[ale] DVD-Rom ?

[Patman]

Does anyone know if there's going to be DVD-ROM support for the Hollywood+
DVD decoder card?  That's what I have with the Toshiba DVD-ROM drive (got
both when Office Depot was clearing them out for $49 for the 5X package
from Philips). 

On Mon, 13 Dec 1999, Jim Williams wrote:
> 
> Rumor is true.  decss.  It can be gotten if you want
> it.  Not sure how it will help you exactly but I am
> going to look at it as soon as I get a chance.
> 
> --- Patman <patman at io.com> wrote:
> > I'm currently running a Toshiba 5X DVD-ROM as my
> > CD-ROM drive in my Linux
> > box, and it runs as a CD-ROM (ATAPI interface) just
> > fine.  But there is no
> > support for playing DVDs yet on a Linux box
> > (something to do with hacking
> > the DVD encryption being the hurdle so far - though
> > there is a rumor that
> > it has been hacked, but no one's released a DVD
> > player for Linux just
> > yet.)
> > 
> > On Mon, 13 Dec 1999, Robert L. Harris wrote:
> > 
> > > Date: Mon, 13 Dec 1999 11:03:35 -0700
> > > From: Robert L. Harris <nomad at rnd-consulting.com>
> > > To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts <ale at ale.org>
> > > Subject: [ale] DVD-Rom ?
> > > 
> > > 
> > > I'm shopping for a DVD-Rom for my box.  Are they
> > supported in any
> > > form yet under linux?  Playbac, CD-Rom, etc?  Any
> > brand in particular 
> > > supported yet?
> > > 
> > > 
> > > :wq!
> > >
> >
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > > Robert L. Harris                |  Low quality in
> > a product happens.
> > > Senior System Engineer          |    That doesn't
> > mean it's right and
> > >   at RnD Consulting.		|      and defintely doesn't
> > mean it should
> > >                                  \_      be
> > accepted.  Require quality.
> > > 
> > > http://www.rnd-consulting.com/~nomad
> > > 
> > > DISCLAIMER:
> > >       These are MY OPINIONS ALONE.  I speak for
> > no-one else.
> > > 
> > > FYI:
> > >  perl -e 'print
> >
> $i=pack(c5,(41*2),sqrt(7056),(unpack(c,H)-2),oct(115),10);'
> > > 
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> 
> =====
> Jim Williams
> Software Developer, ICC/GRSoftware
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