[clug] Solved watch DVD movies with ubuntu 9.04

[Ian Bardsley]

jhock wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> Thanks to all for your prompt replies both on and off line.  The
> solution was available  at:
>
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Medibuntu
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestrictedFormats/PlayingDVDs
>
> Thanks again to all for your help. This list is fantastic.
>
>
> John
>
> On Sun, 2009-10-04 at 10:41 +1100, jhock wrote:
>   
>> Hi Ian and Denise,
>>
>> Thanks for your prompt reply.
>>
>> I tried to load libdvdcss2 using:
>>
>> sudo apt-get install libdvdcss2
>>
>> and got the following message:
>>
>> "
>> Package libdvdcss2 is not available, but is referred to by another
>> package. This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted,
>> or is only available from another source.
>> "
>>
>> This is where my limited knowledge failed. ;--) I have no idea what to
>> do next.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> John
>>
>> On Sun, 2009-10-04 at 10:33 +1100, Ian Bardsley wrote:
>>     
>>> jhock wrote:
>>>       
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> Yesterday I bought a LG slim portable GP 08 external DVD RW.  I have
>>>> connected it to my Kogan pro e10 which has Ubuntu 9.04 loaded onto it.
>>>> i am able to watch API movie DVDs but when I try to watch a bought DVD,
>>>> eg. Pink Floyd, I get an unknown format error with Totem.
>>>>
>>>> Does any one know if I need to get another library for totem or do I
>>>> need to get another application like realplayer?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> John
>>>>
>>>>   
>>>>         
>>> Have you checked that libdvdcss2 is installed? For some reason it isn't 
>>> included in Ubuntu-Restricted-Extras on Jaunty.
>>>
>>> Ian Bardsley
>>>       
>
>   
Glad to hear you're up and running.

Enjoy

Ian Bardsley