viewing Quicktime videos with Mplayer on Suse 10.0 does not work
started an new thread as it seems the other isn't quite the same situation (sorry for practically hijacking it) when trying to view http://www.boardsmag.com/screeningroom/commercials/2183 I am getting the "Additional plugins are required to display all the media on this page." message. I've "reinstalled" the mplayerplug-in using the packman site packman.rsync.zmi.at. about:plugins reports at the very top that mplayerplug-in is installed and that it handles Quicktime format. copied mplayerplug-in.so to my plugins directory - although that doesn't appear in current instructions on how to use the plugin... steve@steve:~> ls .mozilla/plugins flashplayer.xpt libflashplayer.so mplayerplug-in.so what am I missing? I seem to remember being able to view movie clips in the past, when using 9.3. Since the clean install of 10.0, I haven't actually used Firefox and mplayer + mplayerplug-in yet. Now my system still wants to use Firefox 1.0.7 - I've installed 1.5 in my home directory and run it from there. If I click on the boardsmag.com link, 1.0.7 opens and the same Additional plugins msg appears as with the 1.5 version, could this possibly be an issue? also, is there an recommended place to search the suse-linux-e archives? Just subscribed this week and haven't found a decent place to search them from yet. TIA for any help Steve
On Saturday 17 December 2005 04:56 pm, Steve Jeppesen wrote:
started an new thread as it seems the other isn't quite the same situation (sorry for practically hijacking it)
when trying to view http://www.boardsmag.com/screeningroom/commercials/2183 I am getting the "Additional plugins are required to display all the media on this page." message.
It probably isn't the plugin now but rather the codec. Do you have the Win32 codec? -- kai www.perfectreign.com linux - genuine windows replacement part
On Sat, 17 Dec 2005 18:25:11 -0800 Kai Ponte <kai@perfectreign.com> wrote:
It probably isn't the plugin now but rather the codec. Do you have the Win32 codec?
reinstalled win32 codec's this morning and am still not able to view those videos, using cnn.com and the previous quicktime link to test. even tried deleting pluginreg.dat as someone else suggested in the other thread...still nothing. I've also already sent emails to the sites letting them in on the secret that not everybody in this world uses M$ software... will keep searching
On Sat, 17 Dec 2005 18:56:46 -0600 Steve Jeppesen <ampster40@comcast.net> wrote:
when trying to view http://www.boardsmag.com/screeningroom/commercials/2183 I am getting the "Additional plugins are required to display all the media on this page." message.
ran a test this morning to see if mplayer can actual handle other file types, and I can view; .mov .avi .rm .mpg .asf so it's not mplayer at fault here, something about firefox...
Steve Jeppesen a écrit :
On Sat, 17 Dec 2005 18:56:46 -0600 Steve Jeppesen <ampster40@comcast.net> wrote:
when trying to view http://www.boardsmag.com/screeningroom/commercials/2183 I am getting the "Additional plugins are required to display all the media on this page." message.
ran a test this morning to see if mplayer can actual handle other file types, and I can view; .mov .avi .rm .mpg .asf
so it's not mplayer at fault here, something about firefox...
Hello, I installed from packman : MPlayer mplayerplugin lame mad and it works with this URL. I'm unable to do the same thing with x86_64 did someone succeed. If you want to play, it is impossible to read videos at : http://www.wanadoo.fr Michel
On Sunday 18 December 2005 13:53, Catimimi wrote:
Hello,
I installed from packman : MPlayer mplayerplugin lame mad and it works with this URL.
I'm unable to do the same thing with x86_64 did someone succeed.
If you want to play, it is impossible to read videos at : http://www.wanadoo.fr
I think the problem with X86_64 is that 64bit applications cannot use 32bit libraries like w32codecs. You could try installing the 32bit version of mplayer and it's dependencies, hopefully that will work. I've just had to downgrade firefox 1.5 to 32bit in order to get realplayer working with it. -- David Bottrill david@bottrill.org www.bottrill.org Registered Linux user number 330730 Internet Free World Dialup: 683864
On Sunday 18 December 2005 06:55 am, David Bottrill wrote:
On Sunday 18 December 2005 13:53, Catimimi wrote:
Hello,
I installed from packman : MPlayer mplayerplugin lame mad and it works with this URL.
I'm unable to do the same thing with x86_64 did someone succeed.
If you want to play, it is impossible to read videos at : http://www.wanadoo.fr
Works fine here - except for the fact that I don't understand French.
I think the problem with X86_64 is that 64bit applications cannot use 32bit libraries like w32codecs. You could try installing the 32bit version of mplayer and it's dependencies, hopefully that will work.
I've just had to downgrade firefox 1.5 to 32bit in order to get realplayer working with it.
I don't think it is a "downgrade" as such, rather a different implementation. AFAIK, 64-bit is a long-way off from being used on the desktop. For now, unless you're running a server, stick with 32-bit. You'll be a lot happier. -- kai www.perfectreign.com linux - genuine windows replacement part
Kai Ponte a écrit :
On Sunday 18 December 2005 06:55 am, David Bottrill wrote:
On Sunday 18 December 2005 13:53, Catimimi wrote:
Hello,
I installed from packman : MPlayer mplayerplugin lame mad and it works with this URL.
I'm unable to do the same thing with x86_64 did someone succeed.
If you want to play, it is impossible to read videos at : http://www.wanadoo.fr
Works fine here - except for the fact that I don't understand French.
You are right, it works when you are connected through another provider. But when it is your provider you have other screens and they claim that you need : - Windows and not Linux or MacOS - Windows media player and nothing else - Internet explorer and nothing else !!!
I think the problem with X86_64 is that 64bit applications cannot use 32bit libraries like w32codecs. You could try installing the 32bit version of mplayer and it's dependencies, hopefully that will work.
