Hi Naveen / Saifi, The problem with knoppix it doesn't ship mplayer in Live CD. So you will have to install mplayer from any debian repository.
The codecs required to read VCD are proprietary so they are not shipped in the default Knoppix LIVE CD. Also you can try another player called xine from this url http://cambuca.ldhs.cetuc.puc-rio.br/xine/ and convert to deb with the command alien <name_fo_the_rpm>.rpm to give deb file and install the deb file. Now you will be able to watch vcd using xine. Steps to Install xine 1. Download rpms from http://cambuca.ldhs.cetuc.puc-rio.br/xine/ 2. Convert to DEBs using alien 3. Install resulting DEB's using dpkg -i <Filename>.deb 4. xine to see the VCD's and DVD's Other Approach would be to install mplayer using synaptic. HTH Regards... .::abrar::. On 12/18/06, Saifi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > From: c naveen <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <c.naveen1%40gmail.com>> > > Subject: [twincling] how to run .dat files > > Sent: 18 Dec '06 10:30 > > > > Hi all > > > > How to run .dat moves in knoppix > > what is the command? > > > > thanks > > naveen > > > > Hi Naveen: > > I guess you are referring to VCD format. > > If you are using kmplayer / mplayer, then the command is 'mplayer vcd://1' > > Sometimes you will note that player freezes/crashes after buffering. > If that is so, you can try starting with track 2. > The command then would be 'mplayer vcd://2' > > Interestingly, this URL like approach extends to DVD as well. > To play first chapter, you type the command, 'mplayer dvd://1' > > For more details and hacks, Abrar is the right person. > > thanks > Saifi. > >
