Re: Ogle won't play DVDs
Partha Bagchi <[email protected]>
| Newsgroups | gmane.comp.video.ogle.user |
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Hmm ... I would run ogle on the command line with the debug option and post it here. Looks like it has not been installed correctly? HTH, Partha Rachel Jordan wrote: >I did all of that, and then put a DVD in the drive. Ogle loaded up, a >display window to play the movie opened, showed a black screen, and then the >entire program closed. This all took about 1 or 2 seconds. >I then tried manually openening Ogle and selecting File>Play Disc ... this >time the display window didn't even open before the entire program closed. >I tried mounting the DVD-ROM drive myself, and then opening Ogle and >selecting File>Play Disc, and the program closed again. > >I even tried to poke around in the Edit>Preferences file, but when I click >that menu, nothing happens. > >Any other suggestions? > >Thanks, >Rachel Jordan > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Partha Bagchi" <[email protected]> >To: "Rachel Jordan" <[email protected]> >Cc: <[email protected]> >Sent: Sunday, October 05, 2003 2:30 PM >Subject: Re: [Ogle-user] Ogle won't play DVDs > > > > >>I am not sure I follow. How are you trying to open the file? Do you have >>/dev/dvd softlinked to /dev/cdrom (assuming your cdrom is /dev/cdrom)? >>If not on the command line do (as root): >>ln -s /dev/cdrom /dev/dvd >> >>Now use the ogle-gui to open /dev/dvd as >>ogle /dev/dvd >> >>If you have RH then you can have the dvd auto-started by changing the cd >>properties (redhat -> preferences -> cd properties). For the section on >>DVD (put a check on run ....) , and just add the command >>ogle /dev/dvd >> >>Hope this helps. >>Partha >> >> >>Rachel Jordan wrote: >> >> >> >>>I recently downloaded and installed Ogle to play dvds on a new drive I >>> >>> >just > > >>>intalled on my machine. >>>It won't work, and I can't find anything to help me in the FAQ files. >>>The problem appears to be... >>>When I try to open a file by going to the location of my dvd-rom >>>(/mnt/cdrom) ... the player closes as soon as I press the "open" button. >>>This also occurs when I browse /mnt/cdrom and try to open a specific file >>> >>> >>>from the dvd. >> >> >>>This also occurs when I select the "open disc" option in the menu. >>> >>> >>>I am an ameture linux user, and if there is something really simple I >>> >>> >need > > >>>to do to fix this, I probably don't know what it is and haven't done it. >>> >>>I would greatly appriciate help to be able to view my dvds with linux. >>> >>>Thanks, >>>Rachel Jordan >>> >>> >>>_______________________________________________ >>>Ogle-user mailing list >>>[email protected] >>>http://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/ogle-user >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> > > > > > > >