MRL DVD playing Error.

[Jubai]

Hello everyone.

OK first off i am relatively new to this kind of software and its apps, i have a problem with playing dvd's now but i never used too..???.
I have seen this topic on here but i still cant conclude a solution, i get this error message now.

Playback failure:
DVDRead could not open the disc "".
Your input can't be opened:
VLC is unable to open the MRL 'dvd://'. Check the log for details.

The Log says this:
main debug: adding item `dvd://' ( dvd:// )
qt4 debug: Adding a new MRL to recent ones: dvd://
main debug: rebuilding array of current - root Playlist
main debug: rebuild done - 1 items, index -1
main debug: processing request item dvd:// node null skip 0
main debug: resyncing on dvd://
main debug: dvd:// is at 0
main debug: starting new item
main debug: creating new input thread
main debug: Creating an input for 'dvd://'
main debug: thread (input) created at priority 1 (../.././src/input/input.c:230)
qt4 debug: IM: Setting an input
main debug: thread started
main debug: using timeshift granularity of 50 MBytes
main debug: using timeshift path 'C:\DOCUME~1\Neil\LOCALS~1\Temp'
main debug: `dvd://' gives access `dvd' demux `' path `'
main debug: creating demux: access='dvd' demux='' path=''
main debug: looking for access_demux module: 2 candidates
dvdnav warning: cannot open dvdnav
dvdread error: DVDRead cannot open source:
main warning: no access_demux module matching "dvd" could be loaded
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 17.000 ms - Total 17.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 17.000 ms)
main debug: creating access 'dvd' path=''
main debug: looking for access module: 0 candidates
main error: no access module matched "dvd"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 6.000 ms - Total 6.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 6.000 ms)
main error: open of `dvd://' failed: no access module matched "dvd"
main debug: thread ended
main debug: dead input
main debug: thread times: real 0m0.015625s, kernel 0m0.000000s, user 0m0.000000s
main debug: changing item without a request (current 0/1)
main debug: nothing to play
qt4 debug: IM: Deleting the input
main debug: TIMER input launching for 'dvd://' : 63.000 ms - Total 63.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 63.000 ms)
main debug: processing request item dvd:// node Playlist skip 0
main debug: resyncing on dvd://
main debug: dvd:// is at 0
main debug: starting new item
main debug: creating new input thread
main debug: Creating an input for 'dvd://'
main debug: thread (input) created at priority 1 (../.././src/input/input.c:230)
qt4 debug: IM: Setting an input
main debug: thread started
main debug: using timeshift granularity of 50 MBytes
main debug: using timeshift path 'C:\DOCUME~1\Neil\LOCALS~1\Temp'
main debug: `dvd://' gives access `dvd' demux `' path `'
main debug: creating demux: access='dvd' demux='' path=''
main debug: looking for access_demux module: 2 candidates
dvdnav warning: cannot open dvdnav
dvdread error: DVDRead cannot open source:
main warning: no access_demux module matching "dvd" could be loaded
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 1.000 ms - Total 1.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 1.000 ms)
main debug: creating access 'dvd' path=''
main debug: looking for access module: 0 candidates
main error: no access module matched "dvd"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.000 ms - Total 0.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.000 ms)
main error: open of `dvd://' failed: no access module matched "dvd"
main debug: finished input
main debug: thread ended
main debug: dead input
main debug: thread times: real 0m0.000000s, kernel 0m0.000000s, user 0m0.000000s
main debug: changing item without a request (current 0/1)
main debug: nothing to play
qt4 debug: IM: Deleting the input
main debug: TIMER input launching for 'dvd://' : 14.000 ms - Total 14.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 14.000 ms)
qt4 debug: Initialization of Capture device panel
dshow error: no video capture device was detected
main debug: processing request item dvd:// node Playlist skip 0
main debug: resyncing on dvd://
main debug: dvd:// is at 0
main debug: starting new item
main debug: creating new input thread
main debug: Creating an input for 'dvd://'
main debug: thread (input) created at priority 1 (../.././src/input/input.c:230)
qt4 debug: IM: Setting an input
main debug: thread started
main debug: using timeshift granularity of 50 MBytes
main debug: using timeshift path 'C:\DOCUME~1\Neil\LOCALS~1\Temp'
main debug: `dvd://' gives access `dvd' demux `' path `'
main debug: creating demux: access='dvd' demux='' path=''
main debug: looking for access_demux module: 2 candidates
dvdnav warning: cannot open dvdnav
dvdread error: DVDRead cannot open source:
main warning: no access_demux module matching "dvd" could be loaded
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.000 ms - Total 0.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.000 ms)
main debug: creating access 'dvd' path=''
main debug: looking for access module: 0 candidates
main error: no access module matched "dvd"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 1.000 ms - Total 1.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 1.000 ms)
main error: open of `dvd://' failed: no access module matched "dvd"
main debug: thread ended
main debug: dead input
main debug: thread times: real 0m0.000000s, kernel 0m0.000000s, user 0m0.000000s
main debug: changing item without a request (current 0/1)
main debug: nothing to play
qt4 debug: IM: Deleting the input
main debug: TIMER input launching for 'dvd://' : 18.000 ms - Total 18.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 18.000 ms)

