[xine-user] Re: My new DVD - Need to set region? Is that the problem?

[Siggi L. <si...@la...>]

Hi Joao,

On Sun, 17 Feb 2002, Joao Clemente wrote:

> Hi Gustavo . I'm forwarding this to siggi also so I'll write english in this one.
> Hi Siggi! I just got a brand new Pioneer A06 (16xDVD 40xCDRom) DVD player. Finally I'll enjoy dvd's as you guys do!
> But I'm having this problem : I got myself a DVD (Something with Tom Cruise, "MI-5" maybe? Too lazy to type "eject" and check it out..)
> Anyway, I can't see the movie with either d5d or dvdnav pluguin ... and in d5d I got a debig message somewhere saying that xine was setting region code to 1 ... I'm 99% sure that our region code is "2", and not "1" . 
> 
> I tough that maybe I need to set the region code first, to get it to work (I am 75% converted to Linux - the 25% left are for Windows just at university ;). So, as I don't have a Windows dvd player, and I dont even intend to reboot to windows to try to get one that sets my region code, I tough of using the tool that is linked from Xine's page (regionset) ... This tool first gets the current settings from the reader, and then allows to change if the user wants it... I havent done a thing , I just checked my settings, and look at it : 
[...]
> So, I would like two things from you : 
> 1 - That you would run this tool (regionset) also and check for your settings... 
> 2 - That you give me some comments on how to make this thing work (so that I may impress my next date with my new dvd ... kidding ;) 

Hmmm, I guess you'll have to "activate" the drive somehow. For a first
try, you could set the region (to "2" for Europe) and try if it works.

But I'd recommend you to "upgrade" your drive to RPC-I, using the patch on
http://perso.club-internet.fr/farzeno/firmware/dvd/dvdfi.htm, for
example...

If you're using dvdnav, you'll have to set the region there as well
(needed for "region-enhanced" DVDs): Go to the setup window, click the
"dvdnav" tab and set the region there!

Cheers,
	Siggi