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How to play DVDs?
Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2018 8:07 am
by xeno74
How to play DVDs?
Installation instructions for ubuntu MATE 16.04.5 LTS PowerPC:
Screenshot:
Please test it.
Re: How to play DVDs?
Posted: Mon May 06, 2019 11:56 am
by xeno74
For Fienix:
Please copy the files from the following package as root to the directory
/usr/lib/powerpc-linux-gnu.
Download:
vlc_addon_dvd.tar.gz
Playing a DVD on Fienix PowerPC:

Re: How to play DVDs?
Posted: Mon May 06, 2019 8:00 pm
by caseycullen
Hi Christian,
Is that a missing package from the Fienix repository? If so I can add it.
-Casey
xeno74 wrote:For Fienix:
Please copy the files from the following package as root to the directory
/usr/lib/powerpc-linux-gnu.
Download:
vlc_addon_dvd.tar.gz
Playing a DVD on Fienix PowerPC:

Re: How to play DVDs?
Posted: Tue May 07, 2019 4:23 am
by xeno74
caseycullen wrote:Hi Christian,
Is that a missing package from the Fienix repository? If so I can add it.
-Casey
Maybe you could add the package
libdvd-pkg.
Re: How to play DVDs?
Posted: Wed May 08, 2019 3:02 pm
by xeno74
xeno74 wrote:caseycullen wrote:Hi Christian,
Is that a missing package from the Fienix repository? If so I can add it.
-Casey
Maybe you could add the package
libdvd-pkg.
I was able to install the package
libdvd-pkg 1.4.2-1-1 (DVD-Video playing library -installer) on Fienix today. After that it automatically compiled the needed libraries for playing DVDs.

Re: How to play DVDs?
Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2021 9:14 am
by xeno74
Hi All,
Could you please test a video DVD with VLC?
Playing DVD videos work on my X1000 but it doesn’t work on my X5000. libdvdcss is installed on both AmigaOnes.
Thanks,
Christian
Re: How to play DVDs?
Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2021 6:46 am
by acefnq
Christian
tested playing DVDs:
1. Worked using SMPlayer in Feinix.
2. Did not work using VLC, VLC briefly shows a picture then crashes.
ace
Re: How to play DVDs?
Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2021 9:05 am
by xeno74
acefnq wrote: Wed Jan 27, 2021 6:46 am
Christian
tested playing DVDs:
1. Worked using SMPlayer in Feinix.
2. Did not work using VLC, VLC briefly shows a picture then crashes.
ace
Thanks a lot for testing!

Re: How to play DVDs?
Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2021 2:19 pm
by xeno74
acefnq wrote: Wed Jan 27, 2021 6:46 am
Christian
tested playing DVDs:
1. Worked using SMPlayer in Feinix.
2. Did not work using VLC, VLC briefly shows a picture then crashes.
ace
I tested the new VLC with some DVDs again today. Most of the DVDs are working. It seems it isn't a VLC issue. It's more an issue of the DVD drive.
SMPlayer is slow on my X5000. Which settings do you use for your SMPlayer?
Re: How to play DVDs?
Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2025 12:06 pm
by xeno74
For Void PPC:
libdvdcss is a simple library designed for accessing DVDs like a block device without having to bother about the decryption.
libdvdcss is released under the General Public License, ensuring it will stay free, and used only for free software products.
Unlike most similar projects, libdvdcss does not require the region of your drive to be set.
