I am an absolute newbie to Linux, but want to move from Windows and trying to learn....
I recently installed Mandriva 2006 and generally all is working.
However I can't see any streaming video in Firefox.
For example, when trying to watch video on cnn.com I get a popup that tells me you need Windows Media Player.
The Windows Media Player site tells me there is no Linux version (could have expected that....)
On my own website, where I show some family videos using wvx, I also get an announcement that a plugin is missing, and when I click it, I get the answer that no suitable plugins were found....
How do I see streaming video in wmv and wvx in Firefox?
I read on several places about Mplayer, but as a standalone player to watch movies etc. Those kind of programs already exist in Mandriva 2006.
I need a plugin for Firefox, capable of showing streaming wvx and wmv. (AND instructions of how to install such a thing....!!)
Any help would be greatly appreciated. (And please don't send RTFM, if I would know where to find the manualon this topic I would have read it.....)
Yossi Pelleg

Install Mplayer from a package or from source. Here is the source.
http://www4.mplayerhq.hu./homepage/design7/news.html
http://www4.mplayerhq.hu./homepage/d...info.html#docs
http://www4.mplayerhq.hu./homepage/design7/dload.html

Install the codecs that you want to use.

Then install Mplayer plugin for Mozilla/Firefox.
http://plugindoc.mozdev.org/linux.html

You can also use Xine and it's plugin. I never have so I'll leave that to someone else.

You need to have a media player with codecs installed and the browser plugin installed.

OK, Thanks.
I installed Mplayer and Mplayerplugin and the codecs.
Now, on several sites everything is fine, I get the Mplayerplugin logo and the video works fine.
Then again, on other sites, and particularly the big news sites such as CNN and CBSNews, nothing happens. Although I don't get the "missing plugin" screen, I also don't get the Mplayerplugin logo. The embedded video area stays black (and in CBS also says "loading") but nothing happens. Why is that? What's different on those sites and what can I configure to make it work?

Thanks,
Yossi Pelleg