xine won't play anything

[Derick Centeno]

xine plays fine for me!  Although I admit to playing cds with it and
letting goom run amuck.  There's a way to search quickly for all the
things xine or anything else needs should you not know what it is.

Do the following:

[root@arakus root]# yum search xine*
Gathering header information file(s) from server(s)
Server: Yellow Dog Linux 3.0 base
Server: Yellow Dog Linux 3.0 - ppc - freshrpms
Server: Yellow Dog Linux 3.0 - ppc - os
Server: Yellow Dog Linux 3.0 - ppc - updates
Finding updated packages
Downloading needed headers
Looking in available packages for a providing package
No packages found
Looking in installed packages for a providing package
Installed package: gxine.ppc 0:0.3.3-fr1 matches with
 A GTK based frontend for the xine multimedia library.
Installed package: gxine.ppc 0:0.3.3-fr1 matches with
 gxine
Installed package: xine.ppc 0:0.99.2-1.0.yd3.fr matches with
 xine
Installed package: xine-skins.noarch 0:1.8-1.fr matches with
 xine-skins
Installed package: redhat-config-services.noarch 0:0.8.2-1 matches with
 redhat-config-services is an initscript and xinetd configuration
utility
Installed package: xine-lib.ppc 0:1.0.0-0.14.rc5.0.yd3.fr matches with
 Core library of the xine multimedia player
Installed package: xine-lib.ppc 0:1.0.0-0.14.rc5.0.yd3.fr matches with
 xine-lib
Installed package: totem.ppc 0:0.99.9-1.fr matches with
 Movie player for GNOME 2 based on the xine engine.
Installed package: xinetd.ppc 2:2.3.11-1.9.0 matches with
 xinetd
Installed package: xine-lib-devel.ppc 0:1.0.0-0.14.rc5.0.yd3.fr matches
with
 Development files for the xine library
Installed package: xine-lib-devel.ppc 0:1.0.0-0.14.rc5.0.yd3.fr matches
with
 xine-lib-devel
11 results returned
[root@arakus root]#

You may already be familiar with the use of the * which tells the
computer to search for any item following that character sequence.
This is quite useful as many times you have no clue as to how a
programmer named a package which you are interested in installing.
What is really nice is yum lists what it finds as "available" and what
is already "installed". Here is another search for gkrellm*, just to
make a point:

[root@arakus root]# yum search gkrellm*
Gathering header information file(s) from server(s)
Server: Yellow Dog Linux 3.0 base
Server: Yellow Dog Linux 3.0 - ppc - freshrpms
Server: Yellow Dog Linux 3.0 - ppc - os
Server: Yellow Dog Linux 3.0 - ppc - updates
Finding updated packages
Downloading needed headers
Looking in available packages for a providing package
Available package: gkrellm-plugins-media.ppc 0:2.2.0-1.0.yd3.fr from
base matche
s with
 Multimedia plugins for GKrellM
Available package: gkrellm-plugins-media.ppc 0:2.2.0-1.0.yd3.fr from
base matche
s with
 gkrellm-plugins-media
Available package: gkrellm-themes.noarch 0:2.1.8-2.fr from base matches
with
 gkrellm-themes
Available package: gkrellm-plugins-misc.ppc 0:2.2.0-1.0.yd3.fr from base
matches
 with
 Amusement and miscellaneous plugins for GKrellM
Available package: gkrellm-plugins-misc.ppc 0:2.2.0-1.0.yd3.fr from base
matches
 with
 gkrellm-plugins-misc
Available package: gkrellm-daemon.ppc 0:2.2.2-1.0.yd3.fr from base
matches with
 gkrellm-daemon
Available package: gkrellm-devel.ppc 0:2.2.2-1.0.yd3.fr from base
matches with
 gkrellm-devel
Available package: gkrellm-plugins-utils.ppc 0:2.2.0-1.0.yd3.fr from
base matche
s with
 System and network utility plugins for GKrellM
Available package: gkrellm-plugins-utils.ppc 0:2.2.0-1.0.yd3.fr from
base matche
s with
 gkrellm-plugins-utils
9 results returned
Looking in installed packages for a providing package
Installed package: gkrellm.ppc 0:2.2.2-1.0.yd3.fr matches with
 gkrellm
1 results returned
[root@arakus root]#

All those packages can now be installed by doing:

