mplayer install problem
hi, all
i'm not sure if i asked the question in the right forum since i couldn't find a dedicated Xandros forum. ok, here it is: i want to find an easy way to install mplayer on my Xandros 3.0 box. but when i type 'apt-get' command, it yields no result. here's the output from command prompt: xandros:/home/erdos# apt-get update Hit http://xnv3.xandros.com xandros3.0-xn/main Packages Ign http://xnv3.xandros.com xandros3.0-xn/main Release Hit http://xnv3.xandros.com xandros3.0-xn/contrib Packages Ign http://xnv3.xandros.com xandros3.0-xn/contrib Release Hit http://xnv3.xandros.com xandros3.0-xn/non-free Packages Ign http://xnv3.xandros.com xandros3.0-xn/non-free Release Reading Package Lists... Done xandros:/home/erdos# apt-get install mplayer Reading Package Lists... Done Building Dependency Tree... Done E: Couldn't find package mplayer xandros:/home/erdos# apt-get install MPlayer Reading Package Lists... Done Building Dependency Tree... Done E: Couldn't find package MPlayer xandros:/home/erdos# could anyone tell me if i am on the right path? thanks |
I'm not familiar with Xandros (I'm a Debian user myself), but if Xandros uses deb packages, you might want to try to compile MPlayer from source.
The source of MPlayer contains a Debian directory with debian rules which makes it extremely easy to create a .deb package from the source code. You can install this .deb file with 'dpkg -i'. MPlayer isn't in the official debian repositories (and probably not in Xandros's repositories looking at your post), that's why I figured out to compile it myself. I have to do a search on which command to use to build the .deb file from source (I have it in a text file on my Debian machine, but I'm not at home right now, so I can't look it up). I'm sure I've posted it in this forum a while ago. |
Yeah, but there are repositories that hold other programs, so adding one of them to your sources.list should work.
Chaeck these out http://www1.apt-get.org/search.php?q...arch%5B%5D=all |
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@JW2328,
Yes, I know that there are repositories which have the MPlayer package. But MPlayer is changing really fast. I had a problem with it a while ago (it was a standard release) and it was solved in the CVS version. That's why I compile MPlayer about every week to get the latest CVS version. If you want to use a standard package, that's fine. If you want to compile it yourself, that's fine too. I just wanted to point out that it is really easy to compile MPlayer yourself on a Debian system. Just use the method that serves your needs best. |
hi,
i downloaded mplayer binaries from its website and compiled it with GUI feature enabled but 'gmplayer' fails to start...any ideas? xandros:/home/erdos/software/MPlayer-20050527# gmplayer MPlayer dev-CVS-050527-00:00-3.3.5 (C) 2000-2005 MPlayer Team CPU: Intel Celeron 2/Pentium III Tualatin (Family: 6, Stepping: 1) Detected cache-line size is 32 bytes CPUflags: MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 0 3DNow2: 0 SSE: 1 SSE2: 0 Compiled for x86 CPU with extensions: MMX MMX2 SSE Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server Xlib: No protocol specified vo: couldn't open the X11 display (:0.0)! MPlayer GUI requires X11. Usage: mplayer [options] [url|path/]filename Basic options: (complete list in the man page) -vo <drv[:dev]> select video output driver & device ('-vo help' for a list) -ao <drv[:dev]> select audio output driver & device ('-ao help' for a list) vcd://<trackno> play (S)VCD (Super Video CD) track (raw device, no mount) dvd://<titleno> play DVD title from device instead of plain file -alang/-slang select DVD audio/subtitle language (by 2-char country code) -ss <timepos> seek to given (seconds or hh:mm:ss) position -nosound do not play sound -fs fullscreen playback (or -vm, -zoom, details in the man page) -x <x> -y <y> set display resolution (for use with -vm or -zoom) -sub <file> specify subtitle file to use (also see -subfps, -subdelay) -playlist <file> specify playlist file -vid x -aid y select video (x) and audio (y) stream to play -fps x -srate y change video (x fps) and audio (y Hz) rate -pp <quality> enable postprocessing filter (details in the man page) -framedrop enable frame dropping (for slow machines) Basic keys: (complete list in the man page, also check input.conf) <- or -> seek backward/forward 10 seconds up or down seek backward/forward 1 minute pgup or pgdown seek backward/forward 10 minutes < or > step backward/forward in playlist p or SPACE pause movie (press any key to continue) q or ESC stop playing and quit program + or - adjust audio delay by +/- 0.1 second o cycle OSD mode: none / seekbar / seekbar + timer * or / increase or decrease PCM volume z or x adjust subtitle delay by +/- 0.1 second r or t adjust subtitle position up/down, also see -vf expand * * * SEE THE MAN PAGE FOR DETAILS, FURTHER (ADVANCED) OPTIONS AND KEYS * * * xandros:/home/erdos/software/MPlayer-20050527# |
MasterC may be able to help from a previous post:
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/history/85529 KC |
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