Re: [LUG] XINE v Mandrake 9.0

[Andy Weir <andy@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Friday 18 Apr 2003 4:40 pm, Julian Hall wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I'm at the "ripping hair out" stage now.
>
> For the majority of the last two weeks MDK 9.0 has consistently
> refused (despite many hard beatings and threats of violence) to play
> any DVDs. When I installed them it played them properly.  However
> now it refuses every single attempt to correct the problem.
>
> Logic says that since I installed it from the original MDK ISOs
> downloaded from linuxiso.org that *re-installing* it would solve
> problem.
>
> Wrong.  It refuses every attempt and I am totally out of any clue
> why the hell is won't behave.  I've tried installing all the Xine
> and Libdvd files that have been suggested and the system remains
> pigheaded and refuses to behave.
>
> HELP!!! :)
>
> Julian
>
>
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Hi there,

I got xine to work with Mandrake 9.0,
by following the instructions here: -

http://www.trylinuxsd.com/dvd/

I un-installed the Mandrake xine pacages,
then re-installed using only the PLF packages
(for some reason, the Mandrake and PLF packages don't get on)

Hope this helps,

-- 
Andy Weir
Electronics Engineer

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