Comments on: Install Mplayer and Multimedia Codecs (libdvdcss2,w32codecs,w64codecs) in Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex)

By: Rakesh

Rakesh — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:47:06 +0000

Thanks a lot for the information above. This really helped me a lot. Keep updating the website here to help others.

By: yudartocp

yudartocp — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 13:28:12 +0000

thanks a lot !!

works flawlessly on my eeepc 1005ha with UNR 9.10

By: Duncan

Duncan — Thu, 28 May 2009 14:57:29 +0000

Have upgraded to umbuto 9.4 but having nightmares trying to get the sound to work on either games or media players.It worked fine on the previous version but since I’ve upgraded I can get no sound.
I have an HP Pavillion 6170 notebook.
Its the wubi version that I am using.
Any Suggestions welcome. Apart from sound everything else is running as it schould.
The sound light is on & I can see the players playing the music but no sound I’ve tried loading codecs etc but to no avail.I’m quite new to the platform so layman’s terms as far as possible please.I know how to use the terminal as have tried several items I googled
Duncan

By: Frederik

Frederik — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 23:59:45 +0000

Guys, i have installed all these according to the tutorial (with success). I can play some dvd’s now.
THere are some (the romantic ones f.e. P.S. I Love You) where I get the error stream scrambled.(gxine) in VLC it just opens 1/10 sec an closes.
In MoviePLayer is opens and i can hear really annoying radio and see verry irritating snow and squares.
I have also posted on ubuntu forums.
I am using ubuntu for like a year or so and i got most to work.

Does anybody know what could be wrong why I can not decode these DVD’s?
-> I did set region and DMA
-> I did follow tutorial above entirely successfull.

Please Help, my girlfriend wants to see this romantic dvd (I need to backup my personal collection…)

By: G. Volpe

G. Volpe — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 13:44:49 +0000

I have Ubuntu 8.10 with Totem and Transmission as defaults. I also have Deluge and Mplayer installed. Totem and Transmission open automatically when download or video are selected but I want Deluge and Mplayer to do this, they do not I must drag and drop. How do you change the default applications?

By: wushigung

wushigung — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 00:02:49 +0000

I seem to have a few problems here… 1. The wget with the output documents medibuntu.list always fails. doesn’t understand output command. I saw another example provided the used less -- dashes and spaces but that was worse. Also had no luck with w32codec has no installation candidate… maybe was moved?!!

By: xu

xu — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 17:30:53 +0000

thanks admin!
i do exactly the tutuoral at my ubuntu8.10,
but still can’t play rm/rmvb files.mplayer just display ‘fatal error!’

i don’t know where’s the problem.

By: B. Blackwell

B. Blackwell — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 02:24:51 +0000

Thanks for the tutorial.
I have been using Ubuntu OS system for 9 months and it just keeps getting better & better.
Thanks to all
B. Blackwell

By: WiLL

WiLL — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 01:27:09 +0000

Thank you!

By: varun

varun — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 07:00:09 +0000

Hello every one and lots of thanks to the writer of this tutorial.I installed the mplayer with the gr8 help.I request for some help with the mplayer plugin for firefox in intrepid for ubuntu.I am a new user and dont know much about using command line now so am sorry for this.plz help

The mplayer plugin plays only one video with audio but then only plays audio for wmv and other windows media files that I want to play with it.I dont know how to correct this but if I reboot then again I can play one file but no more.Please email if possible
thanks
varun

By: Leo Lübbers

Leo Lübbers — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 17:03:55 +0000

Many thanks, very helpfull

By: ICT Gessler

ICT Gessler — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 06:52:02 +0000

These are the steps I used.

Very helpful tutorial. Thanks

I did these steps to get Totem Media Player to work on Ubuntu 8.1:

Add two lines to sources.list:
Type sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list to access file.

Add:
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu intrepid universe multiverse
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu intrepid universe multiverse

There may be similar sources in the file, usually preceded by us.archive.ubuntu.com. Leave those there.

Then do update:
sudo apt-get update

Then type the following:
sudo wget http://www.medibuntu.org/sources.list.d/intrepid.list –output-document=/etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list

Wait until it completes, then update:
sudo apt-get update

Then install “key” by typing:
sudo apt-get install medibuntu-keyring

Update:

sudo apt-get update

Then add library
sudo apt-get install w32codecs libdvdcss2

Then update
sudo apt-get update

Voila! It should play dvds.

Thanks again for everything.

By: sangeysu

sangeysu — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 12:39:23 +0000

this tutorial realy help me. i thank you a lot

By: bumi akin

bumi akin — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 13:46:15 +0000

awww… what fantastic results!!
this has really been helpful. mplayer works like a charm.
thanx for the awesome tutorial.
BA

By: Yohan

Yohan — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 02:30:29 +0000

This tutorial really help me.. Thank you

By: Mike Shafer

Mike Shafer — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 05:42:26 +0000

Thanks for the excellent/detailed directions. A snap to follow with perfect results!
Cheers!

By: george

george — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 00:43:57 +0000

Great! This is the most complete description about the Mplayer and Smplayer installation in Ubuntu. THanks!

By: Rafa M.G.

Rafa M.G. — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 07:00:49 +0000

Wow, very nice!!!!! And thank you so much.!!!!!!!!!!!!!! =D.!

Now i can see movies..=P

By: Anvar

Anvar — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 08:44:00 +0000

i’m using ubuntu 8.10…some audio & video formats(mp3,wav,dat,etc.) are not supported…give me any sugesstion to use …

By: wisux

wisux — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 17:50:22 +0000

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