I've just had to downgrade firefox 1.5 to 32bit in order to get realplayer working with it.
I don't think it is a "downgrade" as such, rather a different implementation. AFAIK, 64-bit is a long-way off from being used on the desktop. For now, unless you're running a server, stick with 32-bit. You'll be a lot happier.
I agree with you, I have two installations, the 32 bits one which is my working install and the 64 bits one for trials. But I can tell that all my equipment work with this install. At the present time I miss only mplayer in firefox. Michel.
On Sunday 18 December 2005 10:46, Kai Ponte wrote:
On Sunday 18 December 2005 06:55 am, David Bottrill wrote:
On Sunday 18 December 2005 13:53, Catimimi wrote:
Hello,
I installed from packman : MPlayer mplayerplugin lame mad and it works with this URL.
I'm unable to do the same thing with x86_64 did someone succeed.
If you want to play, it is impossible to read videos at : http://www.wanadoo.fr
Works fine here - except for the fact that I don't understand French.
I think the problem with X86_64 is that 64bit applications cannot use 32bit libraries like w32codecs. You could try installing the 32bit version of mplayer and it's dependencies, hopefully that will work.
I've just had to downgrade firefox 1.5 to 32bit in order to get realplayer working with it.
I don't think it is a "downgrade" as such, rather a different implementation. AFAIK, 64-bit is a long-way off from being used on the desktop. For now, unless you're running a server, stick with 32-bit. You'll be a lot happier. -- kai www.perfectreign.com
linux - genuine windows replacement part The most dishartening thing to me is that packman *does* have 64 bit packages. foolish me, i dl'd all of them, alas, no joy w. firefox or mozilla or konq. Has *anyone * ever been able to run the 64 bit mplayer plug-in in firefox or mozilla or konq? if so, PLEASE let us know how you did it! As things stand now, i have to undo *everything* 64 bit and try the 32 bit firefox & mplayer & plugin. d.
On Sun, 18 Dec 2005 14:53:56 +0100 Catimimi <catimimi@libertysurf.fr> wrote:
I installed from packman : MPlayer mplayerplugin lame mad and it works with this URL.
I'm unable to do the same thing with x86_64 did someone succeed.
If you want to play, it is impossible to read videos at : http://www.wanadoo.fr
Michel
hi yes, I have those 4 packages installed, even reinstalled this morning and still not working...this is driving me batty! LOL
On Sunday 18 December 2005 09:55, Steve Jeppesen wrote:
On Sun, 18 Dec 2005 14:53:56 +0100
Catimimi <catimimi@libertysurf.fr> wrote:
I installed from packman : MPlayer mplayerplugin lame mad and it works with this URL.
I'm unable to do the same thing with x86_64 did someone succeed.
If you want to play, it is impossible to read videos at : http://www.wanadoo.fr
Michel
hi
yes, I have those 4 packages installed, even reinstalled this morning and still not working...this is driving me batty! LOL =========
Ok guys, it seems there might have been an update to Firefox and or Mozilla recently, because I too found that it could not play my video files. Konq is ok, because they do the intelligent thing and have it search all places plugins might be, but Mozilla & Firefox need their own. The solution? I reinstalled the mplayerplug-in, which installed all necessary plugins back to Mozilla & Firefox. Check "about:plugins" in either to verify! Lee
On Sun, 18 Dec 2005 10:38:08 -0500 BandiPat <penguin0601@earthlink.net> wrote:
Ok guys, it seems there might have been an update to Firefox and or Mozilla recently, because I too found that it could not play my video files. Konq is ok, because they do the intelligent thing and have it search all places plugins might be, but Mozilla & Firefox need their own. The solution? I reinstalled the mplayerplug-in, which installed all necessary plugins back to Mozilla & Firefox. Check "about:plugins" in either to verify!
about:plugins shows this at the top; mplayerplug-in 3.17 File name: mplayerplug-in.so mplayerplug-in 3.17 Video Player Plug-in for QuickTime, RealPlayer and Windows Media Player streams using MPlayer JavaScript Enabled and Using GTK2 Widgets still thinking i need to just up and uninstall firefox - possibly mozilla (ugh, hate to think of what depends on moz) and reinstall... avoiding that for the time being how ever.
On Sunday 18 December 2005 13:25, Steve Jeppesen wrote: <snippage>
about:plugins shows this at the top;
mplayerplug-in 3.17
File name: mplayerplug-in.so mplayerplug-in 3.17
Video Player Plug-in for QuickTime, RealPlayer and Windows Media Player streams using MPlayer JavaScript Enabled and Using GTK2 Widgets
still thinking i need to just up and uninstall firefox - possibly mozilla (ugh, hate to think of what depends on moz) and reinstall... avoiding that for the time being how ever.
Hi Steve, I had problems with MPlayer/mplayerplug-in conflicting with both realplayer (10Gold) and mozplugger. My symptoms were identical to your's, IIRC. To fix it, I: a) uninstalled mozplugger: as root: rpm -e mozplugger SuSEconfig ldconfig (or use YaST) b) remove mplayerplug-in-rm.so from /usr/lib/browser-plugins c) remove mplayerplug-in-rm.xpt from /usr/lib/browser-plugins d) remove links to (b) from /opt/MozillaFirefox/lib/plugins and /opt/mozilla/lib/plugins e) remove links to (c) from /opt/MozillaFirefox/lib/components and /opt/mozilla/lib/components f) delete pluginreg.dat from ~/.mozilla (with Firefox closed) to force the re-registering of installed plugins. The underlying rationale is that MPlayer, mozplugger and realplayer are individually configured by their packagers to handle what, in situ, ends up being an overlapping range of media formats. This sometimes causes the different 'players' to contend with each other when an overlapped media format is encountered. I opted to 1) have realplayer handle it's native stuff... 2) eliminate mozplugger (I don't use Fixefox to open all those document types, anyway; that's what I use Konqueror for)... 3) have MPlayer/mplayerplug-in handle the Quicktime and Windows media stuff. Worth a try? (Easy enough to restore...) regards, - Carl
hello Carl, On Sun, 18 Dec 2005 14:29:18 -0500 Carl Hartung <suselinux@cehartung.com> wrote:
I had problems with MPlayer/mplayerplug-in conflicting with both realplayer (10Gold) and mozplugger. My symptoms were identical to your's, IIRC. To fix it, I:
a) uninstalled mozplugger:
I do have realplayer 10 installed, but possible problem here, mozplugger isn't installed.
