[vlc] Re: [vlc][osx]Region Locks

[Ian Robert Douglas]

So far as I'm aware it's more complex than Numbski describes it; it all 
has to do with whether the specific drive you have is RPC-1 (region 
free in principle) or RPC-2 (locked in the firmware).  Full information 
is available via http://www.firmware.fr.st/

I have a TiBook, and as yet I haven't assigned a region.  But I can't 
seem to get vlc to work.

Can anyone walk me through it?  I've looked everywhere around the vlc 
site, and though I'm not the sharpest geek in the box, I've had a mac 
for a long time and I still can't work out a darn thing about how to 
work with this software.  I think I have everything installed that I 
need -- but perhaps not.

I'm running OS X 10.2 (Jaguar).


My problem is that I start vlc and nothing happens; it seems there's no 
way to get it to read a DVD.

ian


On Saturday, October 5, 2002, at 05:58  AM, Tony Shadwick wrote:

> I just got a brand new 17" iMac.
>
> I remember reading about how the Apple DVD drives appear to have a
> hardware region lock.
>
> Not out of the box.
>
> It appears that the OSX DVD Player application is what causes it.  At
> least under 10.2, you can set CD/DVD behavior upon mount.  Set it to
> ignore, or to launch vlc.  It appears that until you set a region out 
> of
> the box, the drive is not region locked.
>
> I would recommend NEVER running Apple's DVD player, and always use vlc 
> or
> some other player.  If the prompt appears prompting you to choose a
> region, click cancel, eject the drive, and then re mount the dvd AFTER 
> you
> have chosen in System Preferences for the OS to take no action upon
> mounting the disc.  You should be set from there.
>
> I don't think anything can be done for those who have chosen a region. 
> :\
>
> Numbski

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