From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from smtp-server1.tampabay.rr.com ([65.32.1.34]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 17exYL-0006Ib-00 for ; Wed, 14 Aug 2002 08:47:10 -0400 Received: from westonj (179.67.33.65.cfl.rr.com [65.33.67.179]) by smtp-server1.tampabay.rr.com (8.12.2/8.12.2) with SMTP id g7ECkwkq008805 for ; Wed, 14 Aug 2002 08:47:09 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <3.0.6.32.20020814084251.0085daf0@pop-server.cfl.rr.com> X-Sender: westonj@pop-server.cfl.rr.com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.6 (32) Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2002 08:42:51 -0400 To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca From: Joey Weston Subject: Re: mplayer In-Reply-To: References: <20020814004347.LQFL19356.rwcrmhc51.attbi.com@btew> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.9 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: At 06:03 AM 8/14/02 -0500, you wrote: >I used the debian installer to install mplayer; I am trying to use it >with streams as I don't have a dvd. But having read Johan's guide from >several months ago, I am a bit confused. do I also need to download and >install the other files in addition to what the debian installer does? >strangely, the installer gave me no errors even though I didn't have >xlib6g on my system. So maybe I will have to re-run the installer now >that I have this on my system. >obviously >I still have some configuring to do or something, because when I tried >http://acw.activate.net/kplu/kplu.asx >which was asked about on another list, I got > >Playing mms://wmr02sea.activate.net/kplu >Connecting to server wmr02sea.activate.net:80 ... >Connecting to server wmr02sea.activate.net:80 ... >Cache size set to 16 KBytes >Connected to server: wmr02sea.activate.net >Cache fill: 0.00% (0 bytes) Detected ASF file format! >Detected audio codec: [divx] afm:4 (DivX audio (WMA)) >Requested audio codec family [divx] (afm=4) not available (enable it at compile >time!) >Couldn't initialize audio codec! -> nosound >Audio: no sound!!! >Video: no video!!! > > >Exiting... (End of file) > >The debian mplayer installer page doesn't mention having to have other files, >but it appears to me that this must be necessary. Should i just add in all the >files listed in the previously posted guide or have there been changes in what >is needed? >Thanks. > >Cheryl > > > >_______________________________________________ >Speakup mailing list >Speakup@braille.uwo.ca >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > cheryl could you help me compile this mplayer or scould someone? I have slackware 8.1 It is installed, so compile isn't the right word, but it's complaining aabout /dev/mga_vid not being able to be opened. I'm running kernel 2.2.20 for net support, but everything's working fine other than mplayer. if anyone can help, please email me privately. Thanks.