Mplayer plugin does not workForum: myDSL Extensions (deprecated) Topic: Mplayer plugin does not work started by: softgun Posted by softgun on Dec. 29 2004,18:36
Hi,I can get Mplayer working but the mplayer plugin.dsl does not seem to work. Is there anything else i have to do to get it to work? I have both in the optional directory and both appear in the dsl menu. Mplayer is added and works but not through the fiirefox. This means the plugin is not installed from the menu. Posted by clivesay on Dec. 29 2004,19:33
Looks like an extension modification may be in order here. I looked at the plugin dsl and it places the plugin in /opt/firefox/plugins/Now that Firefox is intgrated, it has changed to /opt/firefox_plugins. Chris Posted by ke4nt1 on Dec. 29 2004,22:32
yep...I'll get into it shortly.. and make the changes.. TODO 73 ke4nt Posted by ke4nt1 on Dec. 30 2004,07:41
Done...Give it a test, and let us know.. 73 ke4nt Posted by clivesay on Dec. 31 2004,13:30
I may be missing a step but it appears that the mplayer plugin is not configured correctly. If you look in the plugin FAQ for mplayer and Firefox they talk about putting the two files in /usr/lib/plugins and /usr/lib/components. I know that firefox is located in /opt so I created a /components folder to see if that worked and it didn't. Maybe there need to be some symlinks? We also have the /.firefox_plugins dir in /opt that houses flash and java.I admit I'm a little confused. Anyway, the plugin does not seem to be working correctly. Thanks Chris Posted by ke4nt1 on Dec. 31 2004,17:16
Hmmm... I have it installing to /opt/.firefox_plugins now...after installing the plugin ( extension ) in your browser, type this as a url. about:plugins If , in the list, you see the plugin listed, as playing wmv, mpg, and other types, then it is linked.. let us know. 73 ke4nt Posted by clivesay on Dec. 31 2004,17:44
mplayer is not showing as a plugin...just java and flashWe have two /opt directories going here /opt/firefox/plugins AND /opt/.firefox_plugins The mplayer plugin places the 2 files in /opt/firefox/plugins while the java and flash files reside in /opt/.firefox_plugins I have tried moving the mplayer files to /opt/.firefox_plugins but it doesn't make any difference. Chris Posted by ke4nt1 on Jan. 01 2005,19:23
While I have moved the files in the plugin from /opt/firefox/pluginsto /opt/.firefox_plugins, you may still see issues about the plugin not working because it is compiled to work with the gtk2 versions of Firefox. It works for me because I use the gtk2.dsl, and the firefox-gtk2-1.0 version, which uses gtk2. I have the mplayerplug-in files in my backup. But loading the mplayerplug-in.dsl with the gtk+ versions of Firefox does not work, and shows errors about many libs missing, and even with the missing libs added, it then shows errors about mismatch in gtk versions. What you need is a version compiled for X or gtk+ I don't think this one will do for you, since your not including gtk2 in your builds. I did add symlinks in the package for /opt/firefox/plugins to point to /opt/.firefox_plugins , so it should work with all packages. 73 ke4nt Posted by clivesay on Jan. 01 2005,19:50
I remember there was a different compilation command for gtk1 on the Firefox plugins page. Maybe we need two builds?
Posted by ke4nt1 on Jan. 01 2005,20:19
I'd say so !!Anyone care to contribute ? I've got a plateful !! 73 ke4nt |