Mplayer

Hi
I have some video files that my wife wants to watch on her Acer aspire one runnig Linux. When I click on a file the message "Cannot find codec matching selected -vo and video format 0x44495658" is returned.
How can I play these avi files on the aspire one?
please forgive me just using the forum to get an answer, but the boss is the one with the one..if you see what I mean, and she doesn't like forums.

 

Is your one still using Linpus -the pathetic linux distro Acer added and stopped supporting a long time ago ?
I suggest getting rid of it and installing e.g. Xubuntu

If that is not an option... ages ago I made a topic to use mplayer under linpus, but I doubt it still works... still, you can try
Lemme find the link.

viewtopic.php?f=23&t=3770#p25335

Alternative:
http://macles.blogspot.com/2008/11/inst ... linux.html

 

Murphy's Law strongly implies that trying to load mplayer from the current version of Fedora (F-13) will require upgrade that will totally bork Linpus (which was based on the now long past end-of-life Fedora 8). If you go with mplayer, make sure you get a Fedora 8 version.

On the other hand, it's probably time for the one with the one (or her trusty sidekick) to backup her personal files and replace Linpus with something current. If the wife's one is an A110, be aware that using an SD card in the left slot as a seemless extension of the SSD is a Linpus thing; no other distro (that I'm aware of) will do that.

 

hi allI
i have just installed Mplayer.
it plays mp3s ok but I get error opening/initializing the selected
video_out (-vo) device
,when I try to play a DVD.

if anybody know whats that problem?
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2 options here. In terminal type...

Code:

sudo yum update mplayer

or
install vlc from here
http://www.acer.com/aspireone/support/files/fun.html