Newbie no go with VCD's and mov files with Etch i386.

["Brian Durant" <interlists@gmail.com>]

I know this problem comes up on a regular basis, but I can't play
VCD's or .mov files with Etch i386. I have googled, checked the list
archives, looked in a number of books I have at home on Linux, etc.
and from what I have read, I believe I have downloaded all of the
necessary libs and codex, but still no luck. I have tried with
Mplayer, VLC and Totem.

To make matters worse, Totem has started crashing as soon as I start
the program.

Any chance of getting some help with this, perhaps a list of all of
the necessary libs and codex as a start?

Cheers,

Brian