auth.dll //out of date?

[Ocrana]

Hello,

i work the last 3 days arround with the auth.dll. I have a old version(with the vb text files and only two exported functions) and the new one which is used in DVDx.

I wrote a app in vb in vc++ but I get everytime an error or the result 0, so the dvd is not authenticated.
I try it with the new one, it does all well, loadaspi, get the HTL, says that the drive is not autheticated but didnt authenticate it, too. The final message is "Cant authenticate drive".

Is this auth.dll out of date? Didnt it work with W2000 and XP? OR did it not work until a special ASPI VErsion? OR not with new DVD Roms or not with new DVDs?

I mean, it didnt work on 2 PCs and a Laptop...so there must be a problem with this DLL.

Does anyone have a hint or a better way to authenticate the drive or DVD? (No answers that I can start the dvdplayer via shell commands please *g)

C++ Sources are welcome, also whitepapers about coding a authentication (INterVideo do it, so there must be a solution).

Regards

OCrana

[Nic]

Auth.dll works fine for me on both Win98 & Win2k....What DVD drive do you have?

you also stated "I wrote a app in vb in vc++" ? Did you write it in vc or vb?? If in C please post the source & ill try to help.

Dannidin's site should always contain the latest, so email him or nautilus if your problems are definitely contained within auth.dll

If you want better sources: DeCSS plus 2 pre 3 has some useful sourcecode....as does Tron's AuthDVD code (which is a bit messy, but works great :) & also very hard to find :) )

Cheers,
-Nic

[Ocrana]

Hello,

the C Source is in the new auth.dll packet. I use a Ioneer, a noname and in the Laptop a cd/dvd combi (not burner). All didnt work.

I put a view in the Decss...hope this will work.

[Derrow]

When you get the HTL, use the DOS htl instead of the winhtl.
It worked for me.
Using the WinHtl, the function call always crashed.
PS: I'm using win2k