SuSEconfig ldconfig
ran both of those
b) remove mplayerplug-in-rm.so from /usr/lib/browser-plugins c) remove mplayerplug-in-rm.xpt from /usr/lib/browser-plugins
did b and c
d) remove links to (b) from /opt/MozillaFirefox/lib/plugins and /opt/mozilla/lib/plugins e) remove links to (c) from /opt/MozillaFirefox/lib/components and /opt/mozilla/lib/components
no links found in any of those locations
f) delete pluginreg.dat from ~/.mozilla (with Firefox closed) to force the re-registering of installed plugins.
did that again, 3rd or 4th time today LOL
I opted to 1) have realplayer handle it's native stuff... 2) eliminate mozplugger (I don't use Fixefox to open all those document types, anyway; that's what I use Konqueror for)... 3) have MPlayer/mplayerplug-in handle the Quicktime and Windows media stuff.
that sounds all sounds good to me. Never needed to open a realmedia format with firefox anyhow. Thanks for the info Carl. I may just give up until Suse 11. I dont need to view web based M$ stuff that bad anyway. Lesson learned (if any) is to not install everything under the sun "just because" (bad habit/hobby - gotta see if *that*, whatever it is, can be installed and works) - only install what is needed and just live with it.
On Sunday 18 December 2005 19:11, Steve Jeppesen wrote:
hello Carl,
Howdy!
I do have realplayer 10 installed, but possible problem here, mozplugger isn't installed.
OK, mozplugger isn't 'colliding' with other plugins, so that's one complication out of the way.
SuSEconfig ldconfig
ran both of those
These are run by YaST after you use it to install/remove packages. If you install/remove packages manually using command line rpm, then you need to run these commands afterwards. If mozplugger wasn't installed, meaning you didn't remove it, then running these two commands on their own accomplishes nothing... doesn't hurt anything, but the keystrokes and time consumed is a waste.
b) remove mplayerplug-in-rm.so from /usr/lib/browser-plugins c) remove mplayerplug-in-rm.xpt from /usr/lib/browser-plugins
did b and c
OK... You *do* realize this is only done to disable realmedia playback in Firefox via mplayerplug-in, right? IOW, you don't want both mplayerplug-in /and/ RealPlayer10 configured to handle the same resources.
d) remove links to (b) from /opt/MozillaFirefox/lib/plugins and /opt/mozilla/lib/plugins e) remove links to (c) from /opt/MozillaFirefox/lib/components and /opt/mozilla/lib/components
no links found in any of those locations
Then something is wrong with your installation... when you install mplayerplug-in, the installation should create links to those files in the /components and /plugins directories under /lib in /opt/mozilla and /opt/MozillaFirefox.
f) delete pluginreg.dat from ~/.mozilla (with Firefox closed) to force the re-registering of installed plugins.
did that again, 3rd or 4th time today LOL
When I was troubleshooting this on and off over a couple of weekends, I think I must have deleted pluginreg.dat at least two or three dozen times ;-)
that sounds all sounds good to me. Never needed to open a realmedia format with firefox anyhow.
I can click on practically any popular streaming media link in Firefox and view it. Realmedia plays in RealPlayer10, the 'doze stuff plays through mplayerplug-in and my .pls and .mp3 plays through xmms... and it all happens automagically now (after a great deal of time spent hammering it into shape)
Thanks for the info Carl. I may just give up until Suse 11. I dont need to view web based M$ stuff that bad anyway.
Don't give up, whatever you do... it is likely a small oversight. I've had this arrangement working the same way in 9.0, 9.2, 9.3 and even 10.0 so i know it can be done.
Lesson learned (if any) is to not install everything under the sun "just because" (bad habit/hobby - gotta see if *that*, whatever it is, can be installed and works) - only install what is needed and just live with it.
I *always* install everything possible so I can 'test drive' it... Do me a favor, post directory listings for the following: /opt/mozilla/lib/plugins /opt/mozilla/lib/components /opt/MozillaFirefox/lib/plugins /opt/MozillaFirefox/lib/components /usr/lib/browser-plugins - Carl
good evening, On Sun, 18 Dec 2005 20:23:18 -0500 Carl Hartung <suselinux@cehartung.com> wrote:
b) remove mplayerplug-in-rm.so from /usr/lib/browser-plugins c) remove mplayerplug-in-rm.xpt from /usr/lib/browser-plugins
did b and c
OK... You *do* realize this is only done to disable realmedia playback in Firefox via mplayerplug-in, right? IOW, you don't want both mplayerplug-in /and/ RealPlayer10 configured to handle the same resources.
now I do! and that is fine by me.
Do me a favor, post directory listings for the following:
/opt/mozilla/lib/plugins steve@steve:~> ls /opt/mozilla/lib/plugins/ flashplayer.xpt libjavaplugin_oji.so mplayerplug-in.so nphelix.xpt libflashplayer.so libnullplugin.so nphelix.so nppdf.