It seems also my dvdRW drive LG GH22 wont recognise my sons Pokemon game, im slightly concerned as to where the issue is.
and some advice would really be gratefully recieved.

Many thanks
Neil & Luca (son)

[VLC_help]

dvd:// isn't enough. You have to specify the drive letter also, so something like dvd://D:\

[Jubai]

Thank you for the response.

I am unsure of where to type the commands /drive letter, in the tree module or elsewhere. ???

[VLC_help]

Use Media -> Open Disc... (tick Show more options)

[buzz1073]

pls help ive done the report ,but dont no wot to look for ? here is the log error

main debug: processing request item dvd://D node Playlist skip 0
main debug: resyncing on dvd://D
main debug: dvd://D is at 0
main debug: starting new item
main debug: creating new input thread
main debug: Creating an input for 'dvd://D'
main debug: thread (input) created at priority 1 (../.././src/input/input.c:230)
main debug: thread started
main debug: using timeshift granularity of 50 MBytes
main debug: using timeshift path 'C:\DOCUME~1\buzz\LOCALS~1\Temp'
main debug: `dvd://D:\' gives access `dvd' demux `' path `D:\'
main debug: creating demux: access='dvd' demux='' path='D:\'
main debug: looking for access_demux module: 2 candidates
dvdnav warning: cannot open dvdnav
dvdread error: DVDRead cannot open source: D:
main warning: no access_demux module matching "dvd" could be loaded
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.000 ms - Total 0.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.000 ms)
main debug: creating access 'dvd' path='D:\'
main debug: looking for access module: 0 candidates
main error: no access module matched "dvd"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.000 ms - Total 0.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.000 ms)
main error: open of `dvd://D:\' failed: no access module matched "dvd"
main debug: finished input
main debug: thread ended
main debug: dead input
main debug: thread times: real 0m0.000000s, kernel 0m0.000000s, user 0m0.000000s
main debug: TIMER input launching for 'dvd://D' : 4.000 ms - Total 4.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 4.000 ms)
main debug: changing item without a request (current 0/1)
main debug: nothing to play



please help as vlc is the only player i use

[VLC_help]

dvdread error: DVDRead cannot open source: D:

Can you browse the disc content via Windows Explorer?

[buzz1073]

no ive tryed to browse the disk but still no joy:( if i put a dvd or cd in drive ,then restart pc ,its recognises the disk, but dont play:(and show the error log as above..

[VLC_help]

Because if the Window Explorer doesn't show the disc content, VLC cannot play it.

[buzz1073]

so any idea wot i can do for it to work ??? or is it the case of,new dvd player?????

[VLC_help]

There are many potential issues.
1. Disc is not finalized (common issue with DVD recorders).
2. Disc is damaged.
3. DVD drive firmware is buggy (firmware update might fix it).

[Techno1]

I've fixed the browsing condition before by:

-Open up the device manager
-Open DVD/CDROM devices
-Uninstall your DVD drive
-Reboot and let windows re-install your drive.

This has worked for me in the past.