Unbuntu Fiesty DVD Error

[irvdk]

I am new to Linux and installed Feisty today. When I insert a DVD I get an error "The Xine engine failed to start. No Demuxer found-stream format not recognized".Can some one tell me what is wrong??Thanks Irv

[V.T. Eric Layton]

Scot's Newsletter Forums does not encourage or condone violating any law regarding copyright or DRM/DMCA (U.S. Digital Millennium Copyright Act) in the USA, or similar laws that may exist in other countries. Some of the software mentioned in this thread may be illegal to use in your location. Copying certain CDs/DVDs may also be illegal in your location. Even if you may believe these laws to be unconstitutional, unethical, silly, and a violation of consumer fair use rights, please check the laws for your location before following the advice in this thread. . . . . .-- Forum Admins & ModeratorsHi Irv,It's possible that you're trying to play a DVD that requires certain "non-free" codecs to play in your Xine player. If this is a commercial (copyrighted) DVD, then the codecs to play that format will probably not be open source. You'll have to find codecs that have been created by the GNU/Linux community to allow playing of proprietary formats in Xine.The easiest way to resolve this issue is to use Automatix, an application that uses a friendly graphical interface to install many useful applications into Ubuntu. You can read about Automatix HERE. Please note: if you reside in the US or any country that has signed the DRM (Digital Rights Management) agreements, then it is illegal to install non-free codecs on your system. Who's gonna' know, though... I had to state the disclaimer anyway. :)Luck! ~EricPS: Urmas is the Automatix guru here at ATL. He'll probably see this thread and make a comment or two.

Edited September 23, 2007 by V.T. Eric Layton

[irvdk]

Scot's Newsletter Forums does not encourage or condone violating any law regarding copyright or DRM/DMCA (U.S. Digital Millennium Copyright Act) in the USA, or similar laws that may exist in other countries. Some of the software mentioned in this thread may be illegal to use in your location. Copying certain CDs/DVDs may also be illegal in your location. Even if you may believe these laws to be unconstitutional, unethical, silly, and a violation of consumer fair use rights, please check the laws for your location before following the advice in this thread. . . . . .-- Forum Admins & ModeratorsHi Irv,It's possible that you're trying to play a DVD that requires certain "non-free" codecs to play in your Xine player. If this is a commercial (copyrighted) DVD, then the codecs to play that format will probably not be open source. You'll have to find codecs that have been created by the GNU/Linux community to allow playing of proprietary formats in Xine.The easiest way to resolve this issue is to use Automatix, an application that uses a friendly graphical interface to install many useful applications into Ubuntu. You can read about Automatix HERE. Please note: if you reside in the US or any country that has signed the DRM (Digital Rights Management) agreements, then it is illegal to install non-free codecs on your system. Who's gonna' know, though... I had to state the disclaimer anyway. :)Luck! ~EricPS: Urmas is the Automatix guru here at ATL. He'll probably see this thread and make a comment or two.

Hi Eric, and thanks for the reply. They are down loaded and burned to dvd, which I paid for.I will read the article that you directed me to.Irv

[V.T. Eric Layton]

Just out of curiosity...Are you the "Irv" I know from C-Haven?

[Urmas]

Shiver me timbers, it's Irv! Automatix is one way - the easiest way - to go... here's another:https://help.ubuntu.com/7.04/musicvideophotos/C/video.html

[irvdk]

Shiver me timbers, it's Irv! Automatix is one way - the easiest way - to go... here's another:https://help.ubuntu.com/7.04/musicvideophotos/C/video.html

All right.....All right guys...I guess I am now out of the closet First question is, "$ sudo apt-get install totem-gstreamer" where do you type this in?? I see all these commands and I am way over my head!! Second question is, I went to the totum page, but there is no place to download it ??Thanks,"out of the closet Irv" Edited September 23, 2007 by irvdk

[V.T. Eric Layton]

