On 7/9/05, C.Beamer <cbeamer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Kam Leo wrote: > > >On 7/9/05, C.Beamer <cbeamer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > >>codecs -> /usr/local/lib/codecs > >> > >> > >> > > > >Your symbolic link is wrong. Delete the /usr/lib/win32 directory and > >relink as follows: > > > ># rm -rf /usr/lib/win32 > > > ># ln -s /usr/local/lib/codecs /usr/lib/win32 > > > > > > > I bow to the knowledge of someone who has a lot more formal computer > training and knowledge than me. However, when I did what was directed > in the above, all I got in /usr/lib was a broken link for win32 > > >From within the /usr/lib/win32 directory, I put a sym link to > /usr/local/lib/codecs > Not within win32. win32 should be at the same level as codecs; i.e. "ls /usr/lib/win32" should display the contents of /usr/local/lib/codecs. So delete /usr/lib/win32/codecs and the directory /usr/lib/win32. A quick way to do this is to use this command: rm -rf /usr/lib/win32 Then do the following: cd /usr/lib ln -s /usr/local/lib/codecs win32 You should also create a symbolic link for /usr/local/lib/win32 as another poster has pointed out about your Mplayer output. Do the following: ln -s /usr/local/lib/codecs /usr/local/lib/win32 Why? Quoting from the README file from the codecs rpm: "In the past /usr/local/lib/win32 or /usr/lib/win32 was the default directory, some packages as well as a few other Unix players like xine and avifile still use it, refer to their documentation for further details." > codecs is a directory in the above. > > Regards, > > Colleen >
