On Thursday 26 February 2009, Sven Burmeister wrote:
Have you updated libxine1 to the version from packman yet? It should pull in the phonon xine backend.
Yes, I believe so: # zypper se libxine1 Loading repository data... Reading installed packages... S | Name | Summary | Type --+--------------------+-----------------------------------------------+-------- i | libxine1 | Video Player with Plug-Ins | package | libxine1-aa | aalib and libcaca plugin for xine | package | libxine1-arts | arts plugin for xine | package i | libxine1-codecs | xine plugins for watching DVDs, DivX and more | package | libxine1-directfb | directfb plugin for xine | package | libxine1-esd | esd plugin for xine | package i | libxine1-gnome-vfs | gnome-vfs plugin for xine | package | libxine1-jack | jack plugin for xine | package | libxine1-pulse | pulseaudio plugin for xine | package | libxine1-sdl | SDL plugin for xine | package # zypper info libxine1 Loading repository data... Reading installed packages... Information for package libxine1: Repository: @System Name: libxine1 Version: 1.1.16.2-0.pm.1 Arch: i586 Vendor: http://packman.links2linux.de << -- This says it's from Packman Installed: Yes Status: up-to-date Installed Size: 6.2 M Summary: Video Player with Plug-Ins Description: xine is a video player with a graphical front-end that supports a large number of file formats (VCD and MPEG2, for example) using plug-ins. Several plug-ins are included. Others can be installed after xine installation. xine supports stereo sound using OSS and AC5.1 using Alsa. # zypper info phonon-backend-xine Loading repository data... Reading installed packages... Information for package phonon-backend-xine: Repository: @System Name: phonon-backend-xine Version: 4.3.0-26.17 Arch: i586 Vendor: openSUSE Build Service <<--- This says OBS. Installed: Yes Status: up-to-date Installed Size: 287.0 K Summary: Phonon Multimedia Platform Abstraction Description: Phonon is a cross-platform portable Multimedia Support Abstraction, which allows you to play multiple audio or video formats with the same quality on all platforms, no matter which underlying architecture is used. Packman doesn't list a phonon-backend-xine on my system. I only have the one from OBS available. Thanks, Joop -- "When you just want a system that works, you choose Linux; when you want a system that just works, you choose Microsoft."