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I'd like to use one of the nightly builds from the nightlies.videolan.org server (so I can use some of the new functionality, plus capture PNG screenshots which are disabled in the 'official' build for reasons discussed previously); however, although they play files from a local disk perfectly fine, DVD playback seems to be broken.

Specifically, I receive the following errors when trying to play a DVD through the 'Open Disc' option:
Playing VOB files directly works, though of course that makes the DVD menus completely useless.

Anyone have any idea what might be the cause of this regression? DVD playback works properly in 0.8.4a, as well as in some of the earlier nightly builds. The first nightly showing this regression is that of 4 December.

Bumping to front page because this still isn't fixed in the 2006-01-14 nightly. I really want to use the nightlies, but I can't if they won't play DVDs.

For the record, this is not a cross-region problem; I'm trying to play a Region 1 disc in a Region 1 drive.

Please provide full "Messages" window debug.

Contents of the Messages window:

main debug: CPU has capabilities AltiVec FPU
main debug: looking for memcpy module: 2 candidates
main debug: using memcpy module "memcpyaltivec"
main debug: waiting for thread completion
main debug: thread 41964032 (playlist) created at priority -47 (src/playlist/playlist.c:182)
main debug: waiting for thread completion
main debug: thread 43303424 (preparser) created at priority -47 (src/playlist/playlist.c:208)
main debug: looking for interface module: 1 candidate
main debug: using interface module "hotkeys"
main debug: interface initialized
main debug: thread 43314688 (interface) created at priority -47 (src/interface/interface.c:188)
main debug: looking for interface module: 3 candidates
main debug: using interface module "macosx"
main debug: interface initialized
main debug: thread 43331072 (manager) created at priority -47 (src/interface/interface.c:156)
main debug: adding playlist item `AZUMANGA_DAIOH_1' ( dvdnav:///dev/rdisk2 )
main debug: creating new input thread
main debug: waiting for thread completion
main debug: thread 43938816 (input) created at priority 37 (src/input/input.c:262)
main debug: creating statistics handler
main debug: `dvdnav:///dev/rdisk2' gives access `dvdnav' demux `' path `/dev/rdisk2'
main debug: creating demux: access='dvdnav' demux='' path='/dev/rdisk2'
main debug: looking for access_demux module: 0 candidates
main warning: no access_demux module matched "dvdnav"
main debug: creating access 'dvdnav' path='/dev/rdisk2'
main debug: looking for access2 module: 6 candidates
vcd error: search for kIOCDMediaClass came up empty
vcd error: failed to get the TOC
vcd error: no movie tracks found
access_file debug: opening file `/dev/rdisk2'
access_file error: file /dev/rdisk2 is empty, aborting
cdda debug: Separate items : 1 - Single track : 0
cdda debug: starting Audio CD playback
cdda error: search for kIOCDMediaClass came up empty
cdda error: failed to get the TOC
cdda error: no audio tracks found
macosx debug: input has changed, refreshing interface
cddax warning: could not open /dev/rdisk2
main warning: no access2 module matching "dvdnav" could be loaded
main error: no suitable access module for `dvdnav:///dev/rdisk2'
main debug: initializing interaction system
main debug: thread 43938816 joined (src/input/input.c:402)
main: nothing to play

Issue located and fixed in the next nightly. Thank you for reporting it.

As of the 2006-10-20 nightly, I'm still getting broken DVD playback. A transcript of the Messages window follows:

main debug: CPU has capabilities AltiVec FPU
main debug: looking for memcpy module: 2 candidates
main debug: using memcpy module "memcpyaltivec"
main debug: waiting for thread completion
main debug: thread 42727424 (playlist) created at priority -47 (src/playlist/playlist.c:182)
main debug: waiting for thread completion
main debug: thread 42719232 (preparser) created at priority -47 (src/playlist/playlist.c:208)
main debug: looking for interface module: 1 candidate
main debug: using interface module "hotkeys"
main debug: interface initialized
main debug: thread 42128384 (interface) created at priority -47 (src/interface/interface.c:188)
main debug: looking for interface module: 3 candidates
main debug: using interface module "macosx"
main debug: interface initialized
main debug: thread 42741760 (manager) created at priority -47 (src/interface/interface.c:156)
main debug: adding playlist item `DVD_VR' ( dvdnav:///dev/rdisk3 )
main debug: creating new input thread
main debug: waiting for thread completion
main debug: thread 43075584 (input) created at priority 37 (src/input/input.c:262)
main debug: creating statistics handler
main debug: `dvdnav:///dev/rdisk3' gives access `dvdnav' demux `' path `/dev/rdisk3'
main debug: creating demux: access='dvdnav' demux='' path='/dev/rdisk3'
main debug: looking for access_demux module: 0 candidates
main warning: no access_demux module matched "dvdnav"
main debug: creating access 'dvdnav' path='/dev/rdisk3'
main debug: looking for access2 module: 6 candidates
vcd error: search for kIOCDMediaClass came up empty
vcd error: failed to get the TOC
vcd error: no movie tracks found
access_file debug: opening file `/dev/rdisk3'
access_file error: file /dev/rdisk3 is empty, aborting
cdda debug: Separate items : 1 - Single track : 0
cdda debug: starting Audio CD playback
cdda error: search for kIOCDMediaClass came up empty
cdda error: failed to get the TOC
cdda error: no audio tracks found
macosx debug: input has changed, refreshing interface
cddax warning: could not open /dev/rdisk3
main warning: no access2 module matching "dvdnav" could be loaded
main error: no suitable access module for `dvdnav:///dev/rdisk3'
main debug: initializing interaction system
main debug: thread 43075584 joined (src/input/input.c:402)
main: nothing to play

I'll look at it again.