24/03/2011 18:06, Pierre Frenkiel wrote: > Hi everybody, > I had a problem reading 1 iso file with vlc(it works with all others) > libdvdnav: DVD disk reports itself with Region mask 0x00f50000. > Regions: 2 4 > libdvdnav: ifoOpenVTSI failed > I then went to the videolan forum, and found there an instruction to > remove the debian-multimedia from the sources.list. Here is an extract > of the thread: > > ===================================================================== > A significant number of VLC users on Debian and Ubuntu appear to be > hit by bugs in the unofficial so-called Debian Multimedia repository > (debian-multimedia.org). > > This unofficial package repository is well known to introduce > incompatibilities in the FFMPEG libraries. This causes VLC media > player and possibly some other multimedia software to stop working, > as the FFMPEG binary interface is silently broken. The VideoLAN > project strongly advises that you do not use the Debian Multimedia > repository under any circumstances. Before you report problems with > VLC on Debian or Ubuntu, make sure you have not installed any package > from that repository. > ===================================================================== > > Before reporting this problem, I followed exactly the instructions. The > net result was that: > 1/ the problem with vlc remains > 2/ I loose k9copy, which seems to be available only from debian-multimedia, > and also a lot of useful packages, like transcode, dvd-slideshow,... > > Has anybody followed these "curious" recommandations? >
Hi, the problem that probably triggered this recommendation is long gone, at the time there was an incompatibility between d-m libav* and Debian vlc if I recall correctly. I use d-m currently and have no problem with vlc which I use daily, as you noticed your problem seems to be somewhere else. I am not even sure there is a libdvdnav(4) or vlc package in d-m right now... Regarding d-m and Debian, of course you use external repositories at your own risks, but it's generally pretty safe with d-m, and its main maintainer is also a Debian developer. You could add d-m to sources.list but use a low pinning priority, and just pull what you want explicitly. However, this could trigger dependencies problems. When you have or suspect a problem with a d-m package the best way to ask for help is the d-m users list [1], which any d-m user should follow IMHO. [1] dmo-discuss...@debian-multimedia.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4d8b8041.7080...@googlemail.com