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DVD will not mount with some DVDs inserted

Asked by Ted Baker

I am using version 9.04 which would not at first run any DVD only CDs. I followed your instructions on getting the DVD drive to work and installed VLC Player. I thought everything was fine until I tried to run some workout videos. The system says it cannot find the media to mount. I have tried 4 DVDs that all work fine and the two that will not mount, work fine in my desktop using WINDOWS 7. So where do I go from here?
Ted Baker

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komputes (komputes) said : 		#1

There are many restricted formats that can not be included with the distribution for legal reasons.

The following guide will walk you though getting the Video DVD library:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestrictedFormats/PlayingDVDs

If you are unable to mount DVDs they may just be hidden in the Places menu, or they may be written on a filesystem which is not supported. Do you get any errors when inserting these DVDs?

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Larry Jordan (larryjor) said : 		#2

     Do you have libdvdcss installed? Which DVD's don't play and which do? Most of the DVD's you buy in the store (movies & so on) are copy-protected and will only play in Linux if you have libdvdcss installed.

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