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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
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.
------------------------------------------------------------------
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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