> > > Date: Sun, 2 Aug 2009 23:05:30 +0530 > From: vaibhav <vaibhav.kha...@gmail.com> > Subject: [PLUG] Unable to play .WMV files. > To: "Pune GNU/Linux Users Group Mailing List" <plug-mail@plug.org.in> > Message-ID: > <345deca10908021035m2788d67dr63950fb04c21...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Dear All, > I'm using Fedora 10 on my P4 machine. I have 2 queries. > a) I use 'startx' when logged in as root, and then i'm unable to open vlc > player. It works well when logged in by any other user. Can't it be opened > using 'root' ? My vlc version is "VLC version 0.9.9 Grishenko" > b) I'm trying to play .wmv files but unable to do so. I've tried using VLC > and RealPalyer11. but it gives following error: > "The file contains an unsupported video format. The needed codec is not > installed on your system.(This clip contains Windows Media Video Screen, > which is currently unsupported.)" > I tried searching google and found 'mplayer' can play it, but was unable > to > get .rpm package for the same. > (As i'm new to linux, i know only rpm cmd to install new utilites) > Thanking all in advance. > --Vaibhav > > > ------------------------------ > > Hi Vaibhav,
for mplayer u need following rpm to install mplayer , mplayer-gui if u need GUI, and binary codec essential to support most of video format. u can get these file from below link mplayer 1) http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/releases/10/Everything/i386/os/mplayer-1.0-0.102.20080903svn.fc10.i386.rpm mplayer gui 2) http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/releases/10/Everything/i386/os/mplayer-gui-1.0-0.102.20080903svn.fc10.i386.rpm also need to download binary codec 3) http://www.mplayerhq.hu/MPlayer/releases/codecs/essential-20071007.tar.bz2 use following command to install rpm as root # rpm -ivh filename.rpm for installation of essential-20071007.tar.bz2 extract tar.bz2 file using *tar* xvjf essential-20071007.tar.*bz2* then change dir to extracted and run these command ./configure make make install u can get additional information on http://www.mplayerhq.hu Regards, Shrikant Mundlik _______________________________________ Pune GNU/Linux Users Group Mailing List