Suse 10.0 OSS multimedia problem

void_linux · 11-05-2005, 05:08 AM

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Originally posted by steffendenize
I would like to add myself to the pool of fustrated SUSE 10 multimedia people. I've had so much trouble trying to get the video audio part of the os to work that I actually completely stoped trying to get it to work 100%. For me it kind of an either or situation. Either I can watch video with sound or I can play my audio-cds. Sometimes it works, most of the time it don't.
I know this is not to much help, but I would just like to say that you are not the only one having trouble getting the multimedia part of suse10 to work properly. Hope you find a way to fix your problem.

Install the 3rd party software package manager, called "Smart". You can find it on Guru's web site. Then use it to update your multi-media.

I used to maintain complex lists of all the multimedia packages, the order to install, etc ... (since SuSE-8.x) to be assured of getting my SuSE Linux multimedia up to "state-of-the-art". As soon as I installed Smart, and got it running, I realized my lists were no longer needed, so I threw them out. Install Smart, work through its dependencies, and get it running. You won't regret it. (Its basically the next generation in linux software package management).

sirbijan · 11-13-2005, 03:47 AM

hey void_linux

I installed this Smart Package Manager, but I don't know of any good repository to connect to for those packages, would you please give us some nice repositories? At the same time is that possible that you mention exactly what packages you installed through "smart install blahblah" to get your multimedia work for ya properly?

Many thanks in advance,
bijan

fragos · 11-13-2005, 12:36 PM

My favorites:

http://cambuca.ldhs.cetuc.puc-rio.br/xine/
http://packman.links2linux.org/?action=index
http://linux01.gwdg.de/~pbleser/index.php

sirbijan · 11-14-2005, 08:35 AM

Thank you fragos, but they're not smart/apt, I tried adding them, but it didn't work, I mean smart couldn't fetch the list of available packages.

fragos · 11-14-2005, 01:21 PM

Here's the pakman link for YaST -- should be the same for smart/apt.

http://packman.iu-bremen.de/suse/10.0/

benighted · 11-14-2005, 04:05 PM

I had this same problem and fixed it by downloading and reinstalling the Nvidia driver.

xbennyboy · 11-14-2005, 07:26 PM

Can't you just install the win32 codecs that comes with xine? It works very well for me, I have no issues with playing back any multimedia. I don't really see the big multimedia difference between 9.3 and 10.0. You could also try VLC, it comes with a lot of the codecs.

sirbijan · 11-15-2005, 03:04 AM

hey fragos, thank you for the link.

I actually figured out something! You know this Smart Package manager is so wierd. What you gave me in other terms is a remote directory that contains RPMs, ok? If I had this directory on my hard drive, then introducing it to Smart was pretty easy. But now, I really don't know how to do it, I mean I can't declare it as apt-rpm repository, because it's not really one! And declaring it as RPM dir doesn't work, because it doesn't accept HTTP.

Anyway, I think I have to start a seperate thread for this.

Thank you all, I just wish void_linux was here to gimme a direct link that actually worked for him, but he/she is not!

vinay_s_s · 11-18-2005, 08:12 AM

In case the blue screen instead of video is still there.. this "might" help:
http://xinehq.de/index.php/faq#BLUESCREEN

grabro · 11-23-2005, 05:22 AM

Hi Winsnomore

In the past I have found the order you install them is crucial. So, if you have libxine1.* and libdvdcss installed try reinstalling xine and or kaffeine. Make sure its the packman version of these programmes not Suse/Novell as they are modified so you cannot play dvds.

grabro

fragos · 11-23-2005, 05:21 PM

I let YaST do my ordering for me -- its never failed. I have a directory with all the DVD RPMs I've downloaded and YaST is set to use that directory for an installation source.