Changing a CD drive to a new DVD/CD drive.

[Bill Tetens]

clint at penguinsolutions.org wrote:
> Bill Tetens wrote:
> 
>> I want to change out the drive on my linux box running FC2. What steps 
>> will I need to take to get the new drive operational. With windows it 
>> was no problem but don't have the knowledge about linux yet but I am 
>> getting there.
>>
>> Thanks
> 
> 
> Bill:
> 
> I did just what you are describing a month ago: swapped a CDRW for a 
> DVD/CDRW. The installation without a hitch as far as the CD side of 
> things go, but getting commercial DVDs to play was another story. There 
> are many different DVD players out there for your FC2 machine, but the 
> only one that works for me is Totem. Assuming you have your 
> /etc/yum.conf config'd similarly to that found at fedorafaq.org, then 
> you can get your DVD player to play commercial DVDs with the following:
> 
> 1. open a terminal
> 2. su
> 3. give it your password
> 4. yum install libdvd* libmad* totem*
> 5. after the installation is complete, type exit
> 6. after the installation, try popping in a commercial DVD and starting 
> Totem from the command line. You'll get a message that you need to be 
> patient while it readies the DVD playback. It'll take Totem anywhere 
> from a few seconds to a minute or so to decode the DVD.
> 
> Now the first time I tried Totem after the installation, I got a blue 
> screen but audio playback -- I don't know why, but when I ran Totem as 
> root just once, it worked and has been working fine since then for all 
> users. Maybe it was a total fluke, but that was my experience. Other 
> users like Xine, MPlayer, and other players, but I simply have not been 
> able to get them to work. Totem works for me, so that's what I've stuck 
> with for DVD playback.
> 
> Hope this helps,
> Clint
> 
> 
> 
> 

Thanks for the help.  Will install the new drive as soon as OOPS 
delivers it.  One more question - How do you if a drive is directly 
supported?  I am adding to my knowledge base as fast as I can.

Thanks