mplayer - post-install questions

[null]

I did a yum install mplayer on my FC2 machine last week. Just now tried to see if it would open up.

 

Nothing happens. When run from the c.l. I get this:

 

Can't open '/etc/mplayer/codecs.conf': No such file or directory

 

guess I need some codecs. You would think that yum install mplayer would result in a working mplayer, but seems not. Is there such a thing as yum install mplayer-codecs ? I googled it, but no hits.

 

Question # 2: When I am on a website that has audio samples, which are almost always Windoze Media or else Real Player, what do linux people use ? Is mplayer used for these audio samples? How do you get the plugin into firefox? Make a link I suppose?

 

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[iphitus]

I use mplayer for everything, there is barely anything it doesnt play.

 

Just search yum for any package named codecs or something like that and install.

 

iphitus

[Cannonfodder]

If you haven't already, go read the install instructions on the mplayer site. It tells you exactly what you need in order to make mplayer work..

[null]

ok, will do cannon. But it's late now and I've had enough. Will mess around with it tomorrow.

 

One thing I did just find out was that there is no such thing as "mplayer-plugin", it is called "mplayerplug-in". Dumb way to spell it. Anyway, I did a yum install mplayerplug-in which resulted in a Success ! message.

 

However, I still get the above error about no such file as codecs.conf. So I'll check out the instructions as you say.

[Cannonfodder]

You might just need to install the windows codecs. Check the mplayer website, they are on there, luck!