Re: region code in cdrecord

From: Chuck Robey (chuckr_at_chuckr.org)
Date: 04/27/05

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To: David Gilbert <dgilbert@dclg.ca>

    David Gilbert wrote:
    >>>>>>"Tim" == Tim Kientzle <tim@kientzle.com> writes:
    >
    >
    > Tim> I wouldn't "rather", but I think it might be simpler. I also
    > Tim> seem to recall hearing about discs whose region-coding was done
    > Tim> in such a way that they would not play on unlocked players.
    >
    > Well (to put that to rest), there are two types of region coding in
    > use on DVDs. The first is the one we're talking about here ... which
    > is a code in the files that tells the DVD player which region the disk
    > is. Early "unlocked" players were simply patched to accept any
    > region.
    >
    > The second type is code in the menu system that queries the region
    > code and then acts on it. Early players returned '0' for this
    > function ... and the disks were coded to not play.
    >
    > The fix for this was players that you could change the region on
    > ... and "unlocked" players of this type allow you to set the region an
    > unlimited number of times. "locked" players usually let you set the
    > region some small number of times.
    >

    It turns out I was wrong ... even though the k3b stuff I read said it
    was using cdrdao, a bit more investigation proved it was using mkisofs
    and growisofs instead. The both have large man pages, but nothing in
    them regarding the setting of region codes.

    I really don't want to have to replace my existing dvd players, that is
    dumb, then I have a nice programmable system here.

    > Dave.
    >

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