Installing mplayer 1.0pre3 from source

To: Debian-User <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
Subject: Installing mplayer 1.0pre3 from source
From: Benjamin Sher <sher07@mindspring.com>
Date: Sun, 18 Jan 2004 08:35:06 -0600
Message-id: <[🔎] 1074436506.6441.18.camel@Dell.homeportal.2wire.net>

Dear friends:

I am a newbie but I thought I should try to install mplayer from source.
So I downloaded the tarball source for mplayer 1.0pre3 and, using
gcc3.33 compiler on Xandros 2.0 (Debian), I compiled it. It looks fine
but nothing happens when I try to launch it. Here are the results when I
do that:

I. MPLAYER	

sher@Dell:~$ whereis mplayer
mplayer: /usr/local/bin/mplayer /usr/local/etc/mplayer
/usr/local/lib/mplayer
sher@Dell:~$

sher@Dell:~$ mplayer
MPlayer 1.0pre3-3.3.2 (C) 2000-2003 MPlayer Team

CPU: Intel Pentium 4/Xeon/Celeron Foster 1795 MHz (Family: 8, Stepping:
2)
Detected cache-line size is 64 bytes
CPUflags:  MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 0 3DNow2: 0 SSE: 1 SSE2: 1
Compiled for x86 CPU with extensions: MMX MMX2 SSE SSE2

Reading config file /usr/local/etc/mplayer/mplayer.conf: No such file or
directory
Reading config file /home/sher/.mplayer/config
Reading /home/sher/.mplayer/codecs.conf: Can't open
'/home/sher/.mplayer/codecs.conf': No such file or directory
Reading /usr/local/etc/mplayer/codecs.conf: Can't open
'/usr/local/etc/mplayer/codecs.conf': No such file or directory
Using built-in default codecs.conf.
Usage:   mplayer [options] [url|path/]filename

Basic options: (complete list in the man page)
 -vo <drv[:dev]>  select video output driver & device ('-vo help' for a
list)
 -ao <drv[:dev]>  select audio output driver & device ('-ao help' for a
list)
 vcd://<trackno>   play VCD (Video CD) track from device instead of
plain file
 dvd://<titleno>   play DVD title from device instead of plain file
 -alang/-slang    select DVD audio/subtitle language (by 2-char country
code)
 -ss <timepos>    seek to given (seconds or hh:mm:ss) position
 -nosound         do not play sound
 -fs              fullscreen playback (or -vm, -zoom, details in the man
page)
 -x <x> -y <y>    set display resolution (for use with -vm or -zoom)
 -sub <file>      specify subtitle file to use (also see -subfps,
-subdelay)
 -playlist <file> specify playlist file
 -vid x -aid y    select video (x) and audio (y) stream to play
 -fps x -srate y  change video (x fps) and audio (y Hz) rate
 -pp <quality>    enable postprocessing filter (details in the man page)
 -framedrop       enable frame dropping (for slow machines)

Basic keys: (complete list in the man page, also check input.conf)
 <-  or  ->       seek backward/forward 10 seconds
 up or down       seek backward/forward  1 minute
 pgup or pgdown   seek backward/forward 10 minutes
 < or >           step backward/forward in playlist
 p or SPACE       pause movie (press any key to continue)
 q or ESC         stop playing and quit program
 + or -           adjust audio delay by +/- 0.1 second
 o                cycle OSD mode:  none / seekbar / seekbar + timer
 * or /           increase or decrease PCM volume
 z or x           adjust subtitle delay by +/- 0.1 second
 r or t           adjust subtitle position up/down, also see -vf expand

 * * * SEE THE MAN PAGE FOR DETAILS, FURTHER (ADVANCED) OPTIONS AND KEYS
* * *


sher@Dell:~$

Does this mean that the installation was a success?

II. MPLAYER CODECS:

I then installed the extralite and Win32 codecs, Arial fonts and two
skins, using the tarballs:
sher@Dell:~/L-Files/Downloads/Tars/MPlayer$ ls
Arial  BlueHeart  Corelian  MPlayer-Basic  MPlayer-Extralite  Win32
sher@Dell:~/L-Files/Downloads/Tars/MPlayer$

sher@Dell:~/L-Files/Downloads/Tars/MPlayer$ ls
Arial  BlueHeart  Corelian  MPlayer-Basic  MPlayer-Extralite  Win32
sher@Dell:~/L-Files/Downloads/Tars/MPlayer$

sher@Dell:~/L-Files/Downloads/Tars/MPlayer/MPlayer-Extralite/extralite$
ls
atrc.so.6.0  drv4.so.6.0     QuickTimeEssentials.qtx      vid_3ivX.xa
cook.so.6.0  dspr.so.6.0     QuickTimeInternetExtras.qtx  wma9dmod.dll
ddnt.so.6.0  ir32_32.dll     QuickTime.qts                wmadmod.dll
dnet.so.6.0  ir41_32.dll     sipr.so.6.0                  wmspdmod.dll
drv2.so.6.0  ir50_32.dll     tokf.so.6.0                  wmv9dmod.dll
drv3.so.6.0  qtmlClient.dll  tokr.so.6.0                  wmvdmod.dll
sher@Dell:~/L-Files/Downloads/Tars/MPlayer/MPlayer-Extralite/extralite$

