Questions about DVD media, including playback, mounting, players, burning and editing. Questions may pertain to both video and data DVDs.
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How to I add a command to be available from the auto run box for DVD videos?
In System Settings --> Details --> Removable Media there are drop downs to let you select what to do when you insert various media types.
I've written some scripts called things like ripmovie ...
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no cd rom/dvd detected in kubuntu 12.04
I have had kubuntu installed for sometime and the CDrom was working now it will not detect?
I have a dual boot dell desktop and the cdrom works in windows.
things I've tried.
sudo fdisk -l
Disk ...
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Cannot do fresh install of Ubuntu 13.04 while booting from DVD: “soft lockup” bug
Hello Ubunutu Community!
I'm trying to do fresh install of Ubuntu 13.04 to completely replace Windows 7. I downloaded 32 bit version of Ubuntu 13.04 from this website, burned the image to DVD (I made ...
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DVD drive missing after upgrade to 12.04
I cannot find a way to read cd/dvd since upgrade to 12.04. If I re-boot with my old 10.10 live disc in the drive the computer boots from the CD so I assume it is not a hardware issue ( also, dual boot ...
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Help installing Ubuntu 12.04.2 DVD in Windows 8 [duplicate]
I downloaded the 12.04.2 Desktop amd64 ISO from the main website. Then I burned it onto a DVD, but when I restart, the computer won't recognize the DVD when it boots.
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Have I downloaded the ...
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Trouble installing Ubuntu 13.04 from DVD
After having a virtual version of Ubuntu 12.04 on my Windows 7 computer for a while, I intended to install Ubuntu 13.04 on the computer itself today in parallel with Windows 7.
Since I don't have a ...
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k9copy & acidrip do not see DVD but VLC plays it just fine
Bought "Up in the Air". Like to make backup copies to take w/ me when I travel. VLC plays the dvd perfectly. I run either k9copy or acidrip and neither one 'sees' the movie in sr0. I've had this ...
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Ubuntu 12.04: why could it not read DVD? (Encryption) [duplicate]
How to play commercial DVDs on lenovo t-500 laptop?
I have Ubuntu 12.04, all updates
Could not read dvd despite having restricted extras
I tried the following, but VLC does not play DVDs.
sudo ...
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12.04LTS detects data DVDs but not movies
Ubuntu won't detect movie DVDs but will detect data discs.
dmesg shows:
parish@kubuntu:~$ dmesg|grep sr0
[ 1.820162] sr0: scsi3-mmc drive: 62x/5x writer cd/rw xa/form2 cdda tray
[ 1.820373] sr ...
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installing ubuntu from dvd
i have downloaded ubuntu to give it a go on a spare pc.
i followed the instructions and set up a dvd. it works and brings up the demo page if you put it in a pc already booted up, but i can not get ...
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CD mounts but DVD does not mount
I have installed Ubuntu 12.04 LTS through .iso image on DVD drive.
Problem:- if a CD is loaded in the drive, it mounts correctly. But DVD does not mount.
I am SURE that it is a DVD drive.
On WinXP, I ...
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I can't burn the ubuntu iso image
Thanks in advance for your help
Here it is the k3b log saved:
Devices
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PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-K16RA 1.16 (/dev/sr0, CD-R, CD-RW, CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD-R DL, DVD+R, ...
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12.04.2 Install/reboot problem
I downloaded 12.04.2 LTS and burned the iso to dvd, dropped it into the dvd drive then restarted my computer. Everything worked fine and the install process went thru without any errors UNTIL it got ...
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i need to put ubuntu on a dead apple desktop using an apple laptop… how do i do that?
my apple desktop computer only displays a flashing question mark when i turn it on. i tried resetting the PRAM and doing some other suggested actions. the only suggestion i didnt try was installing a ...
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How can I burn a Video DVD? [duplicate]
I've been trying all day to make a simple video DVD to play on a regular DVD player, but I just can't seem to figure to out. I don't understand what an image is and all the apps that I've tried today ...
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Where is the ubuntu magazine pdf located on the DVD?
Where is the ubuntu magazine pdf located on the DVD that is distributed with the magazine??
