Real player doesn't work on F9 under KDE

2008-06-19 Thread Patrick O'Callaghan
I have RealPlayer-11.0.0.4028-20080225.i586 (my system is x86_64 but Real only seem to have a i586 rpm available). When I run realplay from the command line with an appropriate URL (e.g. a BBC video link) I get: realplay.bin:31914): Gtk-WARNING **: Unable to locate theme engine in module

Re: Real player doesn't work on F9 under KDE

2008-06-19 Thread Bassel Safadi
I think real player is is trying to load nodoka engine (32-bit) try installing (gtk-nodoka-engine.i386): yum install gtk-nodoka-engine.i386 On Thu, Jun 19, 2008 at 10:29 PM, Patrick O'Callaghan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have RealPlayer-11.0.0.4028-20080225.i586 (my system is x86_64 but >

Re: Real player doesn't work on F9 under KDE

2008-06-19 Thread Anne Wilson
On Thursday 19 June 2008 21:29:41 Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > I have RealPlayer-11.0.0.4028-20080225.i586 (my system is x86_64 but > Real only seem to have a i586 rpm available). When I run realplay from > the command line with an appropriate URL (e.g. a BBC video link) I get: > > realplay

Re: Real player doesn't work on F9 under KDE

2008-06-19 Thread Patrick O'Callaghan
On Fri, 2008-06-20 at 00:39 +0200, Bassel Safadi wrote: > I think real player is is trying to load nodoka engine (32-bit) > > try installing (gtk-nodoka-engine.i386): > > yum install gtk-nodoka-engine.i386 OK, the errors are fewer: Opening ALSA PCM device default Opening ALSA PC

Re: Real player doesn't work on F9 under KDE

2008-06-19 Thread Bassel Safadi
On Fri, Jun 20, 2008 at 1:00 AM, Patrick O'Callaghan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > OK, the errors are fewer: > >Opening ALSA PCM device default >Opening ALSA PCM device default >The program 'realplay.bin' received an X Window System error. > This probably reflects

Re: Real player doesn't work on F9 under KDE

2008-06-19 Thread Patrick O'Callaghan
On Fri, 2008-06-20 at 01:38 +0200, Bassel Safadi wrote: > On Fri, Jun 20, 2008 at 1:00 AM, Patrick O'Callaghan > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > OK, the errors are fewer: > >Opening ALSA PCM device default >Opening ALSA PCM device

Re: Real player doesn't work on F9 under KDE

2008-06-19 Thread Patrick O'Callaghan
On Thu, 2008-06-19 at 23:57 +0100, Anne Wilson wrote: > On Thursday 19 June 2008 21:29:41 Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > > I have RealPlayer-11.0.0.4028-20080225.i586 (my system is x86_64 but > > Real only seem to have a i586 rpm available). When I run realplay from > > the command line with an appro

Re: Real player doesn't work on F9 under KDE

2008-06-19 Thread Bassel Safadi
On Fri, Jun 20, 2008 at 2:00 AM, Patrick O'Callaghan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I don't have desktop effects (you mean Compiz etc. right?). Anyway, > here's the full dope: > >[EMAIL PROTECTED]:S1] realplay > http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsa/n5ctrl/summaries/world/bb/video/world_bb.ram?ad=1&ct

Re: Real player doesn't work on F9 under KDE

2008-06-19 Thread Anthony Messina
On Thursday 19 June 2008 03:29:41 pm Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > I have RealPlayer-11.0.0.4028-20080225.i586 (my system is x86_64 but > Real only seem to have a i586 rpm available). When I run realplay from > the command line with an appropriate URL (e.g. a BBC video link) I get: > > realp

Re: Real player doesn't work on F9 under KDE

2008-06-19 Thread stan
Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: [snip] OK, the errors are fewer: Opening ALSA PCM device default Opening ALSA PCM device default The program 'realplay.bin' received an X Window System error. This probably reflects a bug in the program. etc. So

Re: Real player doesn't work on F9 under KDE

2008-06-19 Thread Kevin Kofler
Don't the Free Software alternatives like Kaffeine work for you? There are ways to get the patent-encumbered codecs for them, for example xine-lib-extras-nonfree (which should actually be called something like xine-lib-patent-encumbered-codecs, since that's what it really contains) does wonders

Re: Real player doesn't work on F9 under KDE

2008-06-19 Thread Patrick O'Callaghan
On Thu, 2008-06-19 at 20:00 -0500, Anthony Messina wrote: > On Thursday 19 June 2008 03:29:41 pm Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > > I have RealPlayer-11.0.0.4028-20080225.i586 (my system is x86_64 but > > Real only seem to have a i586 rpm available). When I run realplay from > > the command line with a

