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Special Forums UNIX and Linux Applications unable to open the MRL 'dvd:///dev/dvd' Post 302650723 by cokedude on Monday 4th of June 2012 06:25:52 AM

06-04-2012

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unable to open the MRL 'dvd:///dev/dvd'

I am getting an error similar to this when I try to watch dvd's. Every program has a similar version of this.

Code:

unable to open the MRL 'dvd:///dev/dvd'

For VLC I have found a way to fix it.

Quote:

When I open VLC is doesn't say /dev/cd (as in CrunchyFree's case) or /dev/dvd as in your case, I have one optical drive and it says /dev/sr0.
When you open VLC go Open Disk>DVD or CD button as appropriate>Manually edit the Disk Device box as appropriate.

Quote:

/home/username/.conf/vlc

The file [vlcrc] is the one you need to edit

Find
# DVD device (string)
#dvd=/dev/dvd

and edit it as follows:
# DVD device (string)
#dvd=/dev/dvd
dvd=/dev/sr0

CD/DVD Drive not working VLC error (SOLVED) (Page 1) - Help & Support (Stable) - CrunchBang Linux Forums
Problems Playing DVD Video in VLC - FedoraForum.org

Is there a way to make these changes permanent in all of your media player programs? I really don't want to have to figure this out for every media player program I have.

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PSREPORT(1)							   User Commands						       PSREPORT(1)

NAME

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SYNOPSIS

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DESCRIPTION

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	      Report on the packets in a Program Stream.

   Files:
       <infile>
	      is an H.222 Program Stream file (but see -stdin)

   Switches:
       -stdin Input from standard input, instead of a file

       -verbose, -v
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       -max <n>, -m <n>
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       -dvd   The PS data is from a DVD. This is the default.  This switch has no effect on MPEG-1 PS data.

       -notdvd, -nodvd
	      The  PS  data  is  not  from  a DVD.  The DVD specification stores AC-3 (Dolby), DTS and other audio in a specialised manner in pri-
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	      TS tools version 1.11, psreport built Nov 11 2008 17:15:47

	      Report on the packets in a Program Stream.

   Files:
       <infile>
	      is an H.222 Program Stream file (but see -stdin)

   Switches:
       -stdin Input from standard input, instead of a file

       -verbose, -v
	      Output packet data as well.

       -max <n>, -m <n>
	      Maximum number of PS packets to read

       -dvd   The PS data is from a DVD. This is the default.  This switch has no effect on MPEG-1 PS data.

       -notdvd, -nodvd
	      The PS data is not from a DVD.  The DVD specification stores AC-3 (Dolby), DTS and other audio  in  a  specialised  manner  in  pri-
	      vate_stream_1.

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