That was my first really fun Linux setup. At the time, I had RedHat running at work and was running SGI IRIX daily along with WinNT 3.51 then Win 2k.
I had setup Ogle to play DVD media and at that time DECSS was a controversy. People could have legal media, legal drive, display, computer, sound, but playing the movie under Linux was a crime.
Any how, I set Mandrake up in our bedroom so my wife and I could enjoy great movies. Ogle would just play the movie. No bullshit, insert disk, press T then P and you were into the movie.
That was a hit and the fam wanted a DVD player for the living room.
I got one and the second day, I got the call: "this POS is broken"
M: What happened honey?
H: It won't just play the movie
M: Which movie?
H: Tarzan
M: Slaps head! Of course. Honey, that one has 15 mins of previews that players will not skip.
H: WTF? That one you made sure would. Why?
[I explain OSS and she gets it and always has since. Neat!]
M: OK, I can solve the problem.
I ripped the movie, brought it home and proceeded to do that to all the kid movies.
They love it and when they break one, I just make another. Same for the neighbors kids mooching one, etc...
Mandrake was nice. I had it running on a Matrox G400 card that could do a very respectable TV out. Was gorgeous on our huge Sony WEGA set in the living Room.
Oh man! Mandrake 8!
That was my first really fun Linux setup. At the time, I had RedHat running at work and was running SGI IRIX daily along with WinNT 3.51 then Win 2k.
I had setup Ogle to play DVD media and at that time DECSS was a controversy. People could have legal media, legal drive, display, computer, sound, but playing the movie under Linux was a crime.
Any how, I set Mandrake up in our bedroom so my wife and I could enjoy great movies. Ogle would just play the movie. No bullshit, insert disk, press T then P and you were into the movie.
That was a hit and the fam wanted a DVD player for the living room.
I got one and the second day, I got the call: "this POS is broken"
M: What happened honey?
H: It won't just play the movie
M: Which movie?
H: Tarzan
M: Slaps head! Of course. Honey, that one has 15 mins of previews that players will not skip.
H: WTF? That one you made sure would. Why?
[I explain OSS and she gets it and always has since. Neat!]
M: OK, I can solve the problem.
I ripped the movie, brought it home and proceeded to do that to all the kid movies.
They love it and when they break one, I just make another. Same for the neighbors kids mooching one, etc...
Mandrake was nice. I had it running on a Matrox G400 card that could do a very respectable TV out. Was gorgeous on our huge Sony WEGA set in the living Room.
Good times!