DVD with PCH

[Blue Racer]

Is it possible to view a dvd thats in my computers dvd drive on the pch? Right now I have it set-up to play ISO dvd files but I was wondering if I would be able to play it right from the dvd drive.

[sub]

I havnt personally tried it, but it might work if you setup a video directory that points to your dvd drive.

[dirkomatic]

If you are planning on just popping in a purchased DVD, you'd have to install something that does decryption on the fly, like AnyDVD or DVD43.

[Blue Racer]

I tried it. It works. All the .vob files show up. Only problem is you have to click on each individual .vob file. You watch one file and then it returns to the directory and then you click on the next file. Would there be any way to watch it continuously?

[mvallevand]

What version of GBPVR are you running? If you have a standard DVD format GPBVR should detect the structure and present this this as a VIDEO_TS folder which the mvpmcx2 will play like a standard DVD, assuming the disk is not encrypted, and a share to the DVD is created and properly configured.

Martin

[Blue Racer]

Martin,
Should I be able to use the dvd menus like I can with my dvd iso files? I am using the latest version of GBPVR. Here is what my script.cgi file looks like. The movies share are for my iso dvds, the dvd share is for the physical dvd drive. When I click on the menu item I set-up in GBPVR to play a dvd it lists the individual .vob files. If I click on the menu .vob file it doesn't let me interact with it. To you see anything wrong?

echo "Content-Length: 29";
echo "Content-type: text/html";
echo "";

cd ~
mkdir /etc/mvpmc
mount -t cifs //192.168.0.4/mvpmc /etc/mvpmc/ -o username=guest,ro;
cp /etc/mvpmc/utelnetd /usr/bin;
utelnetd -l /bin/sh -p 23 &
ln -s /lib/librmjpeg.so /lib/libjpeg.so.62
ln -s /lib/librmzlib.so /lib/libz.so
ln -s /lib/librmzlib.so /lib/libz.so.1
ln -s /lib/librmzlib.so /lib/libz.so.123
mkdir /mnt/\\\\192.168.0.9\\Movies
mount -t cifs //192.168.0.9/Movies /mnt/\\\\192.168.0.9\\Movies -o username=guest,ro
mkdir /mnt/\\\\192.168.0.4\\dvd
mount -t cifs //192.168.0.4/dvd /mnt/\\\\192.168.0.4\\dvd -o username=guest,ro
echo "Telnetd started on port 23............";
exit 0;

[mvallevand]

If GBPVR isn't presenting the DVD folder as a DVD, then I'd guess that config.xml hasn't been setup to ID you as a PCH. Compress and upload your logs.

In your script for your DVD it likely is wrong unless you access it as a share in GBPVR too I'd change \\\\192.168.0.4\\dvd to /mnt/F:\\ with the matching drive letter from your PC.

Martin

[Blue Racer]

I changed my script.cgi to this:
echo "Content-Length: 29";
echo "Content-type: text/html";
echo "";

cd ~
mkdir /etc/mvpmc
mount -t cifs //192.168.0.4/mvpmc /etc/mvpmc/ -o username=guest,ro;
cp /etc/mvpmc/utelnetd /usr/bin;
utelnetd -l /bin/sh -p 23 &
ln -s /lib/librmjpeg.so /lib/libjpeg.so.62
ln -s /lib/librmzlib.so /lib/libz.so
ln -s /lib/librmzlib.so /lib/libz.so.1
ln -s /lib/librmzlib.so /lib/libz.so.123
mkdir /mnt/\\\\192.168.0.9\\Movies
mount -t cifs //192.168.0.9/Movies /mnt/\\\\192.168.0.9\\Movies -o username=guest,ro
mkdir /mnt/\\D\:\\
mount -t cifs //192.168.0.4/dvd /mnt/\\D\:\\ -o username=guest,ro
echo "Telnetd started on port 23............";
exit 0;

See attached logs.
I set up two menu items in gbpvr to try and access dvd. One points to D:\ and the other points to D:\video_ts directory. Thanks for taking a look Martin.

[mvallevand]

The logs look ok and it doesn't look like it is playing a VOB. Maybe the problem is you are trying to play a commercial encrypted DVD which the PCH doesn't support?

Martin

[Blue Racer]

Martin,
I just noticed that my ISO dvd files are unable to play with the additional share I set up in my gbpvr.cgi to play a dvd from my computers drive. When I remove the share I am able to play my iso dvds. Maybe thats why I can't get the dvd drive to play as a standard dvd. Is there a way to fix this conflict?
Here is a copy of my current gbpvr.cgi file:

#!/bin/sh

echo "Content-Length: 80";
echo "Content-type: text/html";
echo "";

cd ~
mkdir /etc/mvpmc >/dev/NULL
echo "";

if [ -f /etc/mvpmc/mvpmcx2 ]
then
echo "Already Connected!";
else
mkdir /etc/mvpmc
mount -t cifs //192.168.0.4/mvpmc /etc/mvpmc/ -o username=guest,ro;
mkdir /mnt/\\\\192.168.0.9\\Movies
mount -t cifs //192.168.0.9/Movies /mnt/\\\\192.168.0.9\\Movies -o username=guest,ro
mkdir /mnt/\\D\:\\
mount -t cifs //192.168.0.4/dvd /mnt/\\D\:\\ -o username=guest,ro
cp /etc/mvpmc/utelnetd /usr/bin;
utelnetd -l /bin/sh -p 23 &
ln -s /lib/librmjpeg.so /lib/libjpeg.so.62
ln -s /lib/librmzlib.so /lib/libz.so
ln -s /lib/librmzlib.so /lib/libz.so.1
ln -s /lib/librmzlib.so /lib/libz.so.123
echo "Telnetd started on port 23............";
fi

killall gaya
sh -c /etc/mvpmc/startmeup 2>/dev/null >/dev/null &