[mythtv-users] Problems ripping some DVDs

Derek Scollon mailing.lists at scotwebsolutions.com
Fri May 27 17:43:23 UTC 2005


> On 5/27/05, Derek Scollon <mailing.lists at scotwebsolutions.com> wrote:
>> I'm having problems playing and ripping some DVDs (some work perfectly).
>> 
>> mtd is reporting...
>> 
>> libdvdread: Using libdvdcss version 1.2.8 for DVD access
>> libdvdread: Can't seek to block 3492778
>> libdvdread: Can't seek to block 3492778
>> libdvdread: Invalid IFO for title 2 (VTS_02_0.IFO).
>> dvdprobe.o: Can't get video transport for track 3
>> dvdprobe.o: You have a title in your dvd in a format myth doesn't understand.
>> dvdprobe.o: Either that, or you haven't installed the dvdinput table.
>> dvdprobe.o: You probably want to report this to a mailing list or something:
>>         height = 0
>>         width = 0
>>         aspect ratio = (0/0)
>>         frame rate = 0
>>         fr_code = 0
>>         letterboxed = false
>>         format = unkown
>> 
>> I've no idea what dvdinput table is, but I'm assuming I have it
>> installed, since the mtd output mentions it for other discs with no
>> errors. It's not the disc, since it plays perfectly on a DVD player
>> and in a Windows machine. Xine won't play it either, so I'm
>> assuming it's something to do with how the software on my Linux
>> system decodes the encryption on the disc.
>> 
>> Any ideas how to solve this?
>> 
>> --


> What's the title?  It could be the new DVD "on-purpose errors" form of
> encryption.

This particular one is the first disc of The Fellowship of the Ring, Extended version, and I've had it for a couple of years. I've had problems with various other discs too though. Same types of errors, unplayable in xine but fine on DVD player and Windows machines.

-- 
Derek



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