Can't play DVD region code 1

[Coftre]

just moved to the uk from us, and silly me changed the region to uk #2 and now i can't play any of my movies on my powerbook. The only movie I have to watch in region code 2 right now is Spirit a cartoon I bought my daughter.

I get all these weird errors

vcd: search for kIOCDMediaClass came up empty
vcd: failed to get the TOC
vcd: no movie tracks found
access_file: file /dev/rdisk1 is empty, aborting
cdda: search for kIOCDMediaClass came up empty
cdda: failed to get the TOC
cdda: no audio tracks found
main: no suitable access module for `dvdnav:///dev/rdisk1'

Please help
Coftre

[Guest]

You got a regionless dvd drive?

[fkuehne]

If you are using a newer mac, have a look at this quote from our FAQ:

Does VLC support DVDs from all regions?

VLC uses libdvdcss to read all DVDs, disregarding their zone. All regions are supported without any constraint. It doesn't work 100% of the time and can take a long while before it starts the DVD.

Note
libdvdcss is currently unable to work-around the regional codec setting on DVD drives used in newer Macintoshs. You are only able to play DVDs with the same region code as your drive is set to. That's a known issue and won't be fixed in the upcoming time.

So, you can only play the DVDs with the same region-code as your drive is set to. I've heard rumours about patches, which can make your drive region-code-free, but you'll have to check them out on your own.