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[alibabba77]

Hi,

when i want to start DreamDvd on my 7020 with Jade a window pops up with the message that Decoder5Flush can't be found (unresolved symbol)
Any idea how to solve this.
If i start /usr/dvd/dreamdvd it starts the DVD only with no remote control access.

[ims]

in PLi is not DreamDVD as standalone plugin, but is integrated into service selector.
Switch to File mode and go to directory with DVD structure. Then you can see in folder item for playback.

[alibabba77]

Well, i have a dvd kit (dvd drive in dreambox). With Pli-Helinite playing dvds with DreamDvd in combination
with the dvd drive wasn't a problem.
Since the upgrade to Jade this functionality won't work anymore with the mentioned unresolved symbol.
So i think it is/ or was a standalone plugin in Pli

[lepoarro]

Is it possible to play DVD's on DM7025 with PLI image? Right now i have Gemini image and i can't figure out how to play DVD video disc's on my DVD kit.

[hemertje]

yes, download and install the dvd player plugin from the online plugin menu

[grandadinnz]

once you have navigated to the folder with the dvd files
how do you then select it to play without having to select each individual files?

I am sure in Iolite I just ran the dvd plugin and it played the folder with the dvd files much like using a dvd normally?

[hemertje]

just select the wanted "ts_video" directory and press "play"

[grandadinnz]

just select the wanted "ts_video" directory and press "play"

pressing play (green button) at this point, just selects the movie list?

I must be doing something silly :-(

[Sjaaky]

When dreamdvd is correctly installed, there will be an extra entry called 'start player' in the same directory as VIDEO_TS. Just press OK on it. When the DVD is contained in an .iso file, press OK on the .iso.

[alibabba77]

But what about the following popup when starting DreamDvd with a dvd player build in de DM7020 (what did work on Helinite)?



So without first browsing to the directory and then execute start player but using the following scenario:

- place DVD in dvd player in DM7020
- select DreamDvd

Anyone knows why this isn't working anymore, looks like some sort of library conflict.

[dAF2000]

Anyone knows why this isn't working anymore, looks like some sort of library conflict.

It's because the DreamDVD plugin is a binary plugin. So, we don't have the source code. We've changed "something" in Enigma (I don't know what) which causes the plugin not to work anymore.
This is always a problem with plugins without source code. Of course we need to change Enigma to make it better and this may cause some plugins not to work.
Anyway, as far as I know you don't need the plugin itself except for DVD browsing as I understand now.

[Sjaaky]

dreamdvd.so starts the dreamdvd executable without any parameters, so dreamdvd defaults to playing the buildin dvd player. It is rather easy to create something alike. But fixing the missing symbol is probably easier.

I guess nobody in our team has a buildin dvd player. So this functionality was never tested.

[dAF2000]

I guess nobody in our team has a buildin dvd player. So this functionality was never tested.

I did test it (for Iolite) using an USB DVD player, but one never expects plugins stop working.

[Sjaaky]

The cause is a change in CVS at 22 june. Therefor we can only wait for an update of the dreamdvd plugin from its creator.

[alibabba77]

I have found a workaround for the unresolved symbol problem.

I made a PlayDvd.xml in /etc/ppanels/
with the following content:

<directory name="Play Dvd">




<execute name="Play Dvd"

target="/usr/dvd/dreamdvd"

runBefore="mount /dev/cdrom /media/cdrom"

runAfter="umount /dev/cdrom"/>



</directory>


now i can play Dvd's from my dvd player using the dreamdvd plugin

So this xml (ppanel) does somewhat the same as Dreamdvd.so i think

[Sjaaky]

Nice work :thumbleft !

[Salty_Dog]

I have found a workaround for the unresolved symbol problem.

I made a PlayDvd.xml in /etc/ppanels/
with the following content:

<directory name="Play Dvd">




<execute name="Play Dvd"

target="/usr/dvd/dreamdvd"

runBefore="mount /dev/cdrom /media/cdrom"

runAfter="umount /dev/cdrom"/>



</directory>


now i can play Dvd's from my dvd player using the dreamdvd plugin

So this xml (ppanel) does somewhat the same as Dreamdvd.so i think

Great work Alibabba77, many thanks

Could this be changed to suit those of us storing our DVD files on the internal Hard Drive?
Changing cdrom to hdd perhaps?

[Sjaaky]

@Salty_Dog. Dreamdvd already works for dvd's on a harddisk. Go to filemode and browse to an .iso file or a video_ts directory. Those are playable if dreamdvd is installed.

[Salty_Dog]

Yes they play, but from with in the DreamDVD shell.
You do not get any volume, chapter, menu, time, Audio Out option as you do in the DreamDVD plugin.

You can play via file mode regardless if DreamDVD is used or not from my experience. Or at least you have been able to for the past few images.

But you are correct.... It is playing as a DVD should and jumping from .VOB file to .VOB file only pauses for a short while (perhaps this is what DreamDVD is doing as you say)
Just a pity you have to wait for all the menus to play in the _TS file first. But some editing would take care of that on ripping.
Or starting at the first .VOB file

Thanks Sjaaky. At least it is working

Go Pli !!!!

[Sjaaky]

No this is not what I mean. The experience should be the same, including menu's, subs.
Don't start the vob, but press OK on the .iso file. Dreamdvd should be installed, although it doesn't work from the plugin menu, it should work from filemode.

edit:
If you don't use .iso files for your dvd's but .vob files. They need to be in a video_ts directory.
ie /media/hdd/dvds/holiday2008/VIDEO_TS
I don't know if the uppercase VIDEO_TS is mandatory.

On the /media/hdd/dvds/holiday2008 there should be a 'start player' entry. Use it to start the dvd.