DVD Playback problems

Tim ignored_mailbox at yahoo.com.au
Sat Dec 30 07:41:34 UTC 2006


On Sat, 2006-12-30 at 09:32 +1300, Rob Brown-Bayliss wrote:
> I have a dvd/cdr combo drive...
> 
> The problem is some dvd's are not being mounted, and some are, but
> sometimes after a couple of tries the disk will automount, other times
> if I reboot with the dvd in the drive it's there, and other times it's
> not.
> 
> I have no problems with CD's in the same drive.  Reading and writing
> works fine.
> 
> Any one else having dvd playback problems?  And is there any way other
> than buying a new drive to prove it is a hard ware problem?

Are the DVDs that you're trying good ones?  I've seen a lot of discs
that are really poor, and only some that are good (this is with blank
discs for your own burning purposes).

There are some tools (lsdvd, if I recall correctly), which can give a
report on the disc that it reads.  Might be worth trying it.





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