problem playing multimedia files in opensuse 10.3

[bilal_jan]

when i want to play a file with ".wmv" extension i am getting following error

no plugin found to handle this resource.
(/windows/songs/Track10.wmv)

i dont have internet connection at opensuse.tell me whether i should install codec or any multimedia player to play these and files with .avi,vob ...!!!

secondly i have "real player 10.0.9.809" installed in opensuse but when i play a audio song using it there is no sound i can hear!!!also when i start my opensuse OS i am hearing no sound.
while on my windows i can play these songs ,also i am hearing windows welcome music...
ne assistance on how to remove this error
thanks

[gogalthorp]

For the codecs you need w32codec-all
note there may be some dependencies. This is a problem if you have no Internet connection.

for the sound are you getting any sound at all?
have you configured the sound card in Yast? Get any sound?

try running as root

alsaconf

What sound card or chip do you have?

[bilal_jan]

is there any multimedia player (like gome player wh we usually used in windwos).
wh i can use to play fmultimedia files.

[khafa]

dont know about gome player but there are many media players you can use ( vlc , mplayer, realplayer ....)

[gogalthorp]

I like amarok full featured player

[bilal_jan]

thanks gogalthrop for reply
it is over month that i am looking to play my first multimedia file in Linux.
i jumped from ubuntu 7.10 to opensuse 10.3 in quest to play multimedia files (i dont have internet connection on linux) but i failed.
please tell me where i can find amarok and last but not least how i can install it!!!

[bilal_jan]

i runned alsaconf
it gives the message that it found the following two cards are found on my system

Intel Corporation 82801G(ICH7 Family High Definition Audio)
Probe legacy ISA(non-PnP) chips

i continued with first one and configured it successfully.
but i didnt listen the test sound that was made by the ALSA configuration setup though i got the message that i have successfully configured my sound card !!!
i am hearing no sound in my OpenSuse ,no welcome sound in fact i am soundless in OpenSUSE.
while in windows i am hearing sounds and listening to music.

[gogalthorp]

You are going to have problems if you do not have any internet.

If you installed KDE desktop version you should have amarok already.

But nothing will work until you get your sound card configured.

here is a page that might help

SDB:AudioTroubleshooting - openSUSE

[bilal_jan]

it means that Linux has no heart for the users who dont have an interent connection.
how cruel Linux is!!!

[gogalthorp]

Well neither does windows these days. But then you must have some internet since you seem to be posting here quite often.

The big problem is that the codecs are proprietary they are encumbered with patents there fore can not be freely included with the distro. It is purely a legal problem.