Re: [dvd::rip] Total newb questions

sounds like you don't have libdvdcss.

you normally have to do some extra step in most linux distributions to get this library, as it violates copy protection bypass laws in some countries, even while fair use laws require it.

Mark Knecht wrote:

hi,
   I have not spent much time with dvdrip so I apologize for the
remedial nature of the question, but basically what do I have to do to
get started using this tool?

   I run it, go to preferences and change a few things on the first
page and ask it to check all settings I get the output listed down
below. Mostly iy looks good to me. I don't know what to set the
cdrecord device to. All numbers seem to work. I'll emerge xcdroast a
bit later. There's some problem with portage right now.

   I then go under 'Rip Title' and try to read the table of contents.
dvdrip does nothing. I get nothing in the list area. If I hit the
'View selected titles' button I finally get a bit of error response in
my xterm:

<SNIP>
Warning unknown option cache_min at line 144
Warning unknown option cache_prefill at line 147

77 audio & 189 video codecs
Setting up LIRC support...
mplayer: could not connect to socket
mplayer: No such file or directory
Failed to open LIRC support.
You will not be able to use your remote control.
Playing dvd://1.
libdvdread: Using libdvdcss version 1.2.8 for DVD access
libdvdread: Could not open /dev/dvd with libdvdcss.
libdvdread: Can't open /dev/dvd for reading
Couldn't open DVD device: /dev/dvd


Exiting... (End of file)
<SNIP>

Thanks in advance,
Mark


DVD device: /dev/dvd writable : Ok
DVD mount point: /mnt/cdrom exists : Ok
Default data base directory: /TVstorage writable : Ok
Default directory for .rip project files: /TVstorage writable : Ok
OGG file extension: not tested : Ok

DVD player command: /usr/bin/mplayer executable : Ok
File player command: /usr/bin/mplayer executable : Ok
STDIN player command: /usr/bin/xine executable : Ok
rar command (for vobsub compression): /opt/bin/rar executable : Ok

Writer device file: /dev/cdroms/cdrom0 writable : Ok
cdrecord device (n,n,n or filename): 0,X,0 has not format n,n,n and is
no file : NOT Ok
cdrecord command: /usr/lib/xcdroast-0.98/bin/xcdrwrap not found : NOT Ok
cdrdao command: /usr/bin/cdrdao executable : Ok
mkisofs command: /usr/bin/mkisofs executable : Ok
vcdimager command: /usr/bin/vcdimager executable : Ok
Writing speed: 16 is numeric : Ok
Estimate ISO size: not tested : Ok
CD-RW blank method: not tested : Ok

cdrdao driver: not tested : Ok
Overburning: not tested : Ok
Eject disc after write: not tested : Ok
Buffersize: is empty : Ok

Start cluster control daemon locally: not tested : Ok
Hostname of server with daemon: not tested : Ok
TCP port number of daemon: 28646 is numeric : Ok

Default video codec: not tested : Ok
Default container format: not tested : Ok
Startup window width: not tested : Ok
Startup window height: not tested : Ok
Preferred language: not tested : Ok
Show tooltips: not tested : Ok