Xine error?

carlosinfl · 07-10-2004, 01:18 PM

I have a bunch of wmv videos on my Linux box that I try and watch - someone recommended "XINE" so I downloaded this app and tried to open the file and get some sort of codec error...???

What can XINE open? and is there a simple way to install wmv codec to XINE?

Riichard · 07-10-2004, 05:07 PM

You need to search for and install the xine-lib files
http://rpm.pbone.net/index.php3/stat/2/simple/2

Silverjam · 07-10-2004, 05:09 PM

Check out this:

http://www.xinehq.de/index.php/features

You might want to do it through a tarball (a.k.a. the hard way). It's not as tough as it sounds. If you get all the requirements, you'll get one heck of a player...

Cheers,
~Silverjam

carlosinfl · 07-10-2004, 06:00 PM

Thanks - However now my problem is that I used apt-get tool to install XINE and I have no idea where on my Linux box the actual program was installed in.

I need to know because I go to URL's that have multimedia to download and I get to options when i select the file - save or open and with what...I dont want to save every video I look at so I want to open using XINE but I must point to where XINE is and that I have no idea -

I hope that all made sence...

reddazz · 07-10-2004, 06:26 PM

Please see this thread it'll answer your codec question.

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...hreadid=200863