mplayer install problem_libmad.so

[clementis]

hello,

i tried to install the mplayer rpm package but i got the message that the file

libmad.so

is missing.

therefore i have downloaded the libmad file and compiled it as su with gcc.
./configure
make
make install

now, it is still not possible to install mplayer because mplayer is still asking for libmad!!!

it would be great if anyone can help me!!

thx

clementis

suse 9.3 prof.

[smolloy]

This is such a common problem with linux *sigh*

I recommend installing this rpm with yast. In this way, yast takes care of all these dependencies -- downloading them and installing them for you. But first you have to configure yast to use a couple of online repositories.

This website shows you how to configure yast to use online repositories. This site gives lots of extra repositories for you to add if you feel like it -- although the example ones in the first link should be enough for mplayer.

Once you've done this, use konqueror to navigate to the folder containing the mplayer rpm, right click on it, choose "actions", and then "install with yast". Yast will then ask you for your root password, and go off any sort out all the dependencies for you.

Understand??

[clementis]

hi,

thankx for your answer.

i have downloaded the rpm file and have done as you told me.

but it does not work!

clementis

[AlexK]

hi,

thankx for your answer.

i have downloaded the rpm file and have done as you told me.

but it does not work!

clementis

care to clarify a bit more, what error/s does it give?

[clementis]

hello,

I did the following things:

1. rpm - file

1.1. download rpm from http://rpm.pbone.net to my home dir
1.2. browsed with konqueror to the file - right mouse click - actions - install via YAST
YAST opened - entered pw
1.3. nothing happens - YAST didn't receive any data for installing
--> i tried the same as root

2. mplayer.tar.bz2

2.1. download the tar-file from http://www.mplayerhq.hu/homepage/design7/news.html to my home dir
2.2. opened shell and entered:
rar xfvj mplayer.tar.bz2
2.3. browsed to the folder and entered:
./configure --enable-gui

ERROR: PNG support rquired for GUI compilation, please install libpng and libpng-dev packages.

i have already installed the libpng but I dont find the libpng-dev file!!

3. rpm - shell command

3.1. rpm -ivh mplayer.rpm

warning: Mplayer.rpm: V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID 8eaa1216
error: Failed dependencies: libvgagl.so is needed by mplayer

no problem i thought and downloaded the requested file from rpm-search.
first i tried to install it via yast. but it failed. then i tried via the shell

warning: svgalib-...rpm: V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID 8eaa1216
error: cannot get exclusive lock on /var/lib/rpm/Packages
error: cannot open Packages index using db3 - the operation is not allowed (1)
error: cannot open Packages database in /var/lib/rpm


thanks in advance!

[AlexK]

I am sure the libpng-dev file would be available in yast, but it may not be called that, try searching for png along with the contains box checked. Now, usually I use the mplayer rpm from packman (link) for my suse boxes and have had no problems with it. Just choose which SUSE version you have and downlad the required rpm e.g. i586 fr pentium class machines or x86_64 for any 64-bit machine.

Also try running the updatedb command as root so that the system can find the locations of the newly installed libs, you need to be root to do this.

[clementis]

hi alex k,

i downloaded the packman file and installed it.

now mplayer is installed but if i try to run a .wmv file the following message appears.

"Error opening/initializing the selected viedeo_out (-vo) device"

what does it mean?

clementis

[fragos]

Might I suggest that you also install kmplayer, a KDE GUI frontend for both mplayer and xine. Although I don't recall what my configuration problem with mplayer was, kmplayer fixed it for me.

[AlexK]

clementis, goto either google or the packman site and get the w32codec rpm, it contains a lot of windows codecs including one for wmv.

[clementis]

hi,

i have w32codec-all already installed!!

today i have updated my system but i still get the annoying error massage.

what else could i do?

clementis