Hello out there!
Been around the block trying to get DVD support for Totem, but I keep running into dead ends everywhere I go. Looking for CentOS 5.1-compatible xine and xine-lib packages as that seems to be the answer, but the only ones I find (like on DAG) seem to be just dead links or I get a message that the mirrors are unavailable when I try to run the rpm.
Can anyone provide a link for rpm's that will provide DVD support on CentOS 5.1 32bit? I installed the Gstream rpm's so at least I have mp3 and mpeg support, I just really want DVD support as well.
Many thanks in advance,
Manuel Alvarez
P.S. If anyone can chime in the question below I would greatly appreciate it. I still have no idea on this one. L
From: Sysadmin@dte.net [mailto:Sysadmin@dte.net] Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2008 5:14 PM To: 'centos@centos.org' Subject: Wireless PCMCIA/PC Card for CentOS 5.1?
Hello everyone,
I would really like to get wireless working on my CentOS 5.1 install. I have a LinkSys WPC54G (I guess version 1 since no version is listed) but everything I've read indicates that this would be a nightmare for a Linux newbie like myself. I got as far as NDISWrapper, but right off the bat I am getting issues with KBuild and I guess my kernel source so I can't even get as far as compiling NDISWrapper.
My question is mainly: Can anyone recommend a PC Card for a laptop that will work on CentOS without NDISWrapper? If not, is there an idiot guide for installing NDISWrapper on Centos 5.1?
Thanks and best wishes,
Manuel Alvarez
On Jan 23, 2008 10:08 PM, Sysadmin@dte.net wrote:
Hello out there!
Hello.
Been around the block trying to get DVD support for Totem, but I keep running into dead ends everywhere I go. Looking for CentOS 5.1-compatible xine and xine-lib packages as that seems to be the answer, but the only ones I find (like on DAG) seem to be just dead links or I get a message that the mirrors are unavailable when I try to run the rpm.
Can anyone provide a link for rpm's that will provide DVD support on CentOS 5.1 32bit? I installed the Gstream rpm's so at least I have mp3 and mpeg support, I just really want DVD support as well.
I have found that using yum to install and update from rpmforge (DAG's) works fairly well, for xine anyway.
However, that said, I have never been able to get Totem to work properly - some things its plays, others not.
I have had better luck with Xine, which plays more DVDs, but still balks at quite a few.
I've had the best results with MPlayer, and have yet to find an uncorrupted, unencrypted sound or video file it can't play. You can get that from rpmforge as well, and it's my choice for the best. The only gripe I have about it is that it doesn't understand m3u play lists unless you tell it that the file is aplaylist, and then it works just fine.
My $0.02.
mhr
Thank you VERY much mhr! I appreciate your time and will go grab MPlayer right now!
Take care, Manuel
-----Original Message----- From: centos-bounces@centos.org [mailto:centos-bounces@centos.org] On Behalf Of MHR Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 10:33 PM To: CentOS mailing list Subject: Re: [CentOS] DVD support on CentOS 5.1
On Jan 23, 2008 10:08 PM, Sysadmin@dte.net wrote:
Hello out there!
Hello.
Been around the block trying to get DVD support for Totem, but I keep
running into dead ends everywhere I go. Looking for CentOS 5.1-compatible xine and xine-lib packages as that seems to be the answer, but the only ones I find (like on DAG) seem to be just dead links or I get a message that the mirrors are unavailable when I try to run the rpm.
Can anyone provide a link for rpm's that will provide DVD support on
CentOS 5.1 32bit? I installed the Gstream rpm's so at least I have mp3 and mpeg support, I just really want DVD support as well.
I have found that using yum to install and update from rpmforge (DAG's) works fairly well, for xine anyway.
However, that said, I have never been able to get Totem to work properly - some things its plays, others not.
I have had better luck with Xine, which plays more DVDs, but still balks at quite a few.
I've had the best results with MPlayer, and have yet to find an uncorrupted, unencrypted sound or video file it can't play. You can get that from rpmforge as well, and it's my choice for the best. The only gripe I have about it is that it doesn't understand m3u play lists unless you tell it that the file is aplaylist, and then it works just fine.
