[dvd::rip] Transcode 1.1.0

Hi. I installed openSuSE 11.1 when it was released mid Dec./08. I got Devede, DVD::rip, etc. via Packman.de....easy to do using YAST. I made many DVD's [mostly DL] in the weeks since...some playing 11-14 hours thanks to Devede's wonderful 'adjust disk usage' button. DVD::rip certainly is full-featured and a pleasure to use. Some similar apps usually produce video with sound out of sync and have nowhere near the options of DVD::rip. Unfortunately last week I inadvertantly created a no-sound condition with my computer. Not being able to solve it, I ended-up formatting my / partition and re-installed openSuSE 11.1. Sound problem solved,..but when using DVD::rip the app correctly advises/warns me that it has detected Transcode 1.1.0 which is in the 'experimental' stage for DVD::rip. Failure happens every time at the initial ripping process. Earlier versions of Transcode have been removed from Packman and are not available at any of the other repositories I have in my list compiled in YAST. So I guess I'll end up not using DVD::rip untill it works with the latest version of Transcode. I'd send you a small donation, but it would have to be by way of mailed money order since I now live 'Credit card-less' !!! Thanks for your time and good work. In Canada............John