Thread: Can't play commercial DVDs reliably

hi, installed lubuntu 11.04 on aunt's old computer (sony pcv-lx800); had running ubuntu few years latest releases bear. anyway, while installed dvd-rom drive in computer in order play dvd movies. plays cds , non-commercial dvds fine, commercial dvds, doesn't work 80% of time. 20% work, fine.

i've installed necessary packages every new release. using following: libdvdcss, libdvdnav4, , libdvdread4 (via medibuntu repository).

here's info system while trying play dvd lotr: return of king extended edition:

code:

gloria@gloria-pcv-lx800-u:~$ mplayer dvd://1  mplayer 1.0rc4-4.5.2 (c) 2000-2010 mplayer team  mplayer: not connect socket  mplayer: no such file or directory  failed open lirc support. not able use remote control.    playing dvd://1.  libdvdread: using libdvdcss version 1.2.10 dvd access  libdvdread: not open /dev/dvd libdvdcss.  libdvdread: can't open /dev/dvd reading  couldn't open dvd device: /dev/dvd (no medium found)  no stream found handle url dvd://1      exiting... (end of file)  --------------------------------  (pasted relevant info lshw command)  *-cdrom                  description: dvd reader                  product: dvd-rom dvd-115                  vendor: pioneer                  physical id: 1                  bus info: scsi@1:0.0.0                  logical name: /dev/cdrom                  logical name: /dev/dvd                  logical name: /dev/scd0                  logical name: /dev/sr0                  version: 1.11                  capabilities: removable audio dvd                  configuration: ansiversion=5 status=nodisc  --------------------------------------  gloria@gloria-pcv-lx800-u:~$ cat /etc/fstab  # /etc/fstab: static file system information.  #  # use 'blkid -o value -s uuid' print universally unique identifier  # device; may used uuid= more robust way name  # devices works if disks added , removed. see fstab(5).  #  # <file system> <mount point>   <type>  <options>       <dump>  <pass>  proc            /proc           proc    nodev,noexec,nosuid 0       0  # / on /dev/sda1 during installation  uuid=d546be64-a900-4234-bf51-d725c9d0316a /               ext4    errors=remount-ro 0       1  # swap on /dev/sda5 during installation  uuid=cf9c0090-ef49-454d-bd60-95f822fac920 none            swap    sw              0       0  -------------------------------------------  gloria@gloria-pcv-lx800-u:~$ vlc /dev/dvd  vlc media player 1.1.9 luggage (revision exported)  blocked: call unsetenv("dbus_activation_address")  blocked: call unsetenv("dbus_activation_bus_type")  [0x9d16914] main libvlc: running vlc default interface. use 'cvlc' use vlc without interface.  blocked: call setlocale(6, "")  blocked: call setenv("orbit_socketdir", "/tmp/orbit-gloria", 1)  warning: call srand(1307110691)  warning: call rand()  blocked: call setlocale(6, "")    (process:2824): gtk-warning **: locale not supported c library.  	using fallback 'c' locale.  libdvdnav: using dvdnav version 4.1.3  libdvdread: using libdvdcss version 1.2.10 dvd access  libdvdread: not open /dev/dvd libdvdcss.  libdvdread: can't open /dev/dvd reading  libdvdnav: vm: failed open/read dvd  [0xa03ed94] filesystem access error: failed read (input/output error)  [0xa03ee74] main stream error: cannot pre fill buffer

this drive worked fine in old windows 2000 pc, i'm @ lost why there problem. help!

i have exact same problem , im running lubuntu.

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