Activity log for bug #16722

Date Who What changed Old value New value Message
2006-03-31 04:05:27 Matt Zimmerman title Unable to read DVD (video) on brand new laptop (with possible solution) Something needs to set the region code on new DVD drives
2006-03-31 04:07:44 Matt Zimmerman libdvdread: status Unconfirmed Confirmed
2006-03-31 04:07:44 Matt Zimmerman libdvdread: statusexplanation Bugzilla status=NEW, product=Ubuntu, component=libdvdread
2009-06-21 13:11:29 sam tygier bug task added totem (Ubuntu)
2009-06-22 20:10:43 Pedro Villavicencio affects totem (Ubuntu) libdvdread (Ubuntu)
2010-07-09 06:35:16 Bryce Harrington summary Something needs to set the region code on new DVD drives post-inst for libdvdread needs to set the region code on new DVD drives
2010-07-09 06:35:24 Bryce Harrington libdvdread (Ubuntu): status New Triaged
2010-07-09 06:35:28 Bryce Harrington libdvdread (Ubuntu): importance Undecided Wishlist
2010-09-14 19:27:24 rusivi2 ubiquity (Ubuntu): status Confirmed Incomplete
2010-09-17 22:16:52 rusivi2 bug added subscriber rusivi1
2010-09-29 17:48:00 rusivi2 removed subscriber rusivi2
2011-04-16 12:19:55 ceg summary post-inst for libdvdread needs to set the region code on new DVD drives udev rule needed for libdvdread triggers check/set of a region code (init brand new DVD drives)
2011-04-16 12:20:13 ceg summary udev rule needed for libdvdread triggers check/set of a region code (init brand new DVD drives) udev rule needed for libdvdread to trigger check/set of a region code (init brand new DVD drives)
2011-04-16 12:21:20 ceg bug added subscriber ceg
2012-11-11 13:34:01 Michel-Ekimia bug added subscriber Ekimia
2012-11-11 14:02:29 Michel-Ekimia bug task added totem
2012-11-11 14:04:59 Michel-Ekimia summary udev rule needed for libdvdread to trigger check/set of a region code (init brand new DVD drives) The user should be presented a GUI to set the region code of his brand new DVD drive when trying to read a CSS crippled DVD (When needed)
2012-11-11 14:21:46 Michel-Ekimia bug task added vlc
2012-11-11 14:22:08 Michel-Ekimia bug task added gnome-mplayer
2012-11-11 14:28:43 Michel-Ekimia description Since I bought my laptop, I couldn't read dvd. I never searched for a solution - until today. This was a brand new laptop and it never booted anything else than ubuntu. The region code for the DVD drive was not set and it seems the drive refused to read DVD for this reason. After installing and using regionset (in universe, I think), it now works. There was no user friendly error but just this in the syslog: Buffer I/O error on device hdc, logical block 1877480 hdc: command error: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error } hdc: command error: error=0x50 ide: failed opcode was 100 end_request: I/O error, dev hdc, sector 15019848 FWIW, I'm using xine to read dvd, but I suspect it's libdvdread that should handle this. Since I bought my laptop, I couldn't read dvd. I never searched for a solution - until today. This was a brand new laptop and it never booted anything else than ubuntu. The region code for the DVD drive was not set and it seems the drive refused to read DVD for this reason. After installing and using regionset (in universe, I think), it now works. There was no user friendly error but just this in the syslog: Buffer I/O error on device hdc, logical block 1877480 hdc: command error: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error } hdc: command error: error=0x50 ide: failed opcode was 100 end_request: I/O error, dev hdc, sector 15019848 FWIW, I'm using xine to read dvd, but I suspect it's libdvdread that should handle this. Addtional suggestion for a solution (from the commenters) : - When the player (totem, vlc etc..) see that even if libdvdcss is present the decss fails: -- Regionset should be installed and the region/set times last retrieved. -- A nice Gui is presented with the worldmap of regions ( see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVD_region_code#Region_codes_and_countries) and the user select his region. -- A Big warning should be displayed saying that this can be done only a limited number of times. -- Then regionset is called. -- Then the playback can be restarted only if the region of the DVD and the drive match.
2012-11-11 15:01:35 RĂ©mi Denis-Courmont vlc: status New Won't Fix
2013-05-04 05:25:03 Thomas Hotz ubiquity (Ubuntu): status Incomplete Confirmed
2013-05-04 05:25:26 Thomas Hotz summary The user should be presented a GUI to set the region code of his brand new DVD drive when trying to read a CSS crippled DVD (When needed) The user should be presented a GUI to set the region code of his brand new DVD drive when trying to read a CSS crippled DVD (when needed)
2014-01-07 19:00:14 Phillip Susi bug task deleted ubiquity (Ubuntu)