No plugin found to handle this resource

[goude]

Hello my linux friends,

I was wondering if someone could help me with an error I get when I try to play a video.


No plugin found to handle this resource
(/home/maria/Desktop/puppet.wmv)

xine: couldn't find demux for >/home/maria/Desktop/Puppet.wmv<
xine: found input plugin : file input plugin

Any suggestions, please??

Thank you very much!!!

[daark.child]

You need to install the win32 codecs. What Linux distribution are you using?

[goude]

Open SUSE 10.1

[daark.child]

Well you can download the win32 codecs from packman and install them using the software installer or the rpm command. This article has more info about multimedia on openSUSE 10.1.

[goude]

Thank for your reply Dark.child,

I have installed w32codec. Under root I used the command:

rpm -ivh w32codec.rpm

Running this command, I don't get any errors which means the package is installed but I still get the same error when I try to play the video.

Then I had a look in the article you suggested. I installed all the packages that the article suggests and now I have smart package manager in my system. To use this software, linux prompts me for the root password. I put the password, click ok and NOTHING happens.

Any more suggestions, please?

Thank you

[daark.child]

Suses version of Xine is somehow crippled, so uninstall xine-lib and install libxine from Packman.

[Nabaachy]

How about another player than xine? i use VLC player and MPlayer to play video and audio. I dont know about Suse, but i can install them via yum and package manager in fedora. Hope this helps.

[goude]

How about another player than xine? i use VLC player and MPlayer to play video and audio. I dont know about Suse, but i can install them via yum and package manager in fedora. Hope this helps.

I tried downloading VLC following the instructions from VLC website:

First, I added a new repository (installation source) in YaST (YaST2 -> Software -> Installation Sources)

Type: HTTP / Servername: download.videolan.org /
Directory: /pub/videolan/vlc/SuSE/10.1

After clicking OK, I get the following error:

Unable to create installation source from URL. VideoLAN - Free Software and Open Source video streaming solution for every OS! /pub/videolan/vlc/SuSe/10.1

Is that because of the firewall? Or is it something else?

How can I uninstall xine-lib?

Thank you guys!!!

[daark.child]

How can I uninstall xine-lib?

All the instructions are in the link I posted above.

[goude]

Yes, but the thing is that I can't start smart package manager
In the link you provided you can uninstall xine-lib through smart package manager, which I can't run although its installed.