How do I get Windows Streaming Video to run in Mandriva Discovery 2007

BiPolarPenguin · 02-10-2007, 11:07 PM

I've used Mandriva ONE 2007, and Loved it, I don't mind the few extra bucks for Discovery over the FREE Version, One already had the 3D Acceleration I wanted without having to install the Prop drivers myself.
As I had to do with so many other distro's.

It just made installing a little eaiser for me thats all.
So to me it was worthe the MONEY...

My question is this HOW DO I get Windows Streaming Video to run off of internet sites?

I've tried installing MPlayer and all it's Various Plugins.
I can get the Sound but NO VIDEO...

...

I've tried KPlayer by itself, and I get need additional Plugins, And no sound either...

I use to use Ubuntu and it was a real pain to get Streaming Video to work, although I did it many times.

Mepis worked out of the box for the Most part with a little TWEAKING.

And Freespires did without a Prob out of the box...

Could anyone PLEASE Tell me the files in Mandriva's RPM repo's I need to get my Streaming Video to work, as it should?

Thanks to all for ANY and ALL Suggestions.

sn68 · 02-11-2007, 11:40 AM

You can try the vlc player
skinned gui for vlc

ernie · 02-11-2007, 09:48 PM

Have you installed the wi32-codec package? If it is not included in the discovery pack, you can get it at the plf non-free media source.

To set up the plf sources, go to the Easy URPMI WEB site.

There you can also set up Internet sources for Main, Contrib, Main-Updates, Contrib-updates, Main-backports, Contrib-backports, plf free, plf free-backports, plf non-free, and plf non-free-backports.

This is not a perfect solution. Remember that Windows streaming video is a proprietary Microsoft technology, and has not been released to the Open Source community. Sorry if this is not what you wanted to hear.

When I get to a site that streams formats which I can not read without proprietary software such as IE or Windows Media Player, I send a message to the WEB master to remind that there are Millions of users on the WEB who do not use Windows, and that they should not ignore a 5% to 10% increase in potential market share. If enough of us Linux users take the time to do this, we will see less proprietary streaming video or audio on the WEB.

BiPolarPenguin · 02-12-2007, 02:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ernie

Have you installed the wi32-codec package? If it is not included in the discovery pack, you can get it at the plf non-free media source.

To set up the plf sources, go to the Easy URPMI WEB site.

There you can also set up Internet sources for Main, Contrib, Main-Updates, Contrib-updates, Main-backports, Contrib-backports, plf free, plf free-backports, plf non-free, and plf non-free-backports.

This is not a perfect solution. Remember that Windows streaming video is a proprietary Microsoft technology, and has not been released to the Open Source community. Sorry if this is not what you wanted to hear.

When I get to a site that streams formats which I can not read without proprietary software such as IE or Windows Media Player, I send a message to the WEB master to remind that there are Millions of users on the WEB who do not use Windows, and that they should not ignore a 5% to 10% increase in potential market share. If enough of us Linux users take the time to do this, we will see less proprietary streaming video or audio on the WEB.

POINT WELL TAKEN!!!

NEVER THOUGHT OF IT MYSELF...

From NOW ON I will be making sure to do this THANKS...