mine works properly
even the link you mentionned
I've installed realplayer and executed these two files
in the /usr/local/Realplayer dir
type
sh mimeinstall.sh
sh pluginstall.sh
and restart your graphic shell
hope it works for you now
Luk
Op zondag 07 januari 2001 23:33, schreef u:
> Thanks Jerry - but I don't think this is the problem. /usr/lib/RealPlayer8/
> does exist. And I'm not using any web browser apart from RealPlayer
> itself, which has a button on it for Take 5 content.
>
> Furthermore, since RealPlayer 7 content seems to play well, and
> RealPlayer 8 does not, I further doubt its a mime types issue.
>
> Thanks for your trouble though - can anyone else shed some light on this?
> Does anyoen else get a realplayer 8 ad when they click Take 5 -> U2 piece
> on their RealPlayer?
>
> Mike
>
> On Sun, 7 Jan 2001, Jerry Sternesky wrote:
> > On Sunday 07 January 2001 15:31, you wrote:
> >
> > In netscape I went to real.com
> >
> > followed the take5 link
> >
> > Realplayer started with a series of links in it.
> >
> > Went to bono-fide grammy nominee
> >
> > It fired right up. I hope I hit the link you are refering to, but to
> > double check everything and myself I clicked on the tomb raider link from
> > the real.com site which states it requires RealPlayer8. That also came
> > up with no problems.
> >
> > I would have to say rp8 is out there for linux and seems to be working
> > fine. Did you try downloading the rpm again, just in case there was a
> > problem with the one you got?
> >
> > I checked my netscape mime types and here are a couple of samples to see
> > if they help you out
> >
> > Description: RealMedia File
> > MimeType: application/vnd.rn-realmedia
> > Suffixes: .rm
> > Application: /usr/X11R6/bin/realplay %s
> >
> > Description: RealVideo File
> > MimeType: video/vnd.rn-realvideo
> > Suffixes: .rv
> > Application: /usr/X11R6/bin/realplay %s
> >
> > Description: RealAudio File 2
> > MimeType: audio/x-pn-realaudio
> > Suffixes: .ra,.ram
> > Application: /usr/X11R6/bin/realplay %s
> >
> > Description:
> > MimeType: audio/x-pn-aiff
> > Suffixes: aiff,af
> > Application: /usr/lib/RealPlayer8/realplay "%u"
> >
> > Now the /usr/X11R6/bin/realplay is actually a link to
> > /usr/lib/RealPlayer8/realplay and the %s is important in getting
> > realplayer to load with the files you want to play.
> >
> > So first thing I would do is check and see if you have the
> > /usr/lib/RealPlayer8 dir. If so then realplayer 8 was installed for you
> > and it is most likely an issue of mime types and application helpers. If
> > that is the case check out an earlier email in this thread that had the
> > instructions for setting up the mime types.
> >
> > Jerry
> >
> > > Correction: There is a player avaliable for Linux called `RealPlayer 8'
> > > from Real.
> > >
> > > I still maintain its a bad name, since [after downloading it] it can't
> > > play any RealPlayer 8 content - try doing the `Take Five' -> `Bono'
> > > link again. `To see this content, you need glorious RealPlayer 8'.
> > >
> > > Grrr.
> > >
> > > Mike
> > >
> > > ------------------------------------------
> > > Mike MacCana Support Consultant
> > > C Y B E R S O U R C E
> > > Level 9, 140 Queen St Melbourne 3000
> > > Ph : +61 3 9642 5997 Fax: +61 3 9642 5998
> > >
> > > On Sun, 7 Jan 2001, Jerry Sternesky wrote:
> > > > On Sunday 07 January 2001 07:39, you wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I download realplayer myself yesterday:
> > > >
> > > > rp8_linux20_libc6_i386_cs1_rpm
> > > >
> > > > About indicates: version 8.0.3.412
> > > >
> > > > When I installed rp7 I had to manually add the mime types to
> > > > Netscape, I had followed the same instructions that were posted in
> > > > Larry's reply. So I honestly can't say if rp8 did anything or not
> > > > regarding the plugin's. I usually go to a site called vidnet to test
> > > > my realplayer. I have it working in netscape, as for Konqueror it
> > > > doesn't work. I suspect I will have to go into configure and set the
> > > > mime types.
> > > >
> > > > > Are you quite sure you were ableto obtain RealPlayer 8 for Linux?
> > > > > The Real site is a little hard to navbigate, but I'm quite sure the
> > > > > Linux version is only RealPlayer 7, no matter white the site says
> > > > > [check `help about' to see]. Another test is going to take5 [click
> > > > > the take5 link] and trying to watch the Bono video. You'll get a
> > > > > message about how you need `glorious RealPlayer 8' to watch it.
> > > > >
> > > > > Send an email to Real asking for a version 8 for Linux if and when
> > > > > you're dissappointed :-(.
> > > > >
> > > > > Mike
> > > > >
> > > > > ------------------------------------------
> > > > > Mike MacCana Support Consultant
> > > > > C Y B E R S O U R C E
> > > > > Level 9, 140 Queen St Melbourne 3000
> > > > > Ph : +61 3 9642 5997 Fax: +61 3 9642 5998
> > > > >
> > > > > On Sun, 7 Jan 2001, Luk Vermeylen wrote:
> > > > > > with realplayer 8.0 are delivered 2 files who make the plugins
> > > > > > and mime work like that
> > > > > > i've answered the quetion a few days ago
> > > > > > look in the directory of realplayer. they are named something
> > > > > > like rpplugin & rpmime
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Luk Vermeylen
> > > > > >
> > > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > > From: "Brian Hartman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > > > Sent: Sunday, January 07, 2001 2:28 AM
> > > > > > Subject: [expert] RealPlayer
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > I've been trying to get RealPlayer to play a link when I click
> > > > > > > on it (in either Konqueror or Netscape) with absolutely zero
> > > > > > > luck. Has anyone
> > > > > >
> > > > > > gotten
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > this to work?
--
Luk Vermeylen
Putse Baan 84
2040 Antwerpen 4
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