Hi folks.
I have installed Arch Linux few days ago. I am loving it.
By default SMPlayer won’t play DVD videos neither will it have entry in the KDE4 Device Notifier to do so. Here is how I got it to work:
I assume You have a fully upgraded system.
Run this:
su
Now give it root’s password.
Now run this:
pacman -S smplayer libdvdcss libdvdnav libdvdread
and agree to install all the packages and their dependencies.
Now run this:
mcedit /etc/udev/rules.d/82-cdrom.rules
and paste this as a content:
SUBSYSTEM=="block", KERNEL=="sr0", SYMLINK+="cdrom cdrw dvd dvdrw"
Big thank You to sudokode for helping me with the udev rule.
Now save the file and close editor (F2 to save, F10 to exit). You can use any other text editor like vi, nano etc.
Now if You’re not using KDE4 and You do not need or want the Device Notifier entry You can reboot. SMPlayer will be able to play Your dvd videos now.
For those that want and need the Device Notifier entry please continue in the same terminal.
Run this:
mkdir -p /usr/share/apps/solid/actions/
mcedit /usr/share/apps/solid/actions/smplayer_play_dvd.desktop
and paste this:
[Desktop Entry]
Type=Service
Actions=PlayDVD;
X-KDE-Solid-Predicate=OpticalDisc.availableContent & 'VideoDvd'
[Desktop Action PlayDVD]
Name=Play DVD with SMPlayer
Exec=smplayer dvd://%U
Icon=smplayer
Now save the file and close editor (F2 to save, F10 to exit). You can use any other text editor like vi, nano etc.
Reboot Your machine.
Now when You insert DVD disc into the drive Device Notifier will ask You what do You want to do. One of the options should be to “Play DVD with SMPlayer”
Regards.
Andrzej
