[MPlayer-users] Can't play external DVDs

[Diego Zuccato]

Christof Buergi wrote:

> Host: scsi0 Channel: 00 Id: 02 Lun: 00
>   Vendor: PIONEER  Model: DVD-ROM DVD-303F Rev: 1.10
>   Type:   CD-ROM                           ANSI SCSI revision: 02
> 
> everything is okay, and we got to search for another reason. However, if
> the type is "Direct-Access", then your DVD-drive is reported as a
> harddisk. This might lead to the described effect.
Host: scsi1 Channel: 00 Id: 00 Lun: 00
  Vendor: HL-DT-ST Model: DVD-ROM GDR8160B Rev: 0009
  Type:   CD-ROM                           ANSI SCSI revision: 02

Nope. It's correctly recognized as a CD-ROM :-(

PS: using various 2.4.20 (or more recent) kernels up to 2.4.21-rc3.

BYtE,
 Diego.