I copied mplayerplug-in.so to this location this morning - if that helps...from /home/steve/.mozilla/plugins/
/opt/mozilla/lib/components ouch, sorry list.... steve@steve:~> ls /opt/mozilla/lib/components/ accessibility-atk.xpt libfileview.so necko_strconv.xpt accessibility.xpt libgfx_gtk.so necko_viewsource.xpt appshell.xpt libgfxps.so necko.xpt autocomplete.xpt libgfxxprint.so nsCloseAllWindows.js autoconfig.xpt libgklayout.so nsDictionary.js bookmarks.xpt libgkplugin.so nsDownloadProgressListener.js caps.xpt libhtmlpars.so nsFilePicker.js chardet.xpt libi18n.so nsHelperAppDlg.js commandhandler.xpt libimglib2.so nsInterfaceInfoToIDL.js composer.xpt libjar50.so nsLDAPDataSource.js compreg.dat libjsd.so nsProgressDialog.js content_base.xpt libmork.so nsProxyAutoConfig.js content_htmldoc.xpt libmozfind.so nsResetPref.js content_html.xpt libmozldap.so nsSidebar.js content_xmldoc.xpt libnecko2.so nsUpdateNotifier.js content_xslt.xpt libnecko.so nsXmlRpcClient.js cookie.xpt libnegotiateauth.so oji.xpt directory.xpt libnkdatetime.so p3p.xpt docshell.xpt libnkfinger.so pipboot.xpt dom_base.xpt libnkgnomevfs.so pipnss.xpt dom_core.xpt libnsappshell.so pippki.xpt dom_css.xpt libnsprefm.so prefetch.xpt dom_events.xpt liboji.so prefmigr.xpt dom_html.xpt libp3p.so pref.xpt dom_loadsave.xpt libpipboot.so profile.xpt dom_range.xpt libpipnss.so progressDlg.xpt dom_stylesheets.xpt libpippki.so proxyObjInst.xpt dom_svg.xpt libpref.so rdf.xpt dom_traversal.xpt libprofile.so related.xpt dom_views.xpt librdf.so search.xpt dom_xbl.xpt libsystem-pref.so shistory.xpt dom_xpath.xpt libtransformiix.so sidebar.xpt dom.xpt libtxmgr.so signonviewer.xpt dom_xul.xpt libtypeaheadfind.so txmgr.xpt downloadmanager.xpt libuconv.so txtsvc.xpt editor.xpt libucvmath.so typeaheadfind.xpt embed_base.xpt libuniversalchardet.so uconv.xpt exthandler.xpt libwallet.so unicharutil.xpt filepicker.xpt libwalletviewers.so uriloader.xpt find.xpt libwebbrwsr.so urlbarhistory.xpt gfx.xpt libwebsrvcs.so walleteditor.xpt gksvgrenderer.xpt libwidget_gtk2.so walletpreview.xpt helperAppDlg.xpt libxmlextras.so wallet.xpt history.xpt libxpcom_compat_c.so webBrowser_core.xpt htmlparser.xpt libxpconnect.so webbrowserpersist.xpt imglib2.xpt libxpinstall.so webshell_idls.xpt intl.xpt libxremote_client.so websrvcs.xpt jar.xpt libxremoteservice.so widget.xpt jsconsole-clhandler.js locale.xpt windowds.xpt jsconsole.xpt lwbrk.xpt windowwatcher.xpt jsdservice.xpt mimetype.xpt xmlextras.xpt jsurl.xpt mozbrwsr.xpt xml-rpc.xpt layout_base.xpt mozfind.xpt xpcom_base.xpt layout_xul_tree.xpt mozldap.xpt xpcom_components.xpt layout_xul.xpt necko_about.xpt xpcom_ds.xpt libaccessibility.so necko_cache.xpt xpcom_io.xpt libappcomps.so necko_cookie.xpt xpcom_obsolete.xpt libautoconfig.so necko_data.xpt xpcom_threads.xpt libcaps.so necko_dns.xpt xpcom_xpti.xpt libchrome.so necko_file.xpt xpconnect.xpt libcomposer.so necko_ftp.xpt xpinstall.xpt libcookie.so necko_http.xpt xpti.dat libdocshell.so necko_jar.xpt xremoteservice.xpt libeditor.so necko_res.xpt xuldoc.xpt libembedcomponents.so necko_socket.xpt xultmpl.xpt
/opt/MozillaFirefox/lib/plugins steve@steve:~> ls /opt/MozillaFirefox/lib/plugins/ flashplayer.xpt libjavaplugin_oji.so nphelix.so nppdf.so libflashplayer.so libnullplugin.so nphelix.xpt
/opt/MozillaFirefox/lib/components steve@steve:~> ls /opt/MozillaFirefox/lib/components accessibility-atk.xpt jar.xpt nsUpdateService.js accessibility.xpt jsconsole-clhandler.js nsXmlRpcClient.js appshell.xpt jsconsole.xpt oji.xpt autocomplete.xpt jsdservice.xpt passwordmgr.xpt autoconfig.xpt jsurl.xpt pipboot.xpt bookmarks.xpt layout_base.xpt pipnss.xpt caps.xpt layout_xul_tree.xpt pippki.xpt chardet.xpt layout_xul.xpt plugin.xpt commandhandler.xpt libinspector.so prefetch.xpt composer.xpt libjar50.so pref.xpt compreg.dat libjsd.so profile.xpt content_base.xpt libmozgnome.so progressDlg.xpt content_htmldoc.xpt libnegotiateauth.so proxyObjInst.xpt content_html.xpt libnkgnomevfs.so rdf.xpt content_xmldoc.xpt libsystem-pref-gconf.so satchel.xpt content_xslt.xpt libxpinstall.so search.xpt cookie.xpt locale.xpt shellservice.xpt directory.xpt lwbrk.xpt shistory.xpt docshell.xpt migration.xpt sidebar.xpt dom_base.xpt mimetype.xpt toolkitprofile.xpt dom_core.xpt mozbrwsr.xpt txmgr.xpt dom_css.xpt mozfind.xpt txtsvc.xpt dom_events.xpt mozgnome.xpt uconv.xpt dom_html.xpt necko_about.xpt unicharutil.xpt dom_loadsave.xpt necko_cache.xpt update.xpt dom_range.xpt necko_cookie.xpt