On 12Mar2007 11:51, Anne Wilson <cannewilson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: | Procedure may be relevant: | I start xine and insert disk. I wait for automount to offer options and | select 'Do nothing'. Only after that do I hit the DVD button in xine. I | have noticed that the xine screen header shows the 'no mrl' message long | before I get to that - in fact it appears to be immediate. Does this suggest | anything? Some checks: - does /dev/dvd point at your DVD device (/dev/hdd? just guessing from your transcripts) - from a command line, does this: xine dvd:/ work? The [DVD] button should be the same thing, but work checking. If not, and error messages in the terminal window? Cheers, -- Cameron Simpson <cs@xxxxxxxxxx> DoD#743 http://www.cskk.ezoshosting.com/cs/ Artificial intelligence won't make a micrometer out of a monkeywrench. - Rick Gordon <rickg@xxxxxxx>