My $0.02.
mhr _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
On Wed, 2008-01-23 at 22:32 -0800, MHR wrote:
On Jan 23, 2008 10:08 PM, Sysadmin@dte.net wrote:
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I've had the best results with MPlayer, and have yet to find an uncorrupted, unencrypted sound or video file it can't play. You can get that from rpmforge as well, and it's my choice for the best. The only gripe I have about it is that it doesn't understand m3u play lists unless you tell it that the file is aplaylist, and then it works just fine.
My only gripe is the need to go elsewhere for the codecs. But that's (legal) life! :-[
I also use Mplayer, almost exclusively.
My $0.02.
mhr
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Sysadmin@dte.net wrote:
Hello out there!
Been around the block trying to get DVD support for Totem, but I keep running into dead ends everywhere I go. Looking for CentOS 5.1-compatible xine and xine-lib packages as that seems to be the answer, but the only ones I find (like on DAG) seem to be just dead links or I get a message that the mirrors are unavailable when I try to run the rpm.
Can anyone provide a link for rpm's that will provide DVD support on CentOS 5.1 32bit? I installed the Gstream rpm's so at least I have mp3 and mpeg support, I just really want DVD support as well.
The package that you want to install from rpmforge is:
gstreamer-ugly-plugins
It should make gstreamer (and totem on centos5) be able to play dvds.
I am not sure if it works, as I use mplayer on my personal workstation :D
Thanks, Johnny Hughes
Sysadmin@dte.net wrote:
Hello out there!
Been around the block trying to get DVD support for Totem, but I keep running into dead ends everywhere I go. Looking for CentOS 5.1-compatible xine and xine-lib packages as that seems to be the answer, but the only ones I find (like on DAG) seem to be just dead links or I get a message that the mirrors are unavailable when I try to run the rpm.
Can anyone provide a link for rpm's that will provide DVD support on CentOS 5.1 32bit? I installed the Gstream rpm's so at least I have mp3 and mpeg support, I just really want DVD support as well.
The package that you want to install from rpmforge is:
gstreamer-ugly-plugins
It should make gstreamer (and totem on centos5) be able to play dvds.
I am not sure if it works, as I use mplayer on my personal workstation :D
Thanks, Johnny Hughes
Also, you may require libdvd, this is available from the rpmforge repo.
-Ross-
On Feb 1, 2008 2:17 AM, Ross Cavanagh ross-cavanagh@bm-sms.co.jp wrote:
The package that you want to install from rpmforge is:
gstreamer-ugly-plugins
It should make gstreamer (and totem on centos5) be able to play dvds.
I am not sure if it works, as I use mplayer on my personal workstation :D
Thanks, Johnny Hughes
Also, you may require libdvd, this is available from the rpmforge repo.
-Ross-
Actually, you need several libdvd libraries - libdvdplay, libdvdcss, libdvdnav, libdvdread and maybe something else (I still can't get Totem to play my DVDs - I use mplayer, too, and xine when it works ~40% of the time).
mhr
On Friday 01 February 2008 21:08:51 MHR wrote:
On Feb 1, 2008 2:17 AM, Ross Cavanagh ross-cavanagh@bm-sms.co.jp wrote:
The package that you want to install from rpmforge is:
gstreamer-ugly-plugins
It should make gstreamer (and totem on centos5) be able to play dvds.
I am not sure if it works, as I use mplayer on my personal workstation :D
Thanks, Johnny Hughes
Also, you may require libdvd, this is available from the rpmforge repo.
-Ross-
Actually, you need several libdvd libraries - libdvdplay, libdvdcss, libdvdnav, libdvdread and maybe something else (I still can't get Totem to play my DVDs - I use mplayer, too, and xine when it works ~40% of the time).
mhr _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Is Kaffeine in the repos? I'm on my Mandriva notebook at the moment,(still setting up my first CentOS box). I use it to watch DVD and TV and most other media files. It does a check the first time you start it and lets you know whats missing.
Sysadmin@dte.net wrote:
Hello out there!
Been around the block trying to get DVD support for Totem, but I keep running into dead ends everywhere I go. Looking for CentOS 5.1-compatible xine and xine-lib packages as that seems to be the answer, but the only ones I find (like on DAG) seem to be just dead links or I get a message that the mirrors are unavailable when I try to run the rpm.
your problems with xine from rpmforge must have been temporary network issues, the packages exist and work fine. xine will give you access to the DVD menus, sometimes this is very useful. Otherwise mplayer is great (but it doesn't do menus). I wouldn't fight to get totem working... cheers,
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