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my ubuntu is damaged and won't load, I want to do a fresh installation
I have a Dell Vostro with a damaged UBUNTU that doesn't load at all, I wan to do a fresh installation of it, either via USB stick or via CD, but the other computer that I have is a Mac and I am having ...
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downloaded ubuntu folder doesn't have .iso suffix
I just downloaded ubuntu-12.10.desktop-amd64 to make a bootable DVD. This folder seems to be a zipped folder and it doesn't have the iso suffix.
Does this folder need to be unzipped prior to ...
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VLC won't play DVD Ubuntu 12.10
I try to play the DVD "Toy Story" with VLC player and installed libdvdcss2, but when I attempt to play it, VLC just closes.
I already ran VLC from the console to get more output before it crashes and ...
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12.04lts won't fully burn onto DVD
After burning the image of 12.04lts onto a disk it won't install and i find that the image is 4MB too big for a 4.35GB DVD disc. can any one help me here to cut down the file size or is it a case of ...
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How to read corrupt disc
I have a corrupt mini DVD, which was used in a camcorder. It appears to be corrupt (did not play on camcorder) and won't open. I don't know what to try to fix it. Is there a way?
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DVD drive not reading dvd's
I have done the regionset thing, but the drive doesnt find a dvd when I do. I have added the css file
I have tried manually mounting the drive and get
Failed to mount '/dev/sr0' to '/media/apt/'
E: ...
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Bought a new laptop with Windows 8 preinstalled, now I can't uninstall it [closed]
I recently bought a new laptop with Windows 8 installed. I am not a fan of this OS, so I wanted to reboot to Win7.
After a series of tries, I couldn't get Windows 7 to install. I boiled it down to ...
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DVD won't load on laptop with Ubuntu 12.04
I just installed Ubuntu 12.04 on my Compaq Presario F700 laptop. When I insert a DVD into the drive, it spins and sounds like it's trying to mount the disk, but nothing opens up. I had Windows Vista ...
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copy dvd to iso: brasero and k3b reports success but fails
I started brasero and chose to copy the dvd to image file.
Brasero reported success.
Playing file in VLC, working flawlessly until unexpected exit at approx. 1 hour 28 mins 20 sec. No error message.
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Issue with Multiple DVD writers in ubuntu 12.10
I have an issue with DVD drives. I've installed more than 2 DVD drives on the PC, but I am unable to mounting those drive.
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Looking for a powerdvd-like feature mouse wheel controls scan speed on DVD playback
I like powerdvd's feature of how the mouse wheel controls the scan forward/back speed while watching a dvd.
Move the wheel forward, the dvd starts scanning forward at say, 3x speed. Wheel forward ...
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How to rip an audio track in flac from a DVD video?
More and more audio CD are sold together with a DVD video containing bonus tracks. I want to rip only the audio part of those videos using a losseless audio codec, ideally flac for me.
Is there an ...
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What can I use to transcode MKV to MKV with good automatic compression?
I have a large DVD collection which I wish to convert to MKV with h264 and audio passthrough (unless there's something much better that the untranscoded AC3 or DTS) with subtitles.
So far I have ...
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Windows XP doesn't recognize Ubuntu 10.04 DVD
my problem is next: I insert Ubuntu 10.04 (I want 10.04 not any other versions, cause my computer cannot run them) DVD, and turn on my computer. I'm waiting for a while in hope that it'll start live ...
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Does Ubuntu run from a CD/DVD save data ONLY in memory?
If I create a proper LiveCD and run the OS from the disc does it save any information on a hard-drive or is it ALL saved to the PC's memory? I've looked around for a clear, direct "yes/no" answer to ...
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How to rip a DVD in codec H.265 [closed]
Is it possible to rip a DVD in the new H.265 Codec?
I only found tools for AVC / H.264
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Computer Does Not Recognize Ubuntu 12.10 on USB or DVD disc
My computer has an older version of Ubuntu that I just installed the other day. After realizing how outdated that version was, I downloaded the 12.10 version to the computer. I also saved it to USB ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 64 bit won't play DVDs
I have a Lenovo T400 with an Intel Cenrino 2 vPro prcessor and I am running Ubuntu 12.04 64bit. For the most part, everything is running great, but I have one problem. For some reason I can not play ...
