On Monday 20 Jan 2003 7:26 am, Len Lawrence wrote: > On Sun, 19 Jan 2003 19:37:23 +0000 > > Anne Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I just downloaded all the xine rpms I could get from plf.zarb.org. Then > > I tried xine. I seemto have installed a new copy of the ui, and this one > > only offers dvb and vcd - no dvd, so now I can't play anything. Do I > > need to uninstall everything I have on xine and start again from the > > install discs? If so, how can I avoid selecting the one that does the > > damage, since the plf packages will be listed amongs the mdk ones? > > My setup is Mandrake 8.2 with Mandrake and PLF sources for xine, and > that works. If you have xine-dvdnav installed from the Mandrake CDs > you could try "xine -pq -s DVD dvdnav://" from the command line. (The > -pq is optional.) Since xine is a multimedia player it needs some > kind of clue about the medium you are accessing. That is where MRLs > come in - Media Resource Locator(?). The gui does have a > comprehensive setup panel but as far as I can see does not provide an > option for specifying DVD play by default - dvb and vcd must be built > in defaults. I always attach the above command to a GNOME panel icon. > Maybe you can do the same in KDE or modify a menu entry. You probably > don't need to uninstall anything either. > > Does that help?
I got 'xine engine error There is no input plugin available to handle "dvdnav://" Maybe MRL sybtax is wrong or file/stream source doesn't exist' Sounds like a config problem, but I haven't a clue what to do about it. Silly thing is that I could play some of my dvds before I tried to 'improve' it <g> Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302
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