mplayer-gui disappears

[Josh Coffman]

--- Josh Coffman <josh_coffman at yahoo.com> wrote:

> 
> 
> --- Craig White <craigwhite at azapple.com> wrote:
> 
> > On Fri, 2005-09-02 at 07:25 -0700, Josh Coffman
> > wrote:
> > > > rpm -ql mplayer-gui
> > > > 
> > > > and see if the skins are listed
> > > > 
> > > > and if so...
> > > > 
> > > > rpm -qV mplayer-gui
> > > > 
> > > > to double check that they were installed.
> > > > 
> > > > I don't use livna - it appears that you are
> > using
> > > > Fedora Core 4 - unless
> > > > livna packages the same version of mplayer
> stuff
> > for
> > > > FC-3. checking
> > > > livna's bugzilla for mplayer-gui doesn't turn
> up
> > > > anything of interest
> > > > which suggests to me that people that use
> livna
> > > > repository don't
> > > > understand bugzilla.
> > > > 
> > > > Craig
> > > > 
> > > Yeah, livna is one of my repos. I'll have to
> check
> > out
> > > smartpm. I am on FC4. 
> > > 
> > > I've only been into the linux world for about 2
> > 1/2
> > > months, so forgive my ignorance.
> > > 
> > > Sounds like I'll have to check the mplayer
> skins.
> > What
> > > about the permission denied error before that? 
> > > 
> > > > > Linux RTC init error in ioctl (rtc_irqp_set
> > 1024):
> > > > > Permission denied
> > > > > Try adding "echo 1024 >
> > > > > /proc/sys/dev/rtc/max-user-freq" to your
> > system
> > > > > startup scripts.
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Is that a problem also?
> > ----
> > I wouldn't think so - perhaps - dunno - my FC-4
> box
> > isn't here
> > now...it's on loan.
> > 
> > I was pretty much interested in the output of
> > 
> > rpm -ql mplayer-gui
> > to see if there were skins included and where
> > 
> > perhaps rpm -ql mplayer-gui|grep skin
> > 
> > and see if anything turns up.
> > 
> > Smart package manager uses an array of
> repositories
> > but I don't they
> > include livna. During FC-2, I came to the
> conclusion
> > that the
> > repositories that make up what is now called
> > rpmforge is a better
> > assortment - dag with his packaging for RHEL (lots
> > of perl stuff) and
> > things that I use like clamav, axel with his video
> > stuff etc. Smart is
> > icing on the cake - gives you a gui that is
> capable
> > of resolving
> > repository issues. 
> > 
> > In your case though, I would expect mplayer-gui to
> > work - just wondering
> > where the skins are.
> > 
> > Craig
> > 
> 
> Ok, I checked and there is one skin in
> /usr/share/mplayer/Skin, the Blue skin.
> But it is looking for a default skin which isnt
> there.
> 
> 
> I tried this: rpm -qV mplayer-gui
> but it returned no results.
> 
> I went to DAG's website and downloaded then 
> installed
> the mplayer-skins rpm. So now I have plenty of
> skins,
> but still need the default.
> 
> Think I should remove and re-install mplayer-gui?
> 

Wouldn't you know.. I found an rpm with the default
skin and that fixed it.

Thanks for the help.



		
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