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Why am I unable to mount my cd/dvd drives?
Sorry to ask this question which has been asked by dozens of other people, but it seems that though the symptoms may be the same, most people have different issues. I installed Ubuntu 12.10 on my Acer ...
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Brasero will not blank my dvd, cd, Rw's
using Ubuntu 12.10 and I cant erase any of my dvd, or cd Rw's. Terminal will not work either. I have tried all the force commands in terminal and nothing. The dvd is recognized as a rewritable disk ...
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Why can't I burn ISO images on Ubuntu?
I'm having trouble burning iso files on ubuntu. I just downloaded an image file and when i insert my blank DVD-R in my laptop CD/DVD Creator opens up.
It tells me to drag a file to the window so i ...
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How do I boot Ubuntu off a DVD?
I've burnt the Ubuntu 12.10 image onto a DVD and I'm not sure what to do next. How do I boot off of it and can I go back to Windows 7 when I'm done with Ubuntu? I used this as my tutorial:
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Why is the command line needed to erase CDs and DVDs [closed]
Ubuntu 12.10 Newbie questions. Why do you have to use command prompts to erase CDs & DVDs on Ubuntu 12.10 when it has disc burning software like Brasero? Those commands are not working.
I do not ...
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Formatting a drive in windows 7 before installing ubuntu from bootable dvd
Pretty simple question i think.
I am going to install a 2terabyta SATA drive in my PC, I want to partion it using windows disk manager (a 500gig for Ubuntu the other 1500 for storage)
If i choose ...
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Cannot read CD/DVD
Whenever I insert a CD/DVD in my drive, I cannot read them. Tried manually mounting them, but it shows: no medium found on /dev/sr0. I can only burn DVD (but not CD). My drive is okay, If I boot into ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 won't mount Samsung SE-218BB
I can't seem to mount the drive even though Samsung advertises it as being Linux compatible when switching it over to AV mode (by ejecting the tray and holding the eject button until the LED comes on) ...
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startup disk creator error “unable to mount blank DVD-R Disc location is already mounted”
My os is ubuntu 12.10 32 bit desktop. (Pentium(R) Dual-Core CPU E6500 @ 2.93GHz × 2) .
When trying to burn the lubuntu-12.10-desktop-i386.iso file on a blank DVD-R Disc, using the startup disk ...
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Difficulties Burning with DVD-R ubuntu12.04 LTS
My optical drive does not detect DVD-r but detects DVD+r on ubuntu How should i preceed.
Drives detects and burns with DVD+R CD-R
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After installing software from Medibuntu, not all dvds play; dvds play only my desktop computer but not on my laptop
I installed Ubuntu 12.10 on my desktop and Toshiba Satellite laptop. Then, I installed everything shown on the pages for Medibuntu on desktop and laptop. Now I have 2 issues:
the laptop will play ...
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Need to change default movie players in Kubuntu 12.04
I've recently installed Kubuntu 12.04 on my computer, and the Dragon movie player doesn't work very well for me. So I installed the Totem movie player (which I've used in both Ubuntu and Lubuntu with ...
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I need a codec for my dell I8200, 10.04, dvd [closed]
I'm running 10.4 on a Dell I8200, and my DVD won't work.
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DVD file not playing
I have some home-made DVD’s but when I try to use handbrake to make a mp4 file of them it didn’t work, so i tried to simply play the file but it gave me this error
Could not open location; you ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 Can't Play DVDs with Libdvdcss installed
I've installed VLC, libdvdread4, libdvdcss, Medibuntu and Ubuntu restricted extras AND ran this line of code...
sudo /usr/share/doc/libdvdread4/install-css.sh
...on my Ubuntu 12.04 but whenever I ...
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DVD Region Code 4 wont play on my Region 4 drive after Ubuntu install
I recently reformatted my laptop to run Ubuntu 12.04. I purchased the laptop new in New Zealand (default: region 4 dvd) and it came with Windows XP. I had no trouble watching local region 4 dvd's on ...
