how do you play mpeg files on redhat 9?? pelase explain it simple because i am a noob.

one option is installing mplayerhq from mplayerhq.hu but I haven't succeeded in installing it due to a few dependencies failing to compile.

theres two options, mplayer or xine... i prefer mplayer.. go to http://www.mplayerhq.hu/homepage/design6/dload.html and download one of the source files... To install:
1)go to your CLI (Command Line Interface) which should be konsole, xterm or something like that
2)go to the directory using this syntax | cd <dir> | cd .. (goto previous directory) and use the command ls to view whats in your current directory
3)type tar -zxvf "filename"
4)it will create a folder, cd into that folder
5)type ./configure
6)type make
7)type su and enter password for r00t
8)type make install

now in the command line, there should be a command mplayer, have fun!

i did that here is what it says
[QUOTE] [Detected cache-line size is 64 bytes
CPUflags: MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 1 3DNow2: 1 SSE: 1 SSE2: 0
Compiled for x86 CPU with extensions: MMX MMX2 3DNow 3DNowEx SSE

Reading config file /usr/local/etc/mplayer/mplayer.conf: No such file or directory
Reading config file /root/.mplayer/config
Reading /root/.mplayer/codecs.conf: Can't open '/root/.mplayer/codecs.conf': No such file or directory
Reading /usr/local/etc/mplayer/codecs.conf: Can't open '/usr/local/etc/mplayer/codecs.conf': No such file or directory
Using built-in default codecs.conf
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 VCD (Video CD) track from device instead of plain file
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 -vop expand

* * * SEE THE MAN PAGE FOR DETAILS, FURTHER (ADVANCED) OPTIONS AND KEYS * * *
/QUOTE]

now what, is there a gui??

You can add a rpm for XMMS so that it will play mp3's. This is available at http://www.icewalkers.com/download/L...ayer/1976/dls/

Note: i had to install by
rpm -i --force xmms-1.2.7-21.i386.rpm

Hope this is helpful

Jeff Smith

ps: when you start XMMS again you have to clear your playlist and readd all your songs to it

do you have any ideas how to install the addons for mplayer, for example the gui and some more codecs??

I have noida but XMMS comes with Red Hat Gnome if you chose to install it. I would update that and use that. I'm not familiar with mplayer but I did use mp3blaster until I ffound this patch. mp3blaster is a weak commandline mp3player and didn't even have a gui addon. It might be the same with mplayer. The easiest solution, I believe, would just be to update X Media Player as described before.

Jeff Smith

I don't know if you want to compile them, but I downloaded the rpms which made life easy.

I am running version 0.90, so I downloaded the following packages.

mplayer-0.90-1.i386.rpm
mplayer-0.90-1.i386.rpm
mplayer-0.90-1.i386.rpm
mplayer-0.90-1.i386.rpm

The packages have circular dependecies (except the skins I think) so you need to install them all simultaneously with the following command (logged in as root)

rpm -Uvh mplayer-0.90-1.i386.rpm mplayer-0.90-1.i386.rpm mplayer-0.90-1.i386.rpm mplayer-0.90-1.i386.rpm

After that you should have a helpful mplayer icon somewhere in your panel.
If not, run the gui with the command gmplayer from a console

thanks it worked