DVD does not read...

[menta35]

Dunno if the device is not recognized or what but really need to play dvd...I want to stay with this great distro but if can not find a solution I am going to format then install Xp...

running Mint 12 LXDE

vlc throws

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Fallo de reproducción:
DVDRead no pudo abrir el disco «/dev/dvd»
Su entrada no puede abrirse:
VLC es incapaz de abrir el MRL «dvd:///dev/dvd». Ver el registro para más detalles.

disk utility shows nada

tia!

[sagirfahmid3]

sudo apt install ubuntu-restricted-extras
^^paste that in terminal

[menta35]

Thx 4 the reply homie...but...

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 $ sudo aptitude  install ubuntu-restricted-extras
[sudo] password for :
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  adobe-flash-properties-gtk{a} adobe-flashplugin apport{a}
  apport-hooks-medibuntu{a} apport-symptoms{a} ca-certificates-java{a}
  gstreamer0.10-fluendo-mp3 icedtea-6-jre-cacao{a} icedtea-6-jre-jamvm{a}
  icedtea-netx{a} icedtea-plugin{a} icedtea6-plugin
  libaccess-bridge-java{a} libaccess-bridge-java-jni{a}
  libavcodec-extra-53{b} libavutil-extra-51{ab} libnss3-1d{a} liboil0.3{a}
  libopenjpeg2{a} libvo-aacenc0{a} libvo-amrwbenc0{a} openjdk-6-jre{a}
  openjdk-6-jre-headless{a} openjdk-6-jre-lib{a} python-apport{a}
  ttf-mscorefonts-installer tzdata-java{a} ubuntu-restricted-addons
  ubuntu-restricted-extras
0 packages upgraded, 29 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded.
Need to get 48,6 MB of archives. After unpacking 132 MB will be used.
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
  libavcodec-extra-53: Conflicts: libavcodec53 but 4:0.7.3-0ubuntu0.11.10.1 is installed.
  libavutil-extra-51: Conflicts: libavutil51 but 4:0.7.3-0ubuntu0.11.10.1 is installed.
  mint-flashplugin: Conflicts: flashplugin-nonfree which is a virtual package.
The following actions will resolve these dependencies:

     Keep the following packages at their current version:                     
1)     adobe-flash-properties-gtk [Not Installed]                               
2)     adobe-flashplugin [Not Installed]                                       
3)     libavcodec-extra-53 [Not Installed]                                     
4)     libavutil-extra-51 [Not Installed]                                       

     Leave the following dependencies unresolved:                               
5)     ubuntu-restricted-addons recommends adobe-flashplugin | flashplugin-insta
6)     ubuntu-restricted-extras recommends libavcodec-extra-53                 


Accept this solution? [Y/n/q/?]

[sagirfahmid3]

Press Y

[menta35]

no man...I think other is the cause of not working DVD drive! something related to recognition of hardware...no matter of codecs or plugins

same thing

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Fallo de reproducción:
DVDRead no pudo abrir el disco «/dev/dvd»
Su entrada no puede abrirse:
VLC es incapaz de abrir el MRL «dvd:///dev/dvd». Ver el registro para más detalles.

btw the Dvd drive HP is brand new!

[DrHu]

That is different (VLC program, media video player with included codecs) from not seeing the device via the OS
--and you already have installed VLC correctly, yes or not?

As well, you don't indicate yet why the device is not seen by the OS

In a terminal

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ls -l /dev/dvd
inxi -F
--all OS detected devices..

If it is really not being detected, no LED is showing when the system boots, then I would be checking the hardware, specifically that the cabling for that device is correctly attached (making a good electrical connection) between itself and the mainboard of your system (ribbon cable, usually)..

ubuntu, file system mounts..
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Fstab
https://ubuntugenius.wordpress.com/2010 ... in-ubuntu/

Another way to do it is simply browse through the subfolders in /media (or could even be /mnt on older systems) until you find the one that shows your disc (you’ll need to have one in the drive, of course).

[menta35]

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$ ls -l /dev/dvd
ls: cannot access /dev/dvd: No such file or directory


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 $ inxi -F
System:    Host menta Kernel 3.0.0-17-generic i686 (32 bit) Desktop LXDE (Openbox 3.5.0) Distro Linux Mint 12 LXDE
Machine:   Mobo N/A model P4I45Gx_PE version 1.00 Bios American Megatrends version P3.00 date 06/01/2004
CPU:       Single core Intel Pentium 4 CPU (-UP-) cache 512 KB flags (sse sse2) clocked at 2259.576 MHz
Graphics:  Card: Intel 82845G/GL[Brookdale-G]/GE Chipset Integrated Graphics Device
           X.Org 1.10.4 drivers vesa,intel unloaded: fbdev Resolution 1024x768@0.0hz
           GLX Renderer Rasterizer GLX Version 2.1 Mesa 7.11
Audio:     Card Intel 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) AC'97 Audio Controller driver Intel ICH Sound: ALSA v: 1.0.24
Network:   Card-1 Realtek RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ driver 8139too
           IF: eth2 state: unknown speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full mac: 00:e0:52:b7:51:74
           Card-2 Realtek RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ driver 8139too
           IF: eth1 state: down speed: 10 Mbps duplex: half mac: 00:0b:6a:d3:9b:36
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 10.0GB (35.3% used) 1: /dev/sda ST310211A 10.0GB
Partition: ID:/ size: 8.8G used: 3.3G (40%) fs: ext4 ID:swap-1 size: 0.51GB used: 0.11GB (21%) fs: swap
Sensors:   Error: You do not have the sensors app installed.
Info:      Processes 108 Uptime 28 min Memory 162.1/235.6MB Client Shell inxi 1.7.7

[xenopeek]

Thx 4 'nada'! what a forum...what a help...

SOLVED! how? installing Xp

hasta la vista babies!

[xandora]

Well I guess that's one way to solve the problem.

Sent from my phone. Excuse the formatting nasties.

[xenopeek]

I guess that's one way to solve the problem

In fact 4 a box with 256 mb ram and processor @ 2.26ghz mint\lxde is not appropiate!IT IS A FALLACY THAT MINT\LDXE IS FOR OBSOLETE EQUIPMENT

Xp runs smooth and no problems with the dvd reader instead mint\lxde ran extremally forced(almost hanging)

bye!