Xine playback in Drake 9.1

GotRoot? · 07-11-2003, 02:59 PM

Having a small problem with video playback... I'm using Mandrake 9.1 on a Dell laptop. When I try to play back video files (specifically .wmv Windows media files) I hear sound, but the output is just a blue box, nothing more. Should I try mplayer, or does this sound to anyone like a configuration problem on my system? Any assistance is greatly appreciated...

Thanks!
--Rich--

acid_kewpie · 07-11-2003, 03:03 PM

sounds like you've not got the right codecs, which i *think* should be in te w32codec pack. but of course mplayer is much nicer.

GotRoot? · 07-11-2003, 03:06 PM

Yeah, had a feeling it could be a codec issue... I haven't tried any other video file formats as of yet. I'm going to install mplayer and give that a shot too...

Thanks for the info!
--Rich--

håkon · 07-15-2003, 08:14 AM

I have both, mplayer and xine installed. Today I was watching a movie, I closed MPlayer, and opened it again. Then there was just the blue screen. Same thing with Xine.
Its kinda not cool? Anyone got any tips? Its not a codec problem since it has worked fine just until a couple of minutes ago. And I haven't changed a single setting, it just happened.

[edit]Reboot fixed it. Computers are strange