uriloader.xpt dom_stylesheets.xpt necko_data.xpt webBrowser_core.xpt dom_traversal.xpt necko_dns.xpt webbrowserpersist.xpt dom_views.xpt necko_file.xpt webshell_idls.xpt dom_xbl.xpt necko_ftp.xpt websrvcs.xpt dom_xpath.xpt necko_http.xpt widget.xpt dom.xpt necko_jar.xpt windowds.xpt dom_xul.xpt necko_res.xpt windowwatcher.xpt downloads.xpt necko_socket.xpt xmlextras.xpt editor.xpt necko_strconv.xpt xml-rpc.xpt embed_base.xpt necko_viewsource.xpt xpcom_base.xpt extensions.xpt necko.xpt xpcom_components.xpt exthandler.xpt nsCloseAllWindows.js xpcom_ds.xpt fastfind.xpt nsDictionary.js xpcom_io.xpt filepicker.xpt nsExtensionManager.js xpcom_obsolete.xpt find.xpt nsFilePicker.js xpcom_threads.xpt gfx.xpt nsHelperAppDlg.js xpcom_xpti.xpt helperAppDlg.xpt nsInterfaceInfoToIDL.js xpconnect.xpt history.xpt nsKillAll.js xpinstall.xpt htmlparser.xpt nsProgressDialog.js xpti.dat imglib2.xpt nsProxyAutoConfig.js xremoteservice.xpt inspector-cmdline.js nsResetPref.js xuldoc.xpt inspector.xpt nsSetDefaultBrowser.js xultmpl.xpt intl.xpt nsSidebar.js
/usr/lib/browser-plugins steve@steve:~> ls /usr/lib/browser-plugins/ flashplayer.xpt mplayerplug-in-qt.so mplayerplug-in-wmp.xpt nppdf.so libflashplayer.so mplayerplug-in-qt.xpt mplayerplug-in.xpt mplayerplug-in-gmp.so mplayerplug-in.so nphelix.so mplayerplug-in-gmp.xpt mplayerplug-in-wmp.so nphelix.xpt
looks like mplayerplug-in is missing from one or two of those locations. thanks for any help you can give! Steve
On Sunday 18 December 2005 22:46, Steve Jeppesen wrote:
steve@steve:~> ls /opt/mozilla/lib/plugins/ <snipped>
Delete the mplayerplug-in.so that you copied here. You'll be replacing it with a link, instructions to follow...
I copied [it] this morning ...from /home/steve/.mozilla/plugins/
Assuming this is your own system and you've installed a proper SUSE rpm version of Firefox, you really shouldn't have a plugins directory under ~/.mozilla This could pose a problem, as user-defined settings can override global defaults. If you don't mind losing settings (bookmarks, etc) you could delete ~/.mozilla and start with a fresh slate. An interim solution would be to temporarily move it to ~/.oldmoz so you can test the "repairs". (Normally, you want the plugins installed globally so every user account you create will have access to them... say, for instance, you by accident shred your existing user directory and need to create a new one... the globally installed plugins will work in your new digs.) <major snippage>
steve@steve:~> ls /usr/lib/browser-plugins/ <edited for brevity> mplayerplug-in-gmp.xpt mplayerplug-in-qt.xpt mplayerplug-in-wmp.xpt mplayerplug-in.xpt mplayerplug-in-gmp.so mplayerplug-in-qt.so mplayerplug-in-wmp.so mplayerplug-in.so nphelix.xpt nphelix.so
Of all the directories you listed, this is the only one that is correct. The links you'll be creating will point to these files, so at least there's less work for you ;-) You need to create the following links: In /opt/mozilla/lib/components and /opt/MozillaFirefox/lib/components: mplayerplug-in-gmp.xpt mplayerplug-in-qt.xpt mplayerplug-in-wmp.xpt mplayerplug-in.xpt In /opt/mozilla/lib/plugins and /opt/MozillaFirefox/lib/plugins: mplayerplug-in-gmp.so mplayerplug-in-qt.so mplayerplug-in-wmp.so mplayerplug-in.so In case you need coaching, I'll "get you started": From your desktop, open a shell and log in as su cd /opt/mozilla/lib/components ln -s /usr/lib/browser-plugins/mplayerplug-in-gmp.xpt ln -s /usr/lib/browser-plugins/mplayerplug-in-qt.xpt ... and so on, etc etc, changing into the appropriate directories... until all the links have been created. Then, exit out of su and exit the shell. Launch Firefox, verify all the plugins and associated media types are listed using "about:plugins", then test and let me know how things go. *if Firefox is creating a fresh ~/.mozilla, you don't even need to delete pluginreg.dat this time ;-) Good luck! - Carl
good evening once again! On Mon, 19 Dec 2005 01:47:49 -0500 Carl Hartung <suselinux@cehartung.com> wrote:
Assuming this is your own system and you've installed a proper SUSE rpm version of Firefox, you really shouldn't have a plugins directory under ~/.mozilla This could pose a problem, as user-defined settings can override global defaults. If you don't mind losing settings (bookmarks, etc) you could delete ~/.mozilla and start with a fresh slate. An interim solution would be to temporarily move it to ~/.oldmoz so you can test the "repairs".
