Simon Roberts wrote:
Well, the new machine seems to be largely running with minimal issues. However, I have tried to get xine/libdvdcss to do it's thing, with only partial success.
Just to make sure I am reading this correctly, this is a new computer (laptop?).
I have several DVDs that are region 1, and they work fine. However, I also have some that are region 2, and those don't want to play. I thought libdvdcss was essentially "region free" and indeed it reports some success with the key management, but also reports at least one failure. It sometimes plays some piece of a header/intro, but then fails. Sometimes it doesn't play anything before reporting failure.
It sounds like your drive is region locked. This may get sticky. You could: 1. Only play region 1 DVDs since the drive is region locked, or 2. Search to see if there is a firmware update for that drive to make it region free (RPC 1), but replacing the firmware could invalidate your warranty, maybe only on the drive, maybe the whole computer. -- Joe Morris Registered Linux user 231871