DVD Device

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> my dvd device is listed as /dev/Hdc

You DVD is listed as /dev/hdc because it is the secondary master device on your IDE chain.

It sounds like the only problem you have is mapping in your software package, Xine in your case. I use mplayer to view my vids and dvd's etc. In mplayer there in the settings is where you can change what device you want the the software to look at for the media. I'm sure it would be somewhere in the settings in Xine however I don't use it sorry.

> ok
>
> but i do not see a /dev/dvd on the computer. It doesnt exist. Must this
> entry exist in order to play dvd movies.

If /dev/dvd did exist, it would just be a link to your actual device (/etc/hdc).

If you really want to use /dev/dvd you could create a link yourself by doing this as root…

ln -s /dev/hdc /dev/dvd

That will let you hit /dev/dvd, which will jump straight to /dev/hdc.

> i am more concerned about /dev/dvd, is this file necessary to play dvd in
> linux?  and why isnt it on my installation?

All /dev/dvd is, is a softlink to /dev/hdx (x being whatever your IDE is setup). If you know your DVD is /dev/hdc just do what I mentioned above….

ln -s /dev/hdc /dev/dvd

this will create the link for you.