MPlayer Won't Read DVD

Ok, so I recently bought a Wii. I did some research on this site before going ahead and running the Homebrew setup using Bannerbomb v2 and HackMii, making sure that DVDx installed as part of the process. I later went ahead and installed MPlayer CE. Everything looks as it should when I run MPlayer CE, but once I hit the option to play the DVD you hear the Wii trying to run the DVD and then everything locks up and I have to do a hard reset. I've tried this on a few different DVDs to no avail.

You might have one of the new Wiis which can't read regular DVDs, they're not common, but they exist.

Thanks Cactus. Que sera sera. BANG BANG!

I have the same problem, only my Wii definitely is not new. It is running system menu 4.2 and I just hacked it with Bannerbomb yesterday. It appears that the problem is with Dual Layer discs and a recent update of some kind, as single layer discs with less than 4.3 GB of video work for me and others with the same problem.

you can check you system drive with this site.....[www.wiidrives.com] what drive you have and then see if its able to read dvd disc

heres the site gain to make sure you get it...you may just have to type it in your search browser


[www.wiidrives.com]

The issue is probably the dual-layer issue that seems to occur on many Wiis.

Also please note Wii consoles purchased towards the later half of 2009, including all black Wii consoles have a newer DVD drive (D3-2) inside them. These Wii consoles will not play games from blank DVD discs, they will however external DVD drive. To find out if your Wii is likely to have a D3-2 drive go to the site i provided you

I just checked and I have GC2-D2C (v1) for my drive. What discs can this drive read?

Try some.

After trying some discs I have lying around, I've found that only single layer DVD-R's are readable. Store bought movies and DVD+R's sometimes work, but they take a very long time to load, and if I stop the video, I cannot restart it.

Am I having a problem with MPlayer or is my DVD drive just not ideal for this?

sounds like your lens might just be dirty. A Lot of people had this issue when Brawl came out

Hmm, I already sent my Wii in due to graphics problems, and they sent me a refurb. This was after the Dual Layer Disc problem arose. Do you think I could still have the problem even though my Wii was serviced by Nintendo after the problem was discovered?

Possibly, because while they did know about the problem, they didn't check your Wii for this problem. Beyond that, it's also a problem that can occur over time with moderate to heavy use of the Wii's DVD drive

Ok, so can I use a cleaning CD to try to fix it, or is that not a good idea. I think Nintendo says you shouldn't, but you can't always trust them.