vlc won't play region encoded DVDs (still doesn't work) II part

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On Sun, Aug 19, 2007 at 12:56:50AM -0700, Predrag Punosevac wrote:
> Predrag Punosevac wrote:
>> C Thala wrote:
>>>>> Definitely something is wrong with your VLC (probably an older version)
>>>>> since I can play US DVDs with VLC .
>>>>>       
>>>> That's pretty much what I thought. I'm upgrading VLC now on the machine.
>>>>     
>>> 
>>> Well, that didn't work. I have the latest VLC in ports, and here is
>>> the error I get:
>>> 
>>> libdvdnav: Using dvdnav version 0.1.10 from http://dvd.sf.net
>>> libdvdread: Using libdvdcss version 1.2.9 for DVD access
>>> libdvdread: Attempting to use device /dev/acd0 mounted on /cdrom for CSS
>>>             authentication
>>> libdvdread: Could not open /dev/acd0 with libdvdcss.
>>> libdvdread: Can't open /dev/acd0 for reading
>>> libdvdread: Device /dev/acd0 inaccessible, CSS authentication not 
>>> available.
>>> libdvdnav: Can't read name block. Probably not a DVD-ROM device.
>>> libdvdnav: Unable to find map file '/home/cthala/.dvdnav/.map'
>>> libdvdnav: DVD disk reports itself with Region mask 0x00fe0000. Regions: 
>>> 1
>>> libdvdnav: Suspected RCE Region Protection!!!
>>> libdvdnav: Suspected RCE Region Protection!!!
>>> [00000265] main playlist: nothing to play
>>> 
>>> 
>>> :(
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>> Well if you read whole my message I said that if everything fail you 
>> should try MPlayer.  I have never found a video format that
>> MPlayer cannot play. Did you try Ogle DVD player?
>> 
>> Sorry for asking silly questions. I read little bit your output. Did you 
>> edit devfs.conf with appropriate permissions and links.

And don't forget to
  # /etc/rc.d/devfs restart
after you edited /etc/devfs.conf for the changes to
take effect (they'll take effect automatically next
time you reboot if you didn't).

> One more thin In particular did you put devfs.conf
> 
> link    acd0    dvd perm    acd0    0666 (probably 0660 would be enough but 
> there is no harm)

Yep.

-cpghost.

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