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Video cannot read from source

Asked by Mike Williams

DVD play back ERROR message Cannot read from source /Ubuntu 9.10 OS/ ASUS 5Pnsli MOBO /4MB RAM/2.5 Core 2 DOU/ Optical drive is CDRW/DVD Multi recorder/DVD-R-DL. Have downloaded every player no luck and some CODECS NEED some help please...........

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Delan Azabani (azabani) said : 		#1

Try adding the Medibuntu repository (medibuntu.org) then install the libdvdcss2 and smplayer packages. Launch SMPlayer from Applications, System Tools.

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Delan Azabani (azabani) said : 		#2

Whoops, I meant Applications > Sound & Video.

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Mike Williams (willimt) said : 		#3

Need alittle more help went to site no packet,
maby tell me how like I`m a fifth grader

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Your question #107117 on software-center in ubuntu changed:
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Delan Azabani proposed the following answer:
Whoops, I meant Applications > Sound & Video.

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Mike Williams (willimt) said : 		#4

--- On Mon, 4/12/10, Mike Williams <email address hidden> wrote:

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Subject: Re: [Question #107117]: Video cannot read from source
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Date: Monday, April 12, 2010, 6:24 PM

Your question #107117 on software-center in ubuntu changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-center/+question/107117

    Status: Answered => Open

You are still having a problem:
Need alittle more help went to site no packet,
maby tell me how like I`m a fifth grader

--- On Mon, 4/12/10, Delan Azabani <email address hidden> wrote:

From: Delan Azabani <email address hidden>
Subject: Re: [Question #107117]: Video cannot read from source
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Date: Monday, April 12, 2010, 3:57 AM

Your question #107117 on software-center in ubuntu changed:
https://answers.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-center/+question/107117

Delan Azabani proposed the following answer:
Whoops, I meant Applications > Sound & Video.

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Best J. Austin Rodriguez (jeanaustinr) said : 		#5

Hi! Please copy-paste the following commands in the Terminal:
sudo apt-get install gstreamer0.10-ffmpeg gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly-multiverse gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad-multiverse

This will install the GStreamer library packages needed to play DVDs.
(Due to legal reasons, Ubuntu does not ship with packages to decrypt DVD. You really have to install it manually.)

You can also try installing the Ubuntu Restricted Extras which includes the packages mentioned above.

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Mike Williams (willimt) said : 		#6

Thanks zszoet, that solved my question.