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VLC LXDE+LENNY no video

After installation of LXDE and apt-get'ting VLC, I can't get my video
to show. Audio seems normal on mp4 play though.
lspci list my built in graphic as

Code:

Intel Corporation 82845G/GL[Brookdale-G]/GE Chipset Integrated Graphics Device (rev 03)

From here, I don't know how to proceed...

BTW: This is on another PC.

Go to the dollowing site and follow the instructions for installing codecs in Lenny. Debian does not include restricted extras by default.

http://www.debianadmin.com/dnx-simpl...ee-extras.html

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Originally Posted by rokytnji (Post 3888648)

Go to the dollowing site and follow the instructions for installing codecs in Lenny. Debian does not include restricted extras by default.

http://www.debianadmin.com/dnx-simpl...ee-extras.html

Followed the instruction on that linked:
When I typed this

Code:

user:/home/user# chmode +x dnx-lenny-0.1.sh

Got this:

Code:

E: Couldn't find package chmode

How did you download it? Via wget. or from http://mey-online.com.ar/dnx/dnx-lenny-0.1.sh

You can use your file manager which in lxde should be pcmanfm. I use the same file manager in AntiX. I just made a blank text file called rokytnji.sh . Right click on my new file and select properties. Then permissions. Then check the executable boxes. You also haven't given me much detail to work with in your last post. You haven't mentioned where you downloaded the script to or how you downloaded it. Just

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Followed the instruction on that linked:
When I typed this

Code:

user:/home/user# chmode +x dnx-lenny-0.1.sh

All that does is make the script executable. Which I mentioned above can be done using your file manager also.
Then

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Got this:

Code:

E: Couldn't find package chmode

Which is confusing at best.

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Change de permissions to made it executable:

# chmode +x dnx-lenny-0.1.sh

Which makes me wonder if you followed the link instructions correctly.
Like I said. You didn't give much to work with in above post on how you followed the link. Just I followed it and ran this command.

By the way. I run Icewm with pcmanfm with a dvdrom on my IBM T23 running AntiX 8.5rc3 and I was able to get nonfree plugins/codecs working in it using that site.

I just ran a test using that script again on a fresh install on my other Laptop. I am going to include a screenshot. To maybe give you a idea where you might have gone wrong. Hope this makes it more clear.

Attachment 2927

Attachment 2928

I don't use the java ice tea plugin as I have java jre6u18 installed already.

take a look at exxodles:
http://www.linuxquestions.org/blog/c...-mplayer-2092/

Code:

------------------------------------------------------------------

 Exoodles - Multimedia Installer - Version: 3.9.30 Date: 2010-02-19

------------------------------------------------------------------

The following are the available options for package installs. Please note that each

main application will also get all required codecs and libs added automatically, 

so there's no need to manually install the specific codecs unless you want to.



Exoodles believes that your Debian distribution level is: unstable

and will install packages using the package manager: apt-get



You can return to this main menu to pick from another group to install

more packages, then to exit, just hit the quit number and the script will exit.



There are 3 main types of programs, which will require libraries and packages from the

following desktops, or none, in the case of CLI tools. The amount of libraries required

varies application to application, but you will see what will be added for each package

and can decide whether to install it all or not.

QT/KDE; GTK/Gnome; CLI (command line tools). The script will note which applies. 



Check each subsection for complete package list. 

See exoodles -h for advanced setup help options for some applications.

------------------------------------------------------------------

1 - browsers-internet google chrome, opera, opera beta, java, flash, skype,

    acroread mozilla plugin, mplayer mozilla plugin, vlc mozilla plugin.



2 - codecs-plugins libdvdcss, ffmpeg, flac, gstreamer-plugins, lame, vorbis-tools, w32codecs

3 - editing-authoring brasero, k3b, k9copy, lxdvdrip, mencoder, qdvdauthor, xdvdshrink

4 - media-players-audio aqualung, amarok, audacious, banshee, gmusicbrowser, 

    quod-libet, streamtuner

5 - media-players-video mplayer, kaffeine, vlc, xine

6 - miscellaneous-media abcde, acroread, audacity, evince-gtk, Java, streamripper



7 - quit Exit script.

------------------------------------------------------------------

Please type the appropriate number and hit enter.

------------------------------------------------------------------

1) browsers-internet        4) media-players-audio        7) quit

2) codecs-plugins        5) media-players-video

3) editing-authoring        6) miscellaneous-media

Although vlc should play just about anything other than encrypted dvds, for that you need libdvdcss2 from the debian-multimedia.org repo or you can use the vlc repo.

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How did you download it? Via wget. or from http://mey-online.com.ar/dnx/dnx-lenny-0.1.sh

Via wget

user@user1:~$ gksu pcmanfm

** (gksu:6495): WARNING **: couldn't connect to dbus session bus: Failed to execute dbus-launch to autolaunch D-Bus session

Maybe there is something wrong with my system. I'll take a deeper look...
... and get back.
Thank you!

I think craigevils post may be a better way for you to go igsen. Give exxodles a try.

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Change de permissions to made it executable:

# chmode +x dnx-lenny-0.1.sh

Just to throw out there, since it doesn't seem to have been mentioned, this should be chmod not chmode.

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Originally Posted by reed9 (Post 3888721)

Just to throw out there, since it doesn't seem to have been mentioned, this should be chmod not chmode.

Thanks to reed9 I was able to get dnx script to work. Unfortunately, I still have video on a non showing status.
Please tell what should I look for next.

I would enable the Debian Multimedia repository and install ffmpeg from there. The version is the official repos has been stripped of non-free stuff. I'm not sure if the above posted scripts get you the unstripped ffmpeg or not.

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Originally Posted by reed9 (Post 3889032)

My Debian Multimedia repository is already enabled

Code:

$ sudo apt-get install ffmpeg

[sudo] password for user1: 

Reading package lists... Done

Building dependency tree      

Reading state information... Done

ffmpeg is already the newest version.

0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.

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My Debian Multimedia repository is already enabled

Double check the your version of libavcodec51 is from the multimedia repo as well.

Have you tried with other video players?

Can you install mplayer, open the video from the terminal and post any helpful output? Especially regarding encoding method?

For example, a mp4 video of mine shows

Code:

==========================================================================

Opening video decoder: [ffmpeg] FFmpeg's libavcodec codec family

Selected video codec: [ffh264] vfm: ffmpeg (FFmpeg H.264)

This is what appears on terminal when I run vlc:

Code:

user1/Desktop$ vlc somefile.mp4

VLC media player 0.8.6h Janus

[00000297] main decoder error: no suitable decoder module for fourcc `avc1'.

VLC probably does not support this sound or video format.

This file plays well in ubuntu box.Therefore file integrity is assured.