Re: Real player doesn't work on F9 under KDE

2008-06-19 Thread Patrick O'Callaghan
On Fri, 2008-06-20 at 02:55 +0200, Bassel Safadi wrote: > > On Fri, Jun 20, 2008 at 2:00 AM, Patrick O'Callaghan > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I don't have desktop effects (you mean Compiz etc. right?). > Anyway, > here's the full dope: > >[EMAIL P

Re: Real player doesn't work on F9 under KDE

2008-06-19 Thread Patrick O'Callaghan
On Fri, 2008-06-20 at 03:50 +, Kevin Kofler wrote: > Don't the Free Software alternatives like Kaffeine work for you? There are > ways > to get the patent-encumbered codecs for them, for example > xine-lib-extras-nonfree (which should actually be called something like > xine-lib-patent-encu

Re: Real player doesn't work on F9 under KDE

2008-06-20 Thread Anne Wilson
On Friday 20 June 2008 01:03:22 Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > Possibly. With the nodoka theme I fixed it by installing > gtk-nodoka-engine.i386, following Bassel's suggestion. However in trying > to do the same for qt (i.e. gtk-qt-engine.i386) yum pulled in an extra > 42 extra packages (yes, forty-t

Re: Real player doesn't work on F9 under KDE

2008-06-20 Thread Patrick O'Callaghan
On Thu, 2008-06-19 at 18:07 -0700, stan wrote: > Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > > [snip] > > OK, the errors are fewer: > > > > Opening ALSA PCM device default > > Opening ALSA PCM device default > > The program 'realplay.bin' received an X Window System error. > > Thi

Re: Real player doesn't work on F9 under KDE

2008-06-20 Thread Patrick O'Callaghan
On Fri, 2008-06-20 at 08:13 +0100, Anne Wilson wrote: > On Friday 20 June 2008 01:03:22 Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > > Possibly. With the nodoka theme I fixed it by installing > > gtk-nodoka-engine.i386, following Bassel's suggestion. However in trying > > to do the same for qt (i.e. gtk-qt-engine.

Re: Real player doesn't work on F9 under KDE

2008-06-20 Thread stan
Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: Now it runs the video with no sound at all, but at least it doesn't freeze. However there's a continual stream of error messages on the terminal saying: *** PULSEAUDIO: Unable to connect: Connection refused *** Is your sound server running? *** See: http://www.pulseaud

Re: Real player doesn't work on F9 under KDE

2008-06-20 Thread Kevin Kofler
Anne Wilson googlemail.com> writes: > I have seen developers suggest that it's best to stay away from themes as > long as we are running 4.0. Have you tested with the original, default, > theme? The themes in question in this thread are GTK+ themes (not KDE themes), they have nothing to do with

Re: Real player doesn't work on F9 under KDE

2008-06-20 Thread Patrick O'Callaghan
On Fri, 2008-06-20 at 07:19 -0700, stan wrote: > Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > > Now it runs the video with no sound at all, but at least it doesn't > > freeze. However there's a continual stream of error messages on the > > terminal saying: > > > > *** PULSEAUDIO: Unable to connect: Connection refu

Re: Real player doesn't work on F9 under KDE

2008-06-20 Thread Anne Wilson
On Friday 20 June 2008 16:34:23 Kevin Kofler wrote: > Anne Wilson googlemail.com> writes: > > I have seen developers suggest that it's best to stay away from themes as > > long as we are running 4.0. Have you tested with the original, default, > > theme? > > The themes in question in this thread

Re: Real player doesn't work on F9 under KDE -- Solved

2008-06-20 Thread Patrick O'Callaghan
On Fri, 2008-06-20 at 00:05 -0430, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > On Fri, 2008-06-20 at 02:55 +0200, Bassel Safadi wrote: > > > > On Fri, Jun 20, 2008 at 2:00 AM, Patrick O'Callaghan > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I don't have desktop effects (you mean Compiz etc. right?). > > An

Re: Real player doesn't work on F9 under KDE -- Solved

2008-06-20 Thread stan
Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: So in a moment of insanity I configured the realplay preferences to use OSS instead of Alsa, and lo and behold it worked! The only flaw is that the volume controls have no effect, even when running under pasuspender. If you run OSS on any current linux OS you are

Re: Real player doesn't work on F9 under KDE -- Solved

2008-06-20 Thread Patrick O'Callaghan
On Fri, 2008-06-20 at 10:17 -0700, stan wrote: > Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > > So in a moment of insanity I configured the realplay preferences to use > > OSS instead of Alsa, and lo and behold it worked! The only flaw is that > > the volume controls have no effect, even when running under pasuspe

Re: Real player doesn't work on F9 under KDE -- Solved

2008-06-20 Thread Patrick O'Callaghan
On Fri, 2008-06-20 at 14:01 -0430, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > On Fri, 2008-06-20 at 10:17 -0700, stan wrote: > > Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > > > So in a moment of insanity I configured the realplay preferences to use > > > OSS instead of Alsa, and lo and behold it worked! The only flaw is that >