[gentoo-amd64] I don't want mplayer-bin to play vmw files!

[gentoo-amd64] I don't want mplayer-bin to play vmw files!

[Jerônimo Backes]

I have a amd64 machine, with a 64-bit installation. And I HATE mplayer. 
I don't want to use it to play movies, but for the wmv and other formats 
only supported by win32codecs, I have no options. There's only the 32 
bit version of mplayer available, and only a 32 bit player can use 
win32codecs.

Can I compile some other player (like Totem, Kaffeine, Xine) as 32 bit? 
If not, how can I install any 32 bit player other than mplayer?

Thanks in advance.

	

	
		
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Re: [gentoo-amd64] I don't want mplayer-bin to play vmw files!

[Sebastian Redl]

Jerônimo Backes wrote:

> I have a amd64 machine, with a 64-bit installation. And I HATE 
> mplayer. I don't want to use it to play movies, but for the wmv and 
> other formats only supported by win32codecs, I have no options. 
> There's only the 32 bit version of mplayer available, and only a 32 
> bit player can use win32codecs.
>
> Can I compile some other player (like Totem, Kaffeine, Xine) as 32 
> bit? If not, how can I install any 32 bit player other than mplayer?

I don't know if Gentoo offers anything, but failing that, you can always 
just download a 32-bit binary of xine and a player based on it, and use 
that. Ought to work without problems.

Sebastian Redl
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Re: [gentoo-amd64] I don't want mplayer-bin to play vmw files!

[Mark Knecht]

On 6/11/06, Jerônimo Backes <germanobax@yahoo.com.br> wrote:
> I have a amd64 machine, with a 64-bit installation. And I HATE mplayer.
> I don't want to use it to play movies, but for the wmv and other formats
> only supported by win32codecs, I have no options. There's only the 32
> bit version of mplayer available, and only a 32 bit player can use
> win32codecs.
>
> Can I compile some other player (like Totem, Kaffeine, Xine) as 32 bit?
> If not, how can I install any 32 bit player other than mplayer?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
>

You might consider a 32-bit chroot. I use one for web sites that are
picky about Flash, Java, win32codec support, etc.

Good luck,
Mark

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Re: [gentoo-amd64] I don't want mplayer-bin to play vmw files!

[Jerônimo Backes]

Sebastian Redl wrote:
>  you can always just download a 32-bit binary of xine and a player 
> based on it, and use that. Ought to work without problems.
I tried that, but I doesn't work, because some 32 bit libraries are not 
found.

		
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Re: [gentoo-amd64] I don't want mplayer-bin to play vmw files!

[Jerônimo Backes]

Mark Knecht wrote:
>
> You might consider a 32-bit chroot. I use one for web sites that are
> picky about Flash, Java, win32codec support, etc.
>
> Good luck,
> Mark
Okay, that will surely work. But a 32-chroot (I never did that) doesn't 
require (basically) a new gentoo installation? I think that's too much 
work, isn't it?

		
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Re: [gentoo-amd64] I don't want mplayer-bin to play vmw files!

[Mark Knecht]

On 6/11/06, Jerônimo Backes <germanobax@yahoo.com.br> wrote:
> Mark Knecht wrote:
> >
> > You might consider a 32-bit chroot. I use one for web sites that are
> > picky about Flash, Java, win32codec support, etc.
> >
> > Good luck,
> > Mark
> Okay, that will surely work. But a 32-chroot (I never did that) doesn't
> require (basically) a new gentoo installation? I think that's too much
> work, isn't it?
>

Too much is a value judgement. You'll have to decide on that.

Yes, it is a lot of work at least to set up. It is a complete, more or
less, second install. It takes up disk space and I find it VERY
confusing when I'm looking at what's mounted where since the Gentoo
chroot guide intermingles the two a bit. If you use Gnome or KDE you
do not have to install those. Install something like fluxbox which is
enough to satisfy dependencies and allows X apps to make forward
progress.

That said I do not update my chroot very often so it's not that bad to maintain.

Again, you asked so I responded. I'm not pushing the idea. Just
putting it out there.

Cheers,
Mark

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Re: [gentoo-amd64] I don't want mplayer-bin to play vmw files!

[Fernando Boaglio]

I just use KPlayer GUI of mplayer-bin, it works like a charm. =)

On 6/11/06, Mark Knecht <markknecht@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 6/11/06, Jerônimo Backes <germanobax@yahoo.com.br> wrote:
> > Mark Knecht wrote:
> > >
> > > You might consider a 32-bit chroot. I use one for web sites that are
> > > picky about Flash, Java, win32codec support, etc.
> > >
> > > Good luck,
> > > Mark
> > Okay, that will surely work. But a 32-chroot (I never did that) doesn't
> > require (basically) a new gentoo installation? I think that's too much
> > work, isn't it?
> >
>
> Too much is a value judgement. You'll have to decide on that.
>
> Yes, it is a lot of work at least to set up. It is a complete, more or
> less, second install. It takes up disk space and I find it VERY
> confusing when I'm looking at what's mounted where since the Gentoo
> chroot guide intermingles the two a bit. If you use Gnome or KDE you
> do not have to install those. Install something like fluxbox which is
> enough to satisfy dependencies and allows X apps to make forward
> progress.
>
> That said I do not update my chroot very often so it's not that bad to maintain.
>
> Again, you asked so I responded. I'm not pushing the idea. Just
> putting it out there.
>
> Cheers,
> Mark
>
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Re: [gentoo-amd64] I don't want mplayer-bin to play vmw files!

[Bo Ørsted Andresen]

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On Monday 12 June 2006 02:34, Jerônimo Backes wrote:
> I tried that, but I doesn't work, because some 32 bit libraries are not
> found.

The app-emulation/emul-linux-x86-* packages contain some of the 32 bit 
libraries. Did you investigate if the missing libraries are contained in any 
of those?

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