[root@arakus root]# yum install gkrellm*
Gathering header information file(s) from server(s)
Server: Yellow Dog Linux 3.0 base
Server: Yellow Dog Linux 3.0 - ppc - freshrpms
Server: Yellow Dog Linux 3.0 - ppc - os
Server: Yellow Dog Linux 3.0 - ppc - updates
Finding updated packages
Downloading needed headers
Resolving dependencies
.Dependencies resolved
I will do the following:
[install: gkrellm-plugins-media 2.2.0-1.0.yd3.fr.ppc]
[install: gkrellm-themes 2.1.8-2.fr.noarch]
[install: gkrellm-daemon 2.2.2-1.0.yd3.fr.ppc]
[install: gkrellm-devel 2.2.2-1.0.yd3.fr.ppc]
[install: gkrellm-plugins-utils 2.2.0-1.0.yd3.fr.ppc]
[install: gkrellm-plugins-misc 2.2.0-1.0.yd3.fr.ppc]
I will install/upgrade these to satisfy the dependencies:
[deps: xmms 1:1.2.7-13c.ppc]
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages
Getting gkrellm-plugins-media-2.2.0-1.0.yd3.fr.ppc.rpm
gkrellm-plugins-media-2.2 100% |=========================| 112 kB   
00:00
Getting gkrellm-themes-2.1.8-2.fr.noarch.rpm
gkrellm-themes-2.1.8-2.fr 100% |=========================| 3.4 MB   
00:19
Getting gkrellm-daemon-2.2.2-1.0.yd3.fr.ppc.rpm
gkrellm-daemon-2.2.2-1.0. 100% |=========================|  51 kB   
00:00
Getting gkrellm-devel-2.2.2-1.0.yd3.fr.ppc.rpm
gkrellm-devel-2.2.2-1.0.y 100% |=========================|  21 kB   
00:00
Getting xmms-1.2.7-13c.ppc.rpm
xmms-1.2.7-13c.ppc.rpm    100% |=========================| 1.6 MB   
00:09
Getting gkrellm-plugins-utils-2.2.0-1.0.yd3.fr.ppc.rpm
gkrellm-plugins-utils-2.2 100% |=========================| 152 kB   
00:01
Getting gkrellm-plugins-misc-2.2.0-1.0.yd3.fr.ppc.rpm
gkrellm-plugins-misc-2.2. 100% |=========================| 251 kB   
00:01
Running test transaction:
Test transaction complete, Success!
xmms 100 % done 1/7
gkrellm-plugins-media 100 % done 2/7
error: unpacking of archive failed on file
/usr/lib/gkrellm2/plugins/gkrellmms.so;4135a8fc: cpio: open
gkrellm-themes 100 % done 3/7
gkrellm-daemon 100 % done 4/7
gkrellm-devel 100 % done 5/7
gkrellm-plugins-utils 100 % done 6/7
error: unpacking of archive failed on file
/usr/lib/gkrellm2/plugins/cpufreq.so;4135a8fc: cpio: open
gkrellm-plugins-misc 100 % done 7/7
error: unpacking of archive failed on file
/usr/lib/gkrellm2/plugins/alltraxclock.so;4135a8fc: cpio: open
Installed:  gkrellm-plugins-media 2.2.0-1.0.yd3.fr.ppc gkrellm-themes
2.1.8-2.fr.noarch gkrellm-daemon 2.2.2-1.0.yd3.fr.ppc gkrellm-devel
2.2.2-1.0.yd3.fr.ppc gkrellm-plugins-utils 2.2.0-1.0.yd3.fr.ppc
gkrellm-plugins-misc 2.2.0-1.0.yd3.fr.ppc
Dep Installed:  xmms 1:1.2.7-13c.ppc
Transaction(s) Complete
[root@arakus root]#

You also see any errors along the way.  Make sure your yum is current
and it should work something like the above or better!


On Fri, 2004-08-27 at 11:42, wolf_moon456 wrote:
> Thanks to everyone who gave me advice on my last
> problem! It turns out I needed to install some stuff
> off the CDs that I left out in my first install.
> Since then I've successfully installed many programs,
> but xine is one I've been having a lot of trouble
> with. I installed version 1.0.0 with yum, but it
> doesn't seem to be able to play .mpg files. Does
> anyone know if there are any plugins for file formats
> that yum doesn't download? 
> Thanks!
> 
> 
> 		
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