[mythtv-users] DVD playback issues

[Brian Wood]

On Saturday 28 November 2009 07:07:14 am Johnny Walker wrote:
> On Fri, Nov 27, 2009 at 8:03 PM, Johnny Walker 
<johnnyjboss at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Ok - now I'm having a problem playing back DVD's:
> >
> > 2009-11-27 19:58:13.610 TV: Attempting to change from None to 
Watching
> > DVD libdvdread: Using libdvdcss version 1.2.10 for DVD access
> > libdvdnav: Using dvdnav version svnR1169
> > libdvdnav: DVD Title: NATIONAL_LAMPOONS_CHRISTMAS_VA
> > libdvdnav: DVD Serial Number: 2EFD704E
> > libdvdnav: DVD Title (Alternative): NATIONAL_LAMPOONS_CHRISTMAS_VA
> > libdvdnav: Unable to find map file
> > 
'/home/johnny/.dvdnav/NATIONAL_LAMPOONS_CHRISTMAS_VA^_^A.map'
> > libdvdnav: DVD disk reports itself with Region mask 0x00f00000. 
Regions:
> > 1 2 3 4 2009-11-27 19:58:13.664 Opened DVD device at /dev/scd0
> > libdvdnav: Suspected RCE Region Protection!!!
> > 2009-11-27 19:58:13.665 There are 7 titles on the disk
> > 2009-11-27 19:58:13.665 Title 0 has 0 parts.
> > 2009-11-27 19:58:13.665 Title 1 has 29 parts.
> > 2009-11-27 19:58:13.665 Title 2 has 1 parts.
> > 2009-11-27 19:58:13.665 Title 3 has 1 parts.
> > 2009-11-27 19:58:13.666 Title 4 has 1 parts.
> > 2009-11-27 19:58:13.666 Title 5 has 1 parts.
> > 2009-11-27 19:58:13.666 Title 6 has 1 parts.
> > 2009-11-27 19:58:13.723 TV: StartPlayer(0, Watching DVD, main) -- 
begin
> > 2009-11-27 19:58:13.723 playCtx, Error: Attempting to setup a player,
> > but it already exists.
> > 2009-11-27 19:58:13.723 TV: StartPlayer(0, Watching DVD, main) -- end
> > error 2009-11-27 19:58:13.744 ScreenSaverX11Private: DPMS 
Deactivated 1
> 
> I just confirmed I can play the same DVD in VLC on the same FE system.
> What could be the issue?

Since I live in the "Land of the Free", it's illegal for me to even discuss 
this issue. Not my fault or yours, just the state of the world.

I'd look at the last 3 lines of your log quotes though.