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any linux OSes that play vcd

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DR RANJAN
DR RANJAN Original post #1
May 28, 2007 at 8:35 PM
i am using ubuntu. it mounts vcd but does not play it. it also doesnt play .DAT files. plz suggest me other linux distro!!!
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LEARNER_LEARNER
May 28, 2007 at 9:00 PM
hi ,i'm not ubuntu user but trying 2 help u nd u can play .Dat files on ubuntu .click on link nd read.
*help.ubuntu.com/7.04/musicvideophotos/C/index.html

another helpful link:-
*ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Ubuntu:Feisty

nd u r asking other linux Distro .Fedora is best.
M
May 28, 2007 at 9:44 PM
How did you mount a VCD? Try Play VCD in GMplayer or Totem or VLC.
ilugd
ilugd #4
May 28, 2007 at 11:18 PM
should work. Ubuntu is quite user friendly. Does your cd player work well in other os, like windows? I mean is it a hardware problem or something?
DR RANJAN
May 29, 2007 at 12:34 AM
thnx

mehulved said:
How did you mount a VCD? Try Play VCD in GMplayer or Totem or VLC.

I am using vlc, mplayer, xine player but all are fail to play.VCD mount on ubuntu but still problem in copying files..... "I/O problem"

I have sony dvd+rw that works well in windows (daul boot)
however i copy some vcd files(with DAT extension). and in ubuntu edit file name...by del extnsion or replase by avi. and now it could be played.
M
May 29, 2007 at 12:41 AM
You can't mount VCD files just like that. VCD's use a different file system not iso9660.
Give the output of
Code:
ls -al /dev/vcd
mediator
May 29, 2007 at 12:53 AM
@drranjan : Are u mounting the VCD before playing it?
NucleusKore
May 29, 2007 at 7:48 AM
Your thread title is misleading,"any linux OSes that play vcd", I almost feel like changing that to,"any linux OSes that don't play vcd !" Please install Mplayer your problem should be solved
aditya.shevade
May 29, 2007 at 8:53 AM
You have VLC right? Open it, then click file, then click on open disk. Select the type as VCD and give the path to CD (hdb,hdc whatever).

If you can mount the CD, then this method works. As far as directly playing dat files that are not in a VCD structure, VLC does that too. (ie :- you can play them as well).

(I have not tested this method on Ubuntu, but it works in SuSE, and it should work in Ubuntu also)(Should, not will).

Aditya
anantkhaitan
May 29, 2007 at 9:09 PM
Check this *www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=41048&page=3
45th post
faraaz
faraaz #11
May 29, 2007 at 9:51 PM
Sabayon plays VCD out of the box, doesn't it? I remember reading that on the Sabayon forums...
M
mehulved #12
May 29, 2007 at 10:48 PM
yeah, sabayon plays a lot of proprietory media out of the box.
vignesh
vignesh #13
Jun 1, 2007 at 9:16 AM
You can try Mandriva too.. Its a way smaller install compared to sabayon