OK, Irv... here we go...Whenever someone tells you to enter a command in Linux, they're talking about entering that command into the Command Line, which in the graphical interface is the app called "Terminal". As far as downloading apps goes... well, you can download source packages for applications for you distribution of Linux. However, the first method is to check the repositories of your distribution to see if the app (custom compiled for your distro) exists there. If it does, installing it is quite easy using the graphical interface provided in Ubuntu.For more detailed explanations, please await Urmas, Frank Golden, or Bruno (resident guru of all things linux). I still have Ubuntu on my system, but don't boot to it too often these days. I'm using Slackware as my primary distro. I'm a little rusty on where everything is located in Ubuntu (Gnome).Have FUN! :)Oh, and check out my custom Linux page that has tons of links to some really great info:http://webpages.charter.net/tommyj12/Everything_Linux.htmlCheck out Bruno's Tips page there also... see "Bruno Linux" under Tutorials. And a quick thanks to TommyJ for hosting that webpage on his site!

[Urmas]

Irv,Let's do this the easy way... here's a download link (Automatix):http://www.getautomatix.com/apt/dists/feis...feisty_i386.debDownload it - for example - to your desktop. Double click on the "Automatix_yadayada.deb" icon on your desktop. After a password prompt an installer will open and install Automatix.Next, go to Applications -> System Tools -> Automatix. Mark everything you think you'll need (Opera browser and Listen music player for example) for installation.Easy, huh?

Edited September 23, 2007 by Urmas

[irvdk]

OK, Irv... here we go...Whenever someone tells you to enter a command in Linux, they're talking about entering that command into the Command Line, which in the graphical interface is the app called "Terminal". As far as downloading apps goes... well, you can download source packages for applications for you distribution of Linux. However, the first method is to check the repositories of your distribution to see if the app (custom compiled for your distro) exists there. If it does, installing it is quite easy using the graphical interface provided in Ubuntu.For more detailed explanations, please await Urmas, Frank Golden, or Bruno (resident guru of all things linux). I still have Ubuntu on my system, but don't boot to it too often these days. I'm using Slackware as my primary distro. I'm a little rusty on where everything is located in Ubuntu (Gnome).Have FUN! :)Oh, and check out my custom Linux page that has tons of links to some really great info:http://webpages.charter.net/tommyj12/Everything_Linux.htmlCheck out Bruno's Tips page there also... see "Bruno Linux" under Tutorials. And a quick thanks to TommyJ for hosting that webpage on his site!

Thanks a lot Eric for the info. Now it is coming back to me about using the Terminal. It's been a few years since I played with it. I will diffenently look at the web site, I'm sure that I will find some interesting things.Irv

[irvdk]

Irv,Let's do this the easy way... here's a download link (Automatix):http://www.getautomatix.com/apt/dists/feis...feisty_i386.debDownload it - for example - to your desktop. Double click on the "Automatix_yadayada.deb" icon on your desktop. After a password prompt an installer will open and install Automatix.Next, go to Applications -> System Tools -> Automatix. Mark everything you think you'll need (Opera browser and Listen music player for example) for installation.Easy, huh?

Urmas,I got it now and am in the process of installing everything that I might need.I will report back later on tonight. Thanks,Irv

[irvdk]

Urmas,I got it now and am in the process of installing everything that I might need.I will report back later on tonight. Thanks,Irv

Worked perfectly and learned a few things! Thank you both very much Irv

[Urmas]

Yess! Look at Irv! There he goes!

Second question is, I went to the totum page, but there is no place to download it ??

What Eric said... "However, the first method is to check the repositories of your distribution to see if the app (custom compiled for your distro) exists there. If it does, installing it is quite easy using the graphical interface provided in Ubuntu". A fresh install of Ubuntu uses only the "core" repositories; but, having run Automatix, you have all "official" repos active.The "easy place" to search for/install programs is "Applications → Add/Remove Applications":"Add/Remove Applications" is limited to programs... the GUI tool for installing/unistalling programs AND codecs AND whatnots is "System → Administration → Synaptic Package Manager". Read more HERE.Everything you install from repositories (using "Add/Remove Applications" OR "Synaptic Package Manager" OR [command line] "sudo apt-get install") is "fair game" for" Update Manager. It is "kind of improved Windows update" that will not only keep your operating system updated, but also all of the non-critical programs you've installed from repositories.