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I am trying to play a DVD with Ubuntu 10.4 error message is 'Could not read from resource'

Asked by phil mocan

I have been trying to play a DVD but have been unable to read the DVD. 'Could not read from Resource' error message. The DVD player shows as mounted on the desktop and the DVD title is there. I have downloaded the ubuntu restricted extras package but still to no avail.

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Best actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

Ubuntu restricted extras does NOT install DVD decoder. You need to run:

sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get -y install libdvdread4; sudo /usr/share/doc/libdvdread4/install-css.sh; sudo apt-get -y upgrade

And it will be fine

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Paul Stewart (paulbrianstewart) said : 		#2

sudo apt-get install libdvdread4

    Then open a terminal window and execute:

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

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phil mocan (philgmocan) said : 		#3

Thank you actionparsnip your suggestion has resolved my issue. Again thank
you.

On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 12:41 AM, actionparsnip <
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> Your question #162870 on totem in Ubuntu changed:
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> Status: Open => Answered
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> actionparsnip proposed the following answer:
> Ubuntu restricted extras does NOT install DVD decoder. You need to run:
>
> sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get -y install libdvdread4; sudo
> /usr/share/doc/libdvdread4/install-css.sh; sudo apt-get -y upgrade
>
> And it will be fine
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phil mocan (philgmocan) said : 		#4

Thank you for your valued assistance.

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Larry McMains (tech-mcmainsmn) said : 		#5

I'm getting this message on my notebook running 10.04 LTS. I've tried the commands above (install libdvdread4, run install-css.sh, then the upgrade - commands cut and pasted). All run successfully and indicate that libdvdread4 was already at latest level and that nothing new is installed, upgraded, or removed. However, the response from movie player remains the same. I tried installing VLC, and it shows a blank black screen that immediately closes. The VLC playlist shows the title (firefly tv episodes) as having a duration of 0:00. A Lord of the Rings DVD gives the same "could not read..." result. Perplexingly, on my desktop system, also with 10.04 LTS installed, movie player plays both DVD's without any problem at all. This makes me wonder if Ubuntu justs doesn't fully support my notebook's dvd drive. I can read DVD data discs with JPG's and open office files without any problem, so it's not that DVD's simply cannot be read. Am I out of luck, or is there something else to try?

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Kevin Savage (savagekevin) said : 		#6

I have the same problem with my 10.04LTS. I've installed the css.sh too after everything else, but still get the error and can't play.