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can't read dvds

Asked by berenice

hello, I haven't been able to read dvds since the last upgrade (2009) i thought that problem would be solved with the 2010 new upgrade but no. I can read videos (.avi) i can read music but i can't read dvds "error could not read from resource". the computer uploads the dvd cause i have the disc icon and the tittle of the movie on my desktop. i can't rip it either ' failed to retrieved title details for some reason. I don't know what's wrong cause it used to work properly. I tried to install other players like VLC but i didn't change a thing. I'm obviously missing a package of codecs but i can't figure out which one.

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wojox (wojox) said : 		#1

Hey Berenice,

Try

sudo apt-get install libdvdread4

sudo /usr/share/doc/libdvdread4/install-css.sh

And reboot.

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olemukwa (olemukwa) said : 		#2

This one worked for me...many thanks to you all. Help Iam Syncing...ttyl

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berenice (berenice-malaquin) said : 		#3

the problem is i already have libdvdread4 and it doesn't work.

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Best wojox (wojox) said : 		#4

Okay you already downloaded it, but did you install it?

sudo /usr/share/doc/libdvdread4/install-css.sh

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berenice (berenice-malaquin) said : 		#5

Thanks wojox, that solved my question.