From 2963e5decd05cf6b8bb6fb73cf2e10830a4059d4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ian Gulliver Date: Sun, 21 Apr 2019 22:29:16 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] =?UTF-8?q?My=20DVD=20drive=20won=E2=80=99t=20play=20movie?= =?UTF-8?q?s?= MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit --- 2006-07-08-my-dvd-drive-wont-play-movies.html | 25 +++++++++++++++++++ index.html | 1 + ...006-07-08-my-dvd-drive-wont-play-movies.md | 24 ++++++++++++++++++ markdown/index.md | 1 + 4 files changed, 51 insertions(+) create mode 100644 2006-07-08-my-dvd-drive-wont-play-movies.html create mode 100644 markdown/2006-07-08-my-dvd-drive-wont-play-movies.md diff --git a/2006-07-08-my-dvd-drive-wont-play-movies.html b/2006-07-08-my-dvd-drive-wont-play-movies.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..9178744 --- /dev/null +++ b/2006-07-08-my-dvd-drive-wont-play-movies.html @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ + + + + + +

I think I might be the last one to this party, but here goes. I installed Linux on my new laptop before it ever booted Windows. Since then, I haven’t been able to play movies on the internal DVD drive. I’ve been getting by with the external drive, expecting someone to fix the hardware support at some point. Turns out, the laptop shipped without the region set on the drive. There’s a handy utility for doing this in Linux:

+ +
cerberus% sudo regionset /dev/cdrom
+regionset version 0.1 — reads/sets region code on DVD drives
+Current Region Code settings:
+RPC Phase: II
+type: NONE
+vendor resets available: 4
+user controlled changes resets available: 5
+drive plays discs from region(s):, mask=0xFF
+
+Would you like to change the region setting of your drive? [y/n]:y
+Enter the new region number for your drive [1..8]:1
+New mask: 0xFFFFFFFE, correct? [y/n]:y
+Region code set successfully!
+
+ +

And poof!, it plays.

+ + diff --git a/index.html b/index.html index bde6861..7457590 100644 --- a/index.html +++ b/index.html @@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
  • 2009-Sep-11: Confusing BIND with CNAMEs
  • 2009-Feb-19: The odd case of my mugging
  • 2009-Feb-03: 5-packet TCP connection?
    • +
  • 2006-Jul-08: My DVD drive won’t play movies
  • 2006-Jun-30: Carrying Servers
  • 2006-Jun-28: BladeCenter power hurts my head
  • 2006-Jun-16: HP Switch Revisited
    • diff --git a/markdown/2006-07-08-my-dvd-drive-wont-play-movies.md b/markdown/2006-07-08-my-dvd-drive-wont-play-movies.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b82b2f0 --- /dev/null +++ b/markdown/2006-07-08-my-dvd-drive-wont-play-movies.md @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ + + + + + +I think I might be the last one to this party, but here goes. I installed Linux on my new laptop before it ever booted Windows. Since then, I haven’t been able to play movies on the internal DVD drive. I’ve been getting by with the external drive, expecting someone to fix the hardware support at some point. Turns out, the laptop shipped without the region set on the drive. There’s a [handy utility](http://linvdr.org/projects/regionset/) for doing this in Linux: + + cerberus% sudo regionset /dev/cdrom + regionset version 0.1 — reads/sets region code on DVD drives + Current Region Code settings: + RPC Phase: II + type: NONE + vendor resets available: 4 + user controlled changes resets available: 5 + drive plays discs from region(s):, mask=0xFF + + Would you like to change the region setting of your drive? [y/n]:y + Enter the new region number for your drive [1..8]:1 + New mask: 0xFFFFFFFE, correct? [y/n]:y + Region code set successfully! + +And poof!, it plays. + + diff --git a/markdown/index.md b/markdown/index.md index cf386fb..9111d89 100644 --- a/markdown/index.md +++ b/markdown/index.md @@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ 1. 2009-Sep-11: [Confusing BIND with CNAMEs](2009-09-11-confusing-bind-with-cnames.html) 1. 2009-Feb-19: [The odd case of my mugging](2019-02-19-the-odd-case-of-my-mugging.html) 1. 2009-Feb-03: [5-packet TCP connection?](2009-02-03-5-packet-tcp-connection.html) +1. 2006-Jul-08: [My DVD drive won’t play movies](2006-07-08-my-dvd-drive-wont-play-movies.html) 1. 2006-Jun-30: [Carrying Servers](2006-06-30-carrying-servers.html) 1. 2006-Jun-28: [BladeCenter power hurts my head](2006-06-28-bladecenter-power-hurts-my-head.html) 1. 2006-Jun-16: [HP Switch Revisited](2006-06-16-hp-switch-revisited.html)