Patrick Shanahan wrote:
* Russ <bigrig64@comcast.net> [01-25-04 20:36]:
I was wondering if it was possible to play a DVD in SuSE 9? I do not seem to be able to do so with what I have installed. Although SuSE does see my DVD player (the icon on the desktop says DVD and the other says CD-R - both are correct). I can access the drive (I actually installed SuSE from that drive). SuSE sees it as an HL-DT-STDVD-ROM GDR8162B if that matters.
There has been much discussion (and recently) on this list about reading info and video from dvd's. Look for packman on google and download/install the xine packages for SUSE 9.0.
Make sure that you read the instructions, as there are several packages required to fully utilize your dvd and bypass the RIAA's crippling.
May be there is good news, I read earlier on lwn.net that the DVDCCA have dropped their DeCSS case against Andrew Brunner, seemingly giving up on the assertion that it is a trade secret, but the DMCA still hovers, perhaps one brick at a time will cause the wall to crash. Regards Sid. -- Sid Boyce .... Hamradio G3VBV and keen Flyer Linux Only Shop.