Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (3648 mails)

[StarTux <matthew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Anders Johansson wrote:

> Since dicovering that hdparm can be used to set the dvd's dma, even though 
> yast2 says it can't, I've been able to watch dvds in linux, and it works 
> quite well. However, in xine, I can't seem to get it to play discs from 
> another region.
>
> Searching the net, all I can find are HOWTOs and FAQs that tell me that the 
> disk is probably from another region - well, duh :)
>
> Now, I can watch the dvds in VLC, so I know it's not a hardware restriction 
> (unfortunately vlc has other problems, such as audio/video synchronisation, 
> but it could be an option in the future).
>
> So the question is: has anyone been able to get xine to play DVDs from a 
> region other than their default, and if so how?
>
> Anders
http://xine.sourceforge.net/

I believe they will point you to the css library. Although do be careful 
as my Xine had been segfaulting a lot with Xine.

Matt