(Normally, you want the plugins installed globally so every user account you create will have access to them... say, for instance, you by accident shred your existing user directory and need to create a new one... the globally installed plugins will work in your new digs.)
thank you for the line by line instructions Carl! I did rename ~/.mozilla and will hopefully be able to pull out of there what I need. The "proper" SUSE rpm of Firefox, now showing version 1.0.6 (was 1.0.7, before the reinstall yesterday LOL) now works for this site which I believe was a Quicktime file; http://www.boardsmag.com/screeningroom/commercials/2183 however I cannot view video from www.cnn.com - no big lose there, but still odd. Firefox 1.5 doesn't work for either sites as I believe that was not a SUSE rpm. Then again, I never fully installed that, I left it just in my home directory. Is there anyway to use the latest Firefox or will I just have to wait till a rpm is created? Haven't looked lately for a official SUSE rpm either - my bad if there is one. I also prefer the idea of globally installed plugins, might have mixed and matched globally and locally in the past by mistake or not paying attention to detail. Thanks again for the help Steve
On Mon, 19 Dec 2005 19:39:08 -0600 Steve Jeppesen <ampster40@comcast.net> wrote:
The "proper" SUSE rpm of Firefox, now showing version 1.0.6 (was 1.0.7, before the reinstall yesterday LOL) now works for this site which I believe was a Quicktime file; http://www.boardsmag.com/screeningroom/commercials/2183
however I cannot view video from www.cnn.com - no big lose there, but still odd.
ugh, I don't always reply to myself... after sending that last reply, I ran an online update and Firefox was updated to 1.0.7 - and now the Quicktime site and cnn.com videos work. Would still like to upgrade to the latest Firefox if possible?!? with all the problems everybody has experienced, I am not going there without guidance thou! Thanks Steve
On Monday 19 December 2005 20:50, Steve Jeppesen wrote: <snip>
after sending that last reply, I ran an online update and Firefox was updated to 1.0.7 - and now the Quicktime site and cnn.com videos work.
Glad to hear it all worked out! There's a lot of great stuff out there in the Real formats, too. You didn't mention it, but your RealPlayer10 plugins should now be working quite nicely in Firefox with no mplayerplug-in contentions. Have you tried them? Here's one of my favorite Real format sites: http://www.freespeech.org/fscm2/genx.php?name=featured_videos
Would still like to upgrade to the latest Firefox if possible?!?
No rush... 1.07 works great here. I usually wait for a regular packager (Packman, Guru, etc.) to post the new stuff before attempting to install it. If an .rpm isn't available yet, there's usually a reason and I can afford to be patient.
with all the problems everybody has experienced, I am not going there without guidance thou!
I and many others have repeatedly posted explanations and solutions to many plugins problems for Mozilla/Firefox/SUSE 9.0, 9.2, 9.3 and 10.0 ... all those posts are available in the SLE archives and most of them are still pretty relevant. In any case, after this experience, you really shouldn't need any more plugins guidance ;-) regards, - Carl
On Mon, 19 Dec 2005 22:07:14 -0500 Carl Hartung <suselinux@cehartung.com> wrote:
There's a lot of great stuff out there in the Real formats, too. You didn't mention it, but your RealPlayer10 plugins should now be working quite nicely in Firefox with no mplayerplug-in contentions. Have you tried them? Here's one of my favorite Real format sites:
http://www.freespeech.org/fscm2/genx.php?name=featured_videos
confirmed, rm's open in Realplayer!
I and many others have repeatedly posted explanations and solutions to many plugins problems for Mozilla/Firefox/SUSE 9.0, 9.2, 9.3 and 10.0 ... all those posts are available in the SLE archives and most of them are still pretty relevant. In any case, after this experience, you really shouldn't need any more plugins guidance ;-)
sorry about not searching the archives. I asked awhile back but it must have gotten overlooked, is there a preferred search link for the archives? so far what I have found doesn't appear to be easily searched; http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-linux-e/ I remember awhile back on the Mandrake lists, someone had setup a web site that included a way to search their archives, just wondering if there is something better than the above link. Been a rough week, noticed too that my subject line is off topic... back to the drawing board! Thanks again Carl Steve
On Tuesday 20 December 2005 05:41, Steve Jeppesen wrote: <snippage>
confirmed, rm's open in Realplayer!
Excellent!
must have gotten overlooked, is there a preferred search link for the archives?
Here's my personal favorite... just scroll down to the 'distributions' category and click on 'suse-linux-e'. There are other SUSE lists archived there, too: http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?w=2
Thanks again Carl Steve
You're quite welcome! - Carl
On Tue, 2005-12-20 at 04:41 -0600, Steve Jeppesen wrote:
On Mon, 19 Dec 2005 22:07:14 -0500 Carl Hartung <suselinux@cehartung.com> wrote:
There's a lot of great stuff out there in the Real formats, too. You didn't mention it, but your RealPlayer10 plugins should now be working quite nicely in Firefox with no mplayerplug-in contentions. Have you tried them? Here's one of my favorite Real format sites:
http://www.freespeech.org/fscm2/genx.php?name=featured_videos
confirmed, rm's open in Realplayer!
