Ok, so here it is....
Lenny
My apologies for the confusion.
Yes the goal is to install vlc 0.9.0-svn with h264 support.
Currently I have to use the vlc nightlies to get that done.
I was also told on the vlc forum that I should use the src and build it myself.
I was also told I had to install the newest source for ffmpeg to enable h264 as well. I did that and the printout told me h264 was now supported.
I have also tried installing vlc through apt-get but it did not support h264 either. This is why I was trying to get qt4 installed as I think h264 use it. I may be wrong on that though...
So at this point I am ready to scrap the system which has installs from sarge, etch, sid, etc...
I am thinking I should reinstall Etch this time and only use Etch repos.
For me finding the and using the repos is the hardest part, which is probably a breeze for most.
Here is my current source.list
Though I used others at one point
Code:
# /etc/apt/sources.list
# Sun's Java is now in the Official Debian Unstable non-free repo.
# The AMD-64 repositories from Debian are now in the normal Sid repos.
# I run Debian Sid, however this list covers Stable, Testing and Sid
# please use only the repos that apply to your release.
###########
## Sid ####
###########
#####(My Debian Sid/Sidux sources.list)###########
# Unstable Sid
deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian/ unstable main contrib non-free
# Unstable Sources
deb-src http://http.us.debian.org/debian/ unstable main contrib non-free
# sidux http://sidux.com/files/misc/sources.list
deb http://sidux.com/debian/ sid main contrib non-free firmware fix.main fix.contrib fix.non-free
deb-src http://sidux.com/debian/ sid main contrib non-free firmware fix.main fix.contrib fix.non-free
#xadras sidux repo -siduxcc, autostart,sidux-kio,klamp
deb http://62.75.168.124/sidux binary/
# Marillat Mirror
deb http://debian.three-dimensional.net/debian-multimedia/ unstable main
deb-src http://debian.three-dimensional.net/debian-multimedia/ unstable main
# Compiz Fusion for Debian Sid/sidux
# For more info see: http://www.linuxsmokersclub.com/?p=95
# deb http://download.tuxfamily.org/shames/debian-sid/desktopfx/unstable/ ./
# Beryl-svn daily repo for Debian Sid/sidux Beryl is dead please see cf.
############### End Sid sources.list ##################
#######################
## Multi-media Repos ##
#######################
# Marillat For info visit http://www.debian-multimedia.org
# Unstable
#deb http://www.debian-multimedia.org sid main
#deb-src http://www.debian-multimedia.org sid main
# Experimental
# deb http://www.debian-multimedia.org experimental main
# RareWares/Debian Multi-Media Repository for Unstable
# Info http://www.rarewares.org/debian.html
deb http://www.rarewares.org/debian/packages/unstable/ ./
# RareWares/Debian Multi-Media Repository for Unstable - Experimental Staging
deb http://www.rarewares.org/debian/packages/experimental/ ./
#VLC's latest packaged version is always in the official Debian unstable branch.
#However you should still use our apt-get line if you need libdvdcss:
deb http://download.videolan.org/pub/videolan/debian sid main
deb-src http://download.videolan.org/pub/videolan/debian sid main
#Vlc [nightly builds], add:
#deb http://nightlies.videolan.org/build/sid-i386/arch ./ , to #/etc/apt/sources.list [/sid-amd64/ for 64-bit];
