How to install external DVD in LXDE

[daveysprocketbrew]

I just purchased an external DVD by ASUS and am trying to get it working properly in LXDE.  When plugged in via USB, it powers up and appears to mount properly.  If I put a DVD movie in, I can browse the files, but not play anything.  I have SMplayer and VLC installed, but I can't seem to get it to recognize that there is a standard DVD movie in there.  What's the trick?

[bicol_willem]

I just purchased an external DVD by ASUS and am trying to get it working properly in LXDE.  When plugged in via USB, it powers up and appears to mount properly.  If I put a DVD movie in, I can browse the files, but not play anything.  I have SMplayer and VLC installed, but I can't seem to get it to recognize that there is a standard DVD movie in there.  What's the trick?

Did you try "Open disk" in VLC (Media) ?

[daveysprocketbrew]

I think I tried "open media".  Is that the same?

[bicol_willem]

I think I tried "open media".  Is that the same?

Open media? Not even in my VLC menu, so I have to guess you mean "open disk" here. Obviously didn't work for you

[Neal ManBear]

Install lxde-halevt-additions. This will detect and automount the drive.

[daveysprocketbrew]

I'll try that, Neal.  Will that make it mount differently?  I guess my question is (I'm just trying to learn), what will that do that the current automount did not?

[Neal ManBear]

There are some things that PCManFM doesn't do. Opening and playing external media is one of those things. Installing lxde-halevt-additions will supply a set of scripts that will do this and other things; usb thumb drives, for example, will be automounted and PCManFM open automatically, rather than needing to be opened manually.

[daveysprocketbrew]

Great info, Neal.  Thanks.  See.  I already learned something today and it's still early!!

[Neal ManBear]

Great info, Neal.  Thanks.  See.  I already learned something today and it's still early!!

Then there's still hope for me.

[Crow]

Not too early but I learned something reading this thread too, thank you 

[Howard]

After I installed lxde-halevt-additions PCman pops up every time I plug something into a USB port, whether it's relevant or not - e.g. when I plug in  the printer.  If I plug in a flash disk I get three copies!  (This is one of those annoying gadgets that has a CD ROM emulation that I have not found out how to get rid of, as well as a usable chunk of memory. - two I could understand, but three?)

[Neal ManBear]

After I installed lxde-halevt-additions PCman pops up every time I plug something into a USB port, whether it's relevant or not - e.g. when I plug in  the printer.  If I plug in a flash disk I get three copies!  (This is one of those annoying gadgets that has a CD ROM emulation that I have not found out how to get rid of, as well as a usable chunk of memory. - two I could understand, but three?)

Have a look at /etc/halevt/halevt.xml. Use your text editor. See if you can see anything that would cause that.

[Howard]

Thanks, I try that.  I should have noticed flux's sticky at the top earlier.