I and many others have repeatedly posted explanations and solutions to many plugins problems for Mozilla/Firefox/SUSE 9.0, 9.2, 9.3 and 10.0 ... all those posts are available in the SLE archives and most of them are still pretty relevant. In any case, after this experience, you really shouldn't need any more plugins guidance ;-)
sorry about not searching the archives. I asked awhile back but it must have gotten overlooked, is there a preferred search link for the archives?
so far what I have found doesn't appear to be easily searched; http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-linux-e/
On google use: site:lists.suse.com [search criteria] -- Ken Schneider UNIX since 1989, linux since 1994, SuSE since 1998
On Mon, 2005-12-19 at 19:50 -0600, Steve Jeppesen wrote:
On Mon, 19 Dec 2005 19:39:08 -0600 Steve Jeppesen <ampster40@comcast.net> wrote:
The "proper" SUSE rpm of Firefox, now showing version 1.0.6 (was 1.0.7, before the reinstall yesterday LOL) now works for this site which I believe was a Quicktime file; http://www.boardsmag.com/screeningroom/commercials/2183
however I cannot view video from www.cnn.com - no big lose there, but still odd.
ugh, I don't always reply to myself...
after sending that last reply, I ran an online update and Firefox was updated to 1.0.7 - and now the Quicktime site and cnn.com videos work.
Would still like to upgrade to the latest Firefox if possible?!?
with all the problems everybody has experienced, I am not going there without guidance thou!
www.mozilla.org your looking for Firefox 1.5 not 1.0.7 So far so good in Suse 9.2 Pro. Though I have no Quicktime videos to test it with. Recommended free sites welcome. -- ___ _ _ _ ____ _ _ _ | | | | [__ | | | |___ |_|_| ___] | \/
Steve Jeppesen wrote:
Is there anyway to use the latest Firefox or will I just have to wait till a rpm is created? Haven't looked lately for a official SUSE rpm either - my bad if there is one.
Check the projects directory on the ftp site (or mirrors), under mozilla. Its been available for almost 3 weeks. -- Joe Morris Registered Linux user 231871
Hello,
In the Message: [suse-linux-e ML: No.257258] with the date of Sat, 17 Dec 2005 18:56:46 -0600 [Steve] == Steve Jeppesen <ampster40@comcast.net> has written:
steve@steve:~> ls .mozilla/plugins Steve> flashplayer.xpt libflashplayer.so mplayerplug-in.so I have installed plugin files into /opt/mozilla/lib/plugins as follows; # ls /opt/mozilla/lib/plugins flashplayer.xpt libnullplugin.so nphelix.so libflashplayer.so nphelix.xpt libjavaplugin_oji.so mplayerplug-in.so nppdf.so HTH, --- Masaru Nomiya mail-to: nomiyac360@mg.point.ne.jp "Bill! You married with Computers. Not with Me!" "No..., with money."
On Sun, 18 Dec 2005 22:50:36 +0900 Masaru Nomiya <nomiyac360@mg.point.ne.jp> wrote:
I have installed plugin files into /opt/mozilla/lib/plugins as follows;
# ls /opt/mozilla/lib/plugins flashplayer.xpt libnullplugin.so nphelix.so libflashplayer.so nphelix.xpt libjavaplugin_oji.so mplayerplug-in.so nppdf.so
copied mplayerplug-in.so to that location and still nothing. Beginning to think I should uninstall firefox completely, all versions and start from scratch.
Steve Jeppesen wrote:
Masaru Nomiya wrote:
I have installed plugin files into /opt/mozilla/lib/plugins as follows;
# ls /opt/mozilla/lib/plugins flashplayer.xpt libnullplugin.so nphelix.so libflashplayer.so nphelix.xpt libjavaplugin_oji.so mplayerplug-in.so nppdf.so
copied mplayerplug-in.so to that location and still nothing. Beginning to think I should uninstall firefox completely, all versions and start from scratch.
Note that after simply installing mplayerplug-in as an rpm, it should work with Mozilla and Firefox, which is what it is intended for. Works fine here. Have a look at the files belonging to the mplayerplug-in rpm: sh: ~> rpm -ql mplayerplug-in /etc/mplayerplug-in.conf /etc/mplayerplug-in.types /usr/lib/browser-plugins/mplayerplug-in-gmp.so /usr/lib/browser-plugins/mplayerplug-in-gmp.xpt /usr/lib/browser-plugins/mplayerplug-in-qt.so /usr/lib/browser-plugins/mplayerplug-in-qt.xpt /usr/lib/browser-plugins/mplayerplug-in-rm.so /usr/lib/browser-plugins/mplayerplug-in-rm.xpt /usr/lib/browser-plugins/mplayerplug-in-wmp.so /usr/lib/browser-plugins/mplayerplug-in-wmp.xpt /usr/lib/browser-plugins/mplayerplug-in.so /usr/lib/browser-plugins/mplayerplug-in.xpt /usr/share/doc/packages/mplayerplug-in /usr/share/doc/packages/mplayerplug-in/ChangeLog /usr/share/doc/packages/mplayerplug-in/DOCS /usr/share/doc/packages/mplayerplug-in/DOCS/tech /usr/share/doc/packages/mplayerplug-in/DOCS/tech/javascript.txt /usr/share/doc/packages/mplayerplug-in/DOCS/tech/locking_rules.txt /usr/share/doc/packages/mplayerplug-in/INSTALL /usr/share/doc/packages/mplayerplug-in/LICENSE /usr/share/doc/packages/mplayerplug-in/README /usr/share/doc/packages/mplayerplug-in/TODO /usr/share/locale/da/LC_MESSAGES/mplayerplug-in.mo /usr/share/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/mplayerplug-in.mo /usr/share/locale/en_US/LC_MESSAGES/mplayerplug-in.mo /usr/share/locale/es/LC_MESSAGES/mplayerplug-in.mo /usr/share/locale/fr/LC_MESSAGES/mplayerplug-in.mo /usr/share/locale/it/LC_MESSAGES/mplayerplug-in.mo /usr/share/locale/ja/LC_MESSAGES/mplayerplug-in.mo /usr/share/locale/ko/LC_MESSAGES/mplayerplug-in.mo /usr/share/locale/nl/LC_MESSAGES/mplayerplug-in.mo /usr/share/locale/pl/LC_MESSAGES/mplayerplug-in.mo /usr/share/locale/pt_BR/LC_MESSAGES/mplayerplug-in.mo /usr/share/locale/ru/LC_MESSAGES/mplayerplug-in.mo
hello On Sun, 18 Dec 2005 16:49:13 +0100 Sjoerd Hiemstra <shiems.suse_ml@kpnplanet.nl> wrote:
Note that after simply installing mplayerplug-in as an rpm, it should work with Mozilla and Firefox, which is what it is intended for.
that is what I figured, install the rpm and it just works. Did before.