#then: gpg --keyserver #wwwkeys.eu.pgp.net --recv-keys AA5F4DE6
#&& apt-key add /root/.gnupg/pubring.gpg
# My Media System http://mymediasystem.org/
# deb http://www.prodeia.de/mms/sid binary/
# deb-src http://www.prodeia.de/mms source/
# Tovid http://tovid.wikia.com/wiki/Installing_tovid/Debian
# deb http://tovid.sourceforge.net/download/debian unstable contrib
# deb-src http://tovid.sourceforge.net/download/debian unstable contrib
# Google software repository http://www.google.com/linuxrepositories/apt.html
# deb http://dl.google.com/linux/deb/ stable non-free
# IVTV #
# deb http://dl.ivtvdriver.org/ubuntu/ edgy ivtv
# deb-src http://dl.ivtvdriver.org/ubuntu/ edgy ivtv
# Debians semi-official multimedia repo.
deb http://mirror.home-dn.net/debian-multimedia/ stable main
# This Repo contains misc stuff, some is outdated, but in the last time I noticed updates made to the repo.
deb http://ftp.debian-unofficial.org/debian/ stable main contrib non-free restricted
####################
## Debian Testing ##
####################
# Testing
#deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ testing main contrib non-free
#deb-src http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ testing main contrib non-free
#Testing Security updates
#deb http://security.debian.org/ testing/updates main contrib
#deb-src http://security.debian.org/ testing/updates main contrib
##################
## Experimental ##
##################
# Debian experimental
#deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ experimental main contrib non-free
# Debian experimental kernels #
# deb http://kernel-archive.buildserver.net/debian-kernel/ trunk main
###################
## Stable Etch ####
###################
# Wine
# Debian Etch (4.0):
#sudo wget http://wine.budgetdedicated.com/apt/sources.list.d/etch.list -O #/etc/apt/sources.list.d/winehq.list
#Stable
deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian/ stable main contrib non-free
#Stable Sources
deb-src http://http.us.debian.org/debian/ stable main contrib non-free
#Security Updates Stable
#deb http://security.debian.org/ stable/updates main contrib non-free
# Debian Stable Backports
# For information visit
# http://www.backports.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=instructions
# If you need the backports key, try
# gpg --recv-keys 16BA136C
# gpg --export |apt-key add -
deb http://www.backports.org/debian etch-backports main contrib non-free
# Debian Unofficial Repository
# For more info visit http://debian-unofficial.org/
deb http://ftp.debian-unofficial.org/debian stable main contrib non-free restricted
deb-src http://ftp.debian-unofficial.org/debian stable main contrib non-free restricted
# Backports of various packages for Debian 4.0 Etch
# Updated versions of Firefox and Thunderbird
# For more information visit http://debian.stdout.at/
# deb http://debian.stdout.at/ ./
######### End of suggested Stable repos ###########
########################
### EXTERNAL SOURCES ###
########################
## Desktops ###
# Debian's XFCE Group http://pkg-xfce.alioth.debian.org/
# deb http://debian.corsac.net unstable/
# deb-src http://debian.corsac.net unstable/
# ROX Desktop
# For info see: http://rox.sourceforge.net/desktop/node/86
# deb ftp://ftp.berlios.de/pub/rox4debian binary/
# Enlightenment E17
# gpg --keyserver wwwkeys.eu.pgp.net --recv-keys 7E5D69A103CA4243
# deb http://www.edevelop.org/debian unstable main
# LG3D - Project Looking Glass
# deb http://javadesktop.org/lg3d/debian stable contrib
# deb http://javadesktop.org/lg3d/debian testing contrib
# deb http://javadesktop.org/lg3d/debian unstable contrib
## Web Browsers ###
# Swiftfox - Firefox builds for your CPU
# deb http://getswiftfox.com/builds/debian unstable non-free
# The Opera Web Browser Official packages.
# Etch/Sid packages are available: http://www.opera.com/
### Example apt source configuration (uncomment the version you want)
# Opera Browser - Production release
#deb http://deb.opera.com/opera/ stable non-free
#deb http://deb.opera.com/opera/ testing non-free
#deb http://deb.opera.com/opera/ unstable non-free
# Opera Browser - Beta release
#deb http://deb.opera.com/opera-beta/ stable non-free
#deb http://deb.opera.com/opera-beta/ testing non-free
#deb http://deb.opera.com/opera-beta/ unstable non-free
### Miscellaneous ###
# Star Control II - The Ur Quan Masters A really cool game!!
# deb http://uqm.debian.net/ unstable/
# Official site for latest version of Skype.
# deb http://download.skype.com/linux/repos/debian/ stable non-free
# TOR http://wiki.noreply.org/noreply/TheOnionRouter/TorOnDebian
# deb http://mirror.noreply.org/pub/tor sid main
# deb-src http://mirror.noreply.org/pub/tor sid main
#wine
# deb http://wine.sourceforge.net/apt/ binary/
# Unofficial Debian packages
# http://packages.kirya.net/
# deb http://packages.kirya.net/debian/ unstable main contrib non-free
# deb-src http://packages.kirya.net/debian/ unstable main contrib non-free
# X drivers for sis vga chips.Unstable (sid).
# deb http://www.winischhofer.net/sis/debian/unstable/ ./
# deb-src http://www.winischhofer.net/sis/debian/unstable/ ./
# ndsiwraper wireless driver
# deb http://ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net/debian/ ./
deb http://snapshot.debian.net/archive pool glib2.0
deb-src http://snapshot.debian.net/archive pool glib2.0
I dont't mind strating over if I'm learing something.
I'll wait to hear back before I do anything drastic.
