diff -urN base-kaffeine/kaffeine/src/player-parts/kaffeine-part/kaffeinepart.cpp kaffeine-0.8.5/kaffeine/src/player-parts/kaffeine-part/kaffeinepart.cpp
--- base-kaffeine/kaffeine/src/player-parts/kaffeine-part/kaffeinepart.cpp	2007-07-28 19:45:37.000000000 +0300
+++ kaffeine-0.8.5/kaffeine/src/player-parts/kaffeine-part/kaffeinepart.cpp	2007-11-08 14:08:57.000000000 +0200
@@ -19,6 +19,12 @@
  */
 
 #include "kaffeinepart.h"
+#include <kapplication.h>
+#include <kservice.h>
+#include <ktrader.h>
+#include <kmessagebox.h>
+#include <krun.h>
+#include <klocale.h>
 
 #include "kaffeinepart.moc"
 
@@ -30,3 +36,33 @@
 KaffeinePart::~KaffeinePart()
 {
 }
+
+bool KaffeinePart::installDistroCodec(QWidget* parent, const QString& engine, const QString& codec)
+{
+    QString query = QString("[X-KDE-Kaffeine-codec] == '%1' and [X-KDE-Kaffeine-engine] == '%2'").arg(codec).arg(engine);
+
+    KService::Ptr service = KTrader::self()->query( "Kaffeine/CodecInstall", query).first();
+
+    if (service)
+    {
+       QString installScript = service->exec();
+
+       if (!installScript.isNull()) //just a sanity check
+       {
+           KGuiItem installButton("Install Codecs");
+
+           if (KMessageBox::questionYesNo(parent,
+                                          i18n("Kaffeine currently cannot play opened files."),
+                                          i18n( "No codec Support" ),
+                                          installButton,
+                                          KStdGuiItem::no(),
+                                          "codecInstallWarning" ) == KMessageBox::Yes )
+           {
+               KRun::runCommand(installScript);
+               return true;
+           }
+       }
+    }
+
+    return false;
+}
diff -urN base-kaffeine/kaffeine/src/player-parts/kaffeine-part/kaffeinepart.h kaffeine-0.8.5/kaffeine/src/player-parts/kaffeine-part/kaffeinepart.h
--- base-kaffeine/kaffeine/src/player-parts/kaffeine-part/kaffeinepart.h	2007-07-28 19:45:37.000000000 +0300
+++ kaffeine-0.8.5/kaffeine/src/player-parts/kaffeine-part/kaffeinepart.h	2007-11-08 12:47:14.000000000 +0200
@@ -199,6 +199,11 @@
 	virtual void slotMute()
 	{}
 
+        /*
+         * Execute distro-dependent actions to install codecs
+         */
+        static bool installDistroCodec(QWidget* parent, const QString& engine, const QString& codec);
+
 private:
 	/*
 	 * Don't reimplement this, a player should be able to stream media
diff -urN base-kaffeine/kaffeine/src/player-parts/xine-part/kxinewidget.cpp kaffeine-0.8.5/kaffeine/src/player-parts/xine-part/kxinewidget.cpp
--- base-kaffeine/kaffeine/src/player-parts/xine-part/kxinewidget.cpp	2007-11-08 11:48:23.000000000 +0200
+++ kaffeine-0.8.5/kaffeine/src/player-parts/xine-part/kxinewidget.cpp	2007-11-07 22:54:17.000000000 +0200
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 #include <cmath>
 
 #include "kxinewidget.h"
+#include "kaffeinepart.h"
 
 #ifdef HAVE_XINERAMA
 #include <X11/extensions/Xinerama.h>
@@ -762,6 +763,12 @@
 			parentWidget()->resize(m_newParentSize);
 			break;
 		}
+		case XINE_MSG_ENCRYPTED_SOURCE:
+		{
+			if (KaffeinePart::installDistroCodec(this, "xine-engine", "ffmpeg"))
+				return;
+
+		}
 		default: break;
 	}
 }
@@ -1918,6 +1925,14 @@
 		return;
 	}
 
+	if (!xine_get_stream_info(m_xineStream, XINE_STREAM_INFO_AUDIO_HANDLED) ||
+		!xine_get_stream_info(m_xineStream, XINE_STREAM_INFO_VIDEO_HANDLED))
+	{
+	   errorOut("No codecs to handle media");
+	   sendXineError();
+	   return;
+	}
+
 	/**** use visualization ? ****/
 #ifndef USE_QT_ONLY
 	unwireAudioFilters();
@@ -2136,6 +2151,9 @@
 		case XINE_ERROR_NO_INPUT_PLUGIN:
 		case XINE_ERROR_NO_DEMUX_PLUGIN:
 		{
+			if (m_trackURL.startsWith("dvd:/") && KaffeinePart::installDistroCodec(this, "xine-engine", "ffmpeg"))
+			    return;
+
 			error = i18n("No plugin found to handle this resource") + " " + addInfo;
 			break;
 		}
@@ -2156,6 +2174,13 @@
 		}
 		default:
 		{
+		    	if (!xine_get_stream_info(m_xineStream, XINE_STREAM_INFO_AUDIO_HANDLED) || 
+				!xine_get_stream_info(m_xineStream, XINE_STREAM_INFO_VIDEO_HANDLED))
+			{
+				if (KaffeinePart::installDistroCodec(this, "xine-engine", "ffmpeg"))
+					return;
+			}
+
 			error = i18n("Generic error") + " (" + m_trackURL + ")";
 			break;
 		}