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My dvd player doesn't work I need a driver for a compaq dvd player

Asked by daniel hoggan

I am trying to achieve that the configuration for my dvd drive means that it will mount and autoplay, as currently it doesn't.

I have tried loading a dvd into the drive, but that doees'nt mount or even load, I have clicked on the drive, and it has registered a dvd, and the dvd loaded, but then totoem couldn't play it because it could'nt read from the volume, the files which are mpeg where loaded as text files, and could'nt be played, I think that something is corrupting this, and I think it is ythe driver.

If I think of any more canI get in touch with you?

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Lasse Luttermann (lasse-luttermann) said : 		#1

To give an answer more info is needed!
Please provide info about your dvd-drive from the lshw command. Running the command as root will output a lot of data about the machine, but only the part about the DVD drive es necessary. here is how it's done:
Open Applications -> Accessories -> Terminal
type 'sudo su -'
and enter your password, now you are root
then type 'lshw | less'
and you will get a long list og hardware, find the DVD-drive part and copy it to here..
press 'q' to exit less and the ctrl-d twice.

But i don't think that the problem is the DVD drive, but rather a codec problem. Generally CD and DVD drives is generic IDE drives, and therefor they work in the same. The exception is some of the earliest drives from.

Are you able to use the drive for playing CD's or using data discs?

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daniel hoggan (danny280279) said : 		#2

No I use my CD drive for that.

  *-cdrom:0
                description: DVD reader
                product: DVD-ROM LTD163
                vendor: COMPAQ
                physical id: 1
                bus info: scsi@1:0.0.0
                logical name: /dev/cdrom
                logical name: /dev/dvd
                logical name: /dev/scd0
                logical name: /dev/sr0
                version: GQH3
                capabilities: removable audio dvd
                configuration: ansiversion=5 status=open
           *-cdrom:1
                description: CD-R/CD-RW writer
                product: CD-RW GCE-8240B
                vendor: HL-DT-ST
                physical id: 0.1.0
                bus info: scsi@1:0.1.0
                logical name: /dev/cdrom1
                logical name: /dev/scd1
                logical name: /dev/sr1
 version: 1.07
                serial: HL-DT-STCD-RW GCE-8240B 1.07
                capabilities: removable audio cd-r cd-rw
                configuration: ansiversion=5 status=ready
              *-disc
                   physical id: 0
                   logical name: /dev/cdrom1

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Lasse Luttermann (lasse-luttermann) said : 		#3

well try using your DVD drive for playing a CD, if that works it most likeley isnt a driver problem but a DVD- decryption/codec problem. If that is the case take a look at this guide https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestrictedFormats/PlayingDVDs

The decryption problem is due to the face that the movie industry wants to limit what programs is able to play DVD's becaus if you can play a DVD you can copy it as well, and they dont want you doing that.

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Best marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#4

Play mp3 and dvd under Ubuntu

First please install https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestrictedFormats

You need to have extra repositories enabled..

Using System->Administration->Software sources [Ubuntu software tab] please enable (Check the checkbox) all the showed repositories rows.

after getting all the required repositories enabled

Type the following command in a terminal (applications -> accessories -> terminal)

sudo aptitude install vlc

To get better dvd playback first you need to add the medibuntu http://www.medibuntu.org/ repository to your /etc/apt/sources.list file:
here howto add https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Medibuntu here the medibuntu available software list http://packages.medibuntu.org/

Then to install:

sudo update
sudo aptitude install libdvdread3 libdvdnav4 libdvdcss2

give your user password when requested, you don't see nothing when you type it, then press enter.

Hope this helps

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daniel hoggan (danny280279) said : 		#5

Thanks marcobra, that solved my question.