I'm using Suse 9.2 and I'm trying to install mplayer...I've downloaded
MPlayer-1.0pre6a-pm.2.src.rpm but dont know where to go from here and I'm not even sure its the right package. Any help?

man rpm

rpm -i package

It just gave me these warnings:

did you su to root?

well anyway, use YaST:

1. click on choose new installation source and add:

HTTP
Server: "packman.iu-bremen.de"
Directory: "suse/9.2"

2. ensure to bring this source on the top

3. click on install / remove software

4. search for mplayer, you'll have 2 results, check them both

5. click on install (it will tell you an additional dependency, just proceed)

there you go.

thanks, dumb question, but I cant seem to play my dvd...how wo I do that?

mplayer dvd://1

Get the Mplayer .tar.gz source file. Source rpms are for making rpm's again, but for the specific system. You want just source.tar.gz or .tar.bz2. While you are on the Mplayer site get a skin and a font and windows-all codec package. You have to install the windows codecs first. You install source by or <bunzip2 Mplayer*.bz2> or <gunzip Mplayer*.gz> then <tar xvf Mplayer*.tar> then <cd Mplayer*> and don't actually type <>. Once you are in the source directory type <./configure> and read what comes out. For the windows codecs everything should be ok. They just go into /usr/local/win32 and sit there. So make the binaries by typing <make> and install them by typing <make install>, or you can read README. Do the same thing for windows codecs all, but do it first, before Mplayer. When you do <./configure> for Mplayer, take a look at what is missing and install it from the SuSE CD using Yast2 install and remove software. If SuSE doesn't have the packages you need, you'll need to goto http colon slash slash www dot rpmfind dot net and type the name of the file Mplayer needs and see what rpm's come up to find out the package it is from. You can then look on the SuSE CD for that package. There is no Mplayer in any SuSE 9 distro, so there are no SuSE rpm's. Mplayer is hard to install anyway. It's the best, but difficult to install. You might consider a xine based player.

I'm all about building things from source, but the setup you describe in a system managed by RPM is a disaster waiting to happen ...

Get the source RPMs and do it the right way. You'll be glad you did later.

If you have dropped frames when playing a DVD, don't forget that you should have DMA enabled on your DVD drive. Otherwise, it may not be fast enough for playing DVDs.

try this link: http://packman.iu-bremen.de/suse/ add it to your Yast install list, then go to install/remove software under yast, search for mplayer. Tell me it's not there, I've installed it this way twice.

P.S. It resolves all the dependencies for you.

Also look for xine there - it is an excellent video player engine with a colorful choice of GUI's (kaffeine, kmplayer, xine-ui... to name a few).
But before you install anything, I would recommend to uninstall xine libs and kaffeine rpms that come with Suse, they don't play much but cause all sorts of problems. And don't forget to install codec packages and css2 DVD encription library. Unfortunately you will not find the last one on the bremen site (due to German legal reasons), so you'll have to look elsewhere.

Just to share a thought - I have never had such a pleasent experience with playing various video files on a Windows machine as I have on my Linux box (all thanks to the xine engine and free codecs).

Hi there,

Glad to see this thread. I also have a SuSE 9.2 Pro on a P4 1.7Mhz 256MB of RAM.
I compiled mplayer from sources, it works fine but I am unable to run <gmplayer> (if it rings any bell).

I get these errors:
MPlayer 1.0pre6-3.3.4 (C) 2000-2004 MPlayer Team
CPU: Intel (Family: 8, Stepping: 10)
Detected cache-line size is 64 bytes
CPUflags: MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 0 3DNow2: 0 SSE: 1 SSE2: 1
Compiled for x86 CPU with extensions: MMX MMX2 SSE SSE2
vo: X11 running at 1280x1024 with depth 16 and 16 bpp (":0.0" => local display)
Linux RTC init error in ioctl (rtc_irqp_set 1024): Inappropriate ioctl for device
Try adding "echo 1024 > /proc/sys/dev/rtc/max-user-freq" to your system startupscripts.
Setting up LIRC support...
mplayer: could not connect to socket
mplayer: Permission denied
Failed to open LIRC support.
You will not be able to use your remote control.
[skin] file ( /usr/local/share/mplayer/Skin/default/skin ) not found.
Skin not found (default).

I visited the link http://packman.iu-bremen.de/suse/9.2/
How do I add it to the YaST install list? Also, which folder should I use: i386? i586? i686?

Any hint would be appreciated,
Adrian

The link that you refer to is to be used as a Yast source (not for manual download). Open Yast -> Change Source of Installation -> Add -> HTTP

server: packman.iu-bremen.de
directory: suse/9.2

Now install the software as usual via Yast.

For manual download, visit http://packman.links2linux.org/

Works like a charm
Thx a lot.

I mean, the installation works like a charm...

gmplayer still wouldn't work...

I get the same error messages like above.

Could anyone point me into the right direction?
Thanks,
Adrian