Robert N. Eaton wrote:
> Kevin Brown wrote:
> 
>>
>> Check the mixer settings and see if the audio is muted.
> 
> 
> Thanks, but I thought of that, too.  No such luck/.
> 
> ...  / think a few programs utilize libdvdcss (based off decss?) to 
> decode DVDs or encrypted .vob files.
> 
> Well, maybe, someday, If I live long enough to become comfortable with
> this _challenging_ OS.

all I had to do was emerge -u ogle ogle-gui

gotta love Gentoo :)