Can linux play M4a/mp4?

love_academy · 07-31-2005, 07:47 AM

Hello,

I'd just like to know if anybody knows how i can get linux to play mp4's? As i understand it, you can "assign" a music-program to play a particular format, e.g, mp4, ..but so far i have had no luck getting any of the Mandriva music software to play them. Any idea what i must do?

Boow · 07-31-2005, 05:47 PM

xmms can do it download faad2 read the readme and install files. mplayer can play mp4/aac files to. post back let me know how it goes.

linuxxer8 · 12-14-2008, 02:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Boow

xmms can do it download faad2 read the readme and install files. mplayer can play mp4/aac files to. post back let me know how it goes.

I got linux(i don't know what version) and i got mplayer but i can't play .mp4 files .
I get this error:
Cannot find codec for audio format 0x6134706D
Please help me
And i downloaded faad2 but it's an .exe file and only windows can open it

XavierP · 12-14-2008, 03:27 PM

Linuxxer8 - to find out your version of Linux, run the following command in a terminal:

Code:

cat /etc/*version* /etc/*release*

and post back the results. We should be able to point you to the correct install file and method. And welcome to LQ

linuxxer8 · 12-15-2008, 09:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by XavierP

Linuxxer8 - to find out your version of Linux, run the following command in a terminal:

Code:

cat /etc/*version* /etc/*release*

and post back the results. We should be able to point you to the correct install file and method. And welcome to LQ

Result:

Code:

[user@localhost home]$ cat /etc/*version* /etc/*release*
cat: /etc/*version*: No such file or directory
Fedora release 8 (Werewolf)
Linpus Linux Lite v1.0.13.E
cat: /etc/lsb-release.d: Is a directory
Fedora release 8 (Werewolf)
Fedora release 8 (Werewolf)

Oh and I got an Acer AspireOne laptop.

soti · 12-15-2008, 11:59 AM

Maybe you should check if the win32 codecs for mplayer are installed. I don't know Fedora, but you can use the package manager to check and if it is not installed then install it. Good luck!

linuxxer8 · 12-17-2008, 08:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by soti

Maybe you should check if the win32 codecs for mplayer are installed.

How?

Quote:

Originally Posted by soti

I don't know Fedora, but you can use the package manager to check and if it is not installed then install it. Good luck!

Where can i download it?

jay73 · 12-17-2008, 08:20 AM

http://www.mjmwired.net/resources/mjm-fedora-f8.html