Have a look at the files belonging to the mplayerplug-in rpm:
sh: ~> rpm -ql mplayerplug-in /etc/mplayerplug-in.conf /etc/mplayerplug-in.types /usr/lib/browser-plugins/mplayerplug-in-gmp.so /usr/lib/browser-plugins/mplayerplug-in-gmp.xpt /usr/lib/browser-plugins/mplayerplug-in-qt.so /usr/lib/browser-plugins/mplayerplug-in-qt.xpt /usr/lib/browser-plugins/mplayerplug-in-rm.so /usr/lib/browser-plugins/mplayerplug-in-rm.xpt /usr/lib/browser-plugins/mplayerplug-in-wmp.so /usr/lib/browser-plugins/mplayerplug-in-wmp.xpt /usr/lib/browser-plugins/mplayerplug-in.so /usr/lib/browser-plugins/mplayerplug-in.xpt /usr/share/doc/packages/mplayerplug-in /usr/share/doc/packages/mplayerplug-in/ChangeLog /usr/share/doc/packages/mplayerplug-in/DOCS /usr/share/doc/packages/mplayerplug-in/DOCS/tech /usr/share/doc/packages/mplayerplug-in/DOCS/tech/javascript.txt /usr/share/doc/packages/mplayerplug-in/DOCS/tech/locking_rules.txt /usr/share/doc/packages/mplayerplug-in/INSTALL /usr/share/doc/packages/mplayerplug-in/LICENSE /usr/share/doc/packages/mplayerplug-in/README /usr/share/doc/packages/mplayerplug-in/TODO /usr/share/locale/da/LC_MESSAGES/mplayerplug-in.mo /usr/share/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/mplayerplug-in.mo /usr/share/locale/en_US/LC_MESSAGES/mplayerplug-in.mo /usr/share/locale/es/LC_MESSAGES/mplayerplug-in.mo /usr/share/locale/fr/LC_MESSAGES/mplayerplug-in.mo /usr/share/locale/it/LC_MESSAGES/mplayerplug-in.mo /usr/share/locale/ja/LC_MESSAGES/mplayerplug-in.mo /usr/share/locale/ko/LC_MESSAGES/mplayerplug-in.mo /usr/share/locale/nl/LC_MESSAGES/mplayerplug-in.mo /usr/share/locale/pl/LC_MESSAGES/mplayerplug-in.mo /usr/share/locale/pt_BR/LC_MESSAGES/mplayerplug-in.mo /usr/share/locale/ru/LC_MESSAGES/mplayerplug-in.mo
same files listed here; steve@steve:~> rpm -ql mplayerplug-in /etc/mplayerplug-in.conf /etc/mplayerplug-in.types /usr/lib/browser-plugins/mplayerplug-in-gmp.so /usr/lib/browser-plugins/mplayerplug-in-gmp.xpt /usr/lib/browser-plugins/mplayerplug-in-qt.so /usr/lib/browser-plugins/mplayerplug-in-qt.xpt /usr/lib/browser-plugins/mplayerplug-in-rm.so /usr/lib/browser-plugins/mplayerplug-in-rm.xpt /usr/lib/browser-plugins/mplayerplug-in-wmp.so /usr/lib/browser-plugins/mplayerplug-in-wmp.xpt /usr/lib/browser-plugins/mplayerplug-in.so /usr/lib/browser-plugins/mplayerplug-in.xpt /usr/share/doc/packages/mplayerplug-in /usr/share/doc/packages/mplayerplug-in/ChangeLog /usr/share/doc/packages/mplayerplug-in/DOCS /usr/share/doc/packages/mplayerplug-in/DOCS/tech /usr/share/doc/packages/mplayerplug-in/DOCS/tech/javascript.txt /usr/share/doc/packages/mplayerplug-in/DOCS/tech/locking_rules.txt /usr/share/doc/packages/mplayerplug-in/INSTALL /usr/share/doc/packages/mplayerplug-in/LICENSE /usr/share/doc/packages/mplayerplug-in/README /usr/share/doc/packages/mplayerplug-in/TODO /usr/share/locale/da/LC_MESSAGES/mplayerplug-in.mo /usr/share/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/mplayerplug-in.mo /usr/share/locale/en_US/LC_MESSAGES/mplayerplug-in.mo /usr/share/locale/es/LC_MESSAGES/mplayerplug-in.mo /usr/share/locale/fr/LC_MESSAGES/mplayerplug-in.mo /usr/share/locale/it/LC_MESSAGES/mplayerplug-in.mo /usr/share/locale/ja/LC_MESSAGES/mplayerplug-in.mo /usr/share/locale/ko/LC_MESSAGES/mplayerplug-in.mo /usr/share/locale/nl/LC_MESSAGES/mplayerplug-in.mo /usr/share/locale/pl/LC_MESSAGES/mplayerplug-in.mo /usr/share/locale/pt_BR/LC_MESSAGES/mplayerplug-in.mo /usr/share/locale/ru/LC_MESSAGES/mplayerplug-in.mo not sure where to go with this!
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