Sorry no joy. Thanks for your suggestions. I think I will leave it until I am a bit more aquaint with Linux. I am still not sure I am installing properly Bob On Mon, 2005-10-24 at 12:55 +0100, Paul Smith wrote: > On 10/24/05, Bob McCreadie <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Still no joy. When I try to plat a dvd the error message has changed > > from unable to find codec to that of not being unable to find URL. > > > > On Sun, 2005-10-23 at 17:23 +0100, Paul Smith wrote: > > > On 10/23/05, Bob McCreadie <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > I am coming to grips with Fedora and am managing not so badly. I cannot > > > > however install the plugin ( if thats the right word) to allow me to > > > > play videos on the above mentioned player. I would be greatful if > > > > someone could direct me to where I could find a suitable plugin. A > > > > simple description on how I download and install would be great. > > > > > > Bob, > > > > > > Just install totem-xine: > > > > > > # rpm -qi totem-xine > > > Name : totem-xine Relocations: (not relocatable) > > > Version : 1.0.4 Vendor: Livna.org RPMS > > > Release : 0.lvn.3.4 Build Date: Sat 01 Oct > > > 2005 10:27:32 AM WEST > > > Install Date: Tue 04 Oct 2005 10:04:29 AM WEST Build Host: > > > gruyere.lan.livna.org > > > Group : Applications/Multimedia Source RPM: > > > totem-xine-1.0.4-0.lvn.3.4.src.rpm > > > Size : 3309554 License: GPL > > > Signature : DSA/SHA1, Sat 01 Oct 2005 10:37:01 AM WEST, Key ID > > > 71295441a109b1ec > > > URL : http://www.hadess.net/totem.php3 > > > Summary : A GTK2 front-end for xine-lib. > > > Description : > > > Totem is simple movie player for GNOME desktops. It features a simple > > > playlist, a full-screen mode, seek and volume controls, as well as a > > > pretty complete keyboard navigation system. > > > > > > This package is linked against xine-lib unlike Fedora Core totem > > > package, which is linked against gstreamer > > > # > > Bob: try with a different video to see whether the problem persists. > > Paul >
