff]

Thanks for the correction.

[diablo1]

im using gnome. when i place an audio cd into the drive, mplayer automatically plays the audio cd because default player is set, but when i place a dvd in the dvd-rom it doesnt play it... i've tried to set a default player to the dvd but there isnt an option, only option in a volume tab is mount point, mount option, file system and same three setting on the drive.. i tried setting the default player to the video folder and/or vob files doesnt work?

how do i autorun a dvd , is seems my cds autorun...

thanks

[diablo1]

in opensuse 10.3 click on computer - control center- in the hardware section click removable drives and media- in multimedia tab put a check in play video DVD discs when inserted