Re: fc4 - dvdrip/libdvdcss can't access /dev/dvd
Dag Wieers <[email protected]>
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On Tue, 14 Jun 2005, Jeremy Rosengren wrote: > Jeremy Rosengren wrote: > > > I guess I was assuming that the disc wasn't the problem -- it's a DVD of a > > television series and I hadn't had any problems with any of the other discs. > > I'll try some other discs tonight to see if it might just be that one disc. > > I've been subscribed to a DVD-by-mail service for awhile now, and while I've > > had discs that gave me read errors during ripping, this is the first I've > > had that failed immediately -- which made me immediately suspect libdvdread > > or libdvdcss. > > > > Since I won't have the ability to try other discs until later tonight, in > > the meantime can anybody confirm that they're able to rip a DVD with > > perl-Video-DVDRip (from freshrpms) on FC4? > > Bad assumption =/ The DVD I was using was bad. Still, the library should not fail like that though. I had the same experience and had the same bad taste in my mouth afterwards. A bad (or filthy) disk should not cause applications to crash. You might want to send your detailed report to the developers, it might make a difference if more people report this kind of problem. I bet most people won't even know it's the library causing it... Kind regards, -- dag wieers, [email protected], http://dag.wieers.com/ -- [all I want is a warm bed and a kind word and unlimited power]