sher@Dell:~/L-Files/Downloads/Tars/MPlayer/Win32$ cd win32codecs
sher@Dell:~/L-Files/Downloads/Tars/MPlayer/Win32/win32codecs$ ls
acelpdec.ax   huffyuv.dll   m3jpeg32.dll  nsrt2432.acm  vp4vfw.dll
alf2cd.acm    i263_32.drv   m3jpegdec.ax  pclepim1.dll  vssh264core.dll
asusasv2.dll  iccvid.dll    mcdvd_32.dll  qdv.dll       vssh264dec.dll
asusasvd.dll  icmw_32.dll   mcmjpg32.dll  qpeg32.dll    vssh264.dll
ativcr2.dll   imaadp32.acm  mpg4c32.dll   rt32dcmp.dll  vsslight.dll
atrac3.acm    imc32.acm     mpg4ds32.ax   sp5x_32.dll   vsswlt.dll
avimszh.dll   ir32_32.dll   msadp32.acm   tm20dec.ax    wma9dmod.dll
avizlib.dll   ir41_32.dll   msg711.acm    tsccvid.dll   wmadmod.dll
CLRVIDDC.DLL  ir50_32.dll   msgsm32.acm   tssoft32.acm  wmspdmod.dll
clrviddd.dll  ivvideo.dll   msh261.drv    ubv263d+.ax   wmv8ds32.ax
CtWbJpg.DLL   jp2avi.dll    msms001.vwp   ubvmp4d.dll   wmv9dmod.dll
divxa32.acm   l3codeca.acm  msnaudio.acm  ultimo.dll    wmvdmod.dll
divx_c32.ax   l3codecx.ax   msrle32.dll   vgpix32d.dll  wmvds32.ax
divxc32.dll   LCodcCMP.dll  msscds32.ax   vivog723.acm
divxdec.ax    lhacm.acm     msvidc32.dll  voxmsdec.ax
divx.dll      m3jp2k32.dll  mvoiced.vwp   vp31vfw.dll
sher@Dell:~/L-Files/Downloads/Tars/MPlayer/Win32/win32codecs$

Where and how do I install these codecs, please?

III. MPLAYER Fonts:

sher@Dell:~/L-Files/Downloads/Tars/MPlayer/Arial/font-arial-iso-8859-1$
ls
font-arial-14-iso-8859-1  font-arial-24-iso-8859-1 
README-arial-iso-8859-1
font-arial-18-iso-8859-1  font-arial-28-iso-8859-1
sher@Dell:~/L-Files/Downloads/Tars/MPlayer/Arial/font-arial-iso-8859-1$

Where do I install these fonts, please?

IV. MPLAYER Skins:

sher@Dell:~/L-Files/Downloads/Tars/MPlayer/BlueHeart/BlueHeart$ ls
eqb.png   font.png     menubutt.png  pause.png  prev.png  sub.png
eq.png    iconify.png  menu.png      play.png   README    symbols.fnt
exit.png  load.png     menus.png     plb.png    skin      symbols.png
font.fnt  main.png     next.png      pos.png    stop.png  VERSION
sher@Dell:~/L-Files/Downloads/Tars/MPlayer/BlueHeart/BlueHeart$

sher@Dell:~/L-Files/Downloads/Tars/MPlayer/Corelian/Corelian$ ls
10minback.png   bsub2.png       menus.png              playbar_prev.png
10minforw.png   burl.png        moviepoz.png           playbar_stop.png
10secback.png   bvcd.png        next.png               play.png
10secforw.png   close.png       pause.png              prefs.png
1minback.png    eq.png          playbar_10minback.png  prev.png
1minforw.png    file.png        playbar_10minforw.png  README
aspect.png      font1.fnt       playbar_10secback.png  skin
babout.png      font1.png       playbar_10secforw.png  s.png
ballbutton.png  font3.fnt       playbar_1minback.png   stop.png
balll.png       font3.png       playbar_1minforw.png   sub.png
ballr.png       font.fnt        playbar_file.png       symbols.fnt
bdvd.png        fullscreen.png  playbar_next.png       symbols.png
beq.png         iconify.png     playbar_pause.png      VERSION
blist.png       main.png        playbar_play.png       volbutton.png
bsub1.png       menu.png        playbar.png            volstop.png
sher@Dell:~/L-Files/Downloads/Tars/MPlayer/Corelian/Corelian$

Where do I install the skins, please?

V. MPLAYER PLUGIN:

Where do I find the MPlayer plugin, please and how do I install it?

I'd very much appreciate your help.

Thank you.

Benjamin

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