VLC. DVD. No audio. Hardy Heron. Fresh install.

[Roasted]

I'm trying to play a concert I have on DVD.

What happens is this... I open VLC, then go to "open disc". I end up hitting okay, since the default options are already set to the CD drive I have the DVD in. The DVD prompts me with its usual screen and I have to hit play.

It freezes for about 60 seconds here, causing VLC to go to that shade of dark gray where you know something is wrong. Then it comes back to life and plays the video fine, but I have no audio.

I installed the medi packages and all of that garbage. My system is fully up and running, except no DVD playback yet. What can I do?

[hyperair]

You need the pulseaudio plugin for VLC. Then change VLC's audio settings to use PulseAudio as the output module. The package is "vlc-plugin-pulse".

[Roasted]

Pulse is already installed. I went to preferences and hit advanced and went under the "output" section under audio. I selected the drop down list to pulseaudio.

Still nothing.

Is a reboot required to make this work? I'm heading out the door as we speak for work or else I'd try it now.

[hyperair]

No a reboot should not be needed. Could you run VLC in the terminal and post the output when you try to play a DVD?

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jason@jason-hardy:~$ vlc
VLC media player 0.8.6e Janus
libdvdnav: Using dvdnav version 0.1.10 from http://dvd.sf.net
libdvdread: Using libdvdcss version 1.2.9 for DVD access
libdvdnav: DVD Title: THE_PATRIOT
libdvdnav: DVD Serial Number: 29286F39
libdvdnav: DVD Title (Alternative):
libdvdnav: Unable to find map file '/home/jason/.dvdnav/THE_PATRIOT.map'
libdvdnav: DVD disk reports itself with Region mask 0x00000000. Regions: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

libdvdread: Attempting to retrieve all CSS keys
libdvdread: This can take a _long_ time, please be patient

libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VIDEO_TS.VOB at 0x00000480
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_01_0.VOB at 0x00002d20
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_01_1.VOB at 0x000093c0
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_02_0.VOB at 0x00013be0
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_02_1.VOB at 0x00013ca0
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_03_0.VOB at 0x00013da0
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_03_1.VOB at 0x00049098
libdvdread: Error cracking CSS key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_03_1.VOB (0x00049098)!!
libdvdread: Elapsed time 29
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_04_0.VOB at 0x0030f700
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_04_1.VOB at 0x0030f720
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_05_0.VOB at 0x00331e60
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_05_1.VOB at 0x00351380
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_06_0.VOB at 0x003742a0
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_06_1.VOB at 0x003742c0
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_07_0.VOB at 0x00377a40
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_07_1.VOB at 0x0039bfa0
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_08_0.VOB at 0x003a5920
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_08_1.VOB at 0x003a5980
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Found 8 VTS's
libdvdread: Elapsed time 29
libdvdnav: Suspected RCE Region Protection!!!
libdvdnav: Suspected RCE Region Protection!!!
libdvdnav: Suspected RCE Region Protection!!!
[00000344] a52 decoder: A/52 channels:2 samplerate:48000 bitrate:192000

edit - for the record, when I hit "play movie", VLC simply sucks. It constantly freezes and never gets the movie rolling.

I gotta admit, guys. This is making XP look a lot more attractive. I have been through hell and back trying to get movies to play on Ubuntu, yet every distro I've had, I've never gotten it to work.

[mc4man]

What's odd is to see these 2 lines on the same title

libdvdnav: DVD disk reports itself with Region mask 0x00000000. Regions: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

libdvdnav: Suspected RCE Region Protection!!!

in any event the error cracking key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_03_1.VOB is your problem (may be others)
I'd install regionset and then with a dvd in the drive run regionset from the terminal (if you have 2 drives you'll need path in command for 2nd drive - /dev/scd1 ect.)
ex. of set drive

doug@doug-desktop:~$ regionset
regionset version 0.1 -- reads/sets region code on DVD drives
Current Region Code settings:
RPC Phase: II
type: SET   <-
vendor resets available: 4
user controlled changes resets available: 4
drive plays discs from region(s): 1, mask=0xFE

Would you like to change the region setting of your drive? [y/n]:n

ck. that out and post back , if it's not been set then set it to your region.

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Cool. Now I have no audio on VLC.

Why do I bother? With XP, I hit play.

What else can I do to get this running? I've never had to run through so many hurdles in my life.

[analoog]

can you actually hear sound when you play a sound file (mp3 or wav) for example.

[Roasted]

I got Taylor Swift screaming at the top of her lungs right now on Audacious.

See why I'm frustrated yet? Maybe sticking with Totem was a better choice. The how-to seems much easier.

[Roasted]

Nevermind. Just switched the default program to Totem. Totem simply shuts off immediately after the DVD is inserted.

Ridiculous.

I'm going to do a fresh install in the morning if I don't get anymore answers here this evening. Then I am going to follow that guide for the 3rd time and see if I get anywhere. If not? Hello XP.