Ok I'm trying to install the plugin for Mplayer onto Mozilla Firefox on my Fedora Core 3 system. I have the file and I've tried installing it several times but everytime it comes back telling me that Mplayer isn't installed. Which is crazy cause I'm using it right now. I have no idea where to head from here and would appreicate any help I can get on this.

whats the exact error? also you should check out the gxine firefox/mozilla plugin ( I personall like it alot better since I feel you have more control over the media but thats my opinion).

The exact error that comes up is

"rpm -iv mplayerplug-in-2.75-0.FC3.i386.rpm
error: Failed dependencies:
mplayer > 0.90 is needed by mplayerplug-in-2.75-0.FC3.i386"

and I have Mplayer 1.0

as far as Xine I can't even get that installed
but that's for another topic

can you use yum to install it?
also did you compile mplayer or was it another rpm?

Mplayer I compiled and as far as a yum I have no idea what that is.

if you compiled it, and didn't make an rpm and install it the rpm (the program) has no idea that it exist on the system. yum is a package manager that works on FC and automagically resolves dependencies and such.

Well you got me a little further. With a pretty similar result.

" yum install mplayerplug-in-2.75-0.FC3.i386.rpm
Setting up Install Process
Setting up Repo: base
repomd.xml 100% |=========================| 1.1 kB 00:00
Setting up Repo: updates-released
http://fedora-mirror.dkuug.dk/linux/...ta/repomd.xml: [Errno 4] IOError: HTTP Error 404: Not Found
Trying other mirror.
repomd.xml 100% |=========================| 951 B 00:00
Reading repository metadata in from local files
primary.xml.gz 100% |=========================| 797 kB 00:02
MD Read : ################################################## 2623/2623
base : ################################################## 2622/2622
primary.xml.gz 100% |=========================| 214 kB 00:00
MD Read : ################################################## 506/506
updates-re: ################################################## 506/506
Examining mplayerplug-in-2.75-0.FC3.i386.rpm: mplayerplug-in - 2.75-0.FC3.i386
Marking mplayerplug-in-2.75-0.FC3.i386.rpm to be installed
Resolving Dependencies
--> Populating transaction set with selected packages. Please wait.
---> Package mplayerplug-in.i386 0:2.75-0.FC3 set to be installed
--> Running transaction check
--> Processing Dependency: mplayer > 0.90 for package: mplayerplug-in
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
Error: missing dep: mplayer > 0.90 for pkg mplayerplug-in"

Well you could *try* (NOTE: I do not know if this will work -- but it should) passing the --nodeps option to rpm so it won't check for depends........

No I just got a feedback list with possible uses of the RPM command.
It might be an issue of where I picked up the plugin.
I used this site http://mplayerplug-in.sourceforge.net/

you mean like:

rpm -Uvh mplayerplugin..........rpm --nodeps

do:

rpm --help | grep nodeps

since you compiled mplayer you should go ahead and compile the plugin also.

also, what errors are you having with xine? ( It kinda sucks cause I think mplayer is the better program but the xine plugins (totem and gxine) are the better plugins...just can't win)

You kind of lost me on the first post

and With Xine I can't get the library to install but I have an idea on how to solve that
I'm trying it as we speak

on the mplayerplugin sourceforge site, the first download is the source file for it. download it and ./configure, & make move mplayerplugin.so to $HOME/.mplayer/plugins

The plugin is in and working. I should of gone with the source from the start.
I can see where it has buffering problems with some file types.

All that's between me and the vast internet media now is a fight with Xine.
If what I'm trying doesn't work you'll see a topic on that too.

post back if xine gives you any problems