dvd player

dannyl · 10-07-2005, 12:32 PM

I just installed Slack 10.2 with the 2.6.13 kernel and now I can't make Mplayer or Xine play dvds. I re-installed libdvdcss and libdvdread from Linuxpackages.net, what I am wondering, since I'm now using 2.6.13 kernel, do I need to recompile everything from source instead of using precompiled packages? Xine still says it cannot open dvd no mrl.

uselpa · 10-07-2005, 01:29 PM

You may need to check your Xine setup, especially the media tab.

urka58 · 10-07-2005, 03:03 PM

If logged as root you can watch DVDs, include yourself as "normal user" in disk group.
Hope this helps
Ciao

dannyl · 10-07-2005, 04:19 PM

Thanks for quick replies. I have added user to audio and video groups plus disk, cdrom, etc. An update, I set hdparm -d 1 on dvd now Xine will play dvd but still jerky and audio sync is off. Must be some problems with system settings. This is an older system and I forgot where the manual for the motherboard is stored.

Still can't get Mplayer to work at all. Will try one more time to install from source, though I have never been very lucky that way. Must be some simple instructions somewhere. Just haven't found them yet.

KMcD · 10-10-2005, 02:39 AM

run xine-check in a terminal, if there's a prob it'll tell you.

atnonis · 10-10-2005, 10:31 AM

Hello!

type
$ ldd `which mplayer`

to see if you have the libraries needed by mplayer to work.
if a lib is missing you can find it by googling or searching linuxpackages.net

Antonis

dannyl · 10-10-2005, 06:58 PM

typing that command gives me ./no such file . I tryed it in every directory that had mplayer components.

xine-check says everything should work. Trying to run mplayer, all I get is the cursor bouncing up and down for a while then nothing happens.

uselpa · 10-11-2005, 01:18 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by dannyl
Trying to run mplayer, all I get is the cursor bouncing up and down for a while then nothing happens.

Instead of starting mplayer from your GUI, try starting it from a bash prompt and tell us if you get a message.

shilo · 10-11-2005, 03:17 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by atnonis

type
$ ldd `which mplayer`

Quote:

Originally posted by dannyl

ldd 'which mplayer'

Look very carefully. These are not the same thing. You used single-quotes. It was recommended that you use back-ticks. There is a HUGE difference.

p.s. Follow the above advice. Run "xine-check"

atnonis · 10-11-2005, 04:46 AM

Hello

Can you please explain us the difference between '' and `` !?

Antonis

dannyl · 10-11-2005, 09:46 AM

I ran xine-check, it showed no discrepencies. I will try running ldd `which mplayer` when I get home. Thanks to Shilo for pointing out the discrepency in typing the command. I did not notice the difference. Also I will try running mplayer from the command line to see if I get an error.

shilo · 10-11-2005, 02:28 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by atnonis
Hello

Can you please explain us the difference between '' and `` !?

Antonis

`which mplayer` means the output of running the command "which mplayer". Using single quotes means the literal "which mplayer".

dannyl · 10-11-2005, 05:53 PM

ok I finally got home. ldd`which mplayer` lists the following as not found:
libdv.so.4
libtheora.so.0
libdivxdecore.so.0
libmp3lame.so.0
libpolyp-0.7.so.0
libpolyp-error-0.7.so.0
libpolyp-mainloop-0.7.so.0

Are these all part of a single package or will I have to search for each one individually??

Thanks again for your help.