Check your multimedia problem in ten steps

RedDwarf · #1 (**permalink**) 20-Nov-2008, 07:17

Check if there are missing dependencies

Code:

# LC_ALL=C zypper ve
Reading installed packages...
Dependencies of all installed packages are satisfied.

Check if there are packages installed from the VideoLAN repository
Code:
```
$ rpm -qa --queryformat '%{NAME} -> %{VENDOR}\n' | grep -i VideoLAN
libdvdcss -> VideoLAN Project (http://www.videolan.org)
```
Only libdvdcss should be installed from the VideoLAN repository.
Check your basic multimedia packages
Code:
```
$ rpm --verify --query --all 'libav*' 'libpostproc*' 'libswscale*'
```
If it return anything there is a problem, check man rpm for details.
No need to reinstall to be sure, this check is 100% sure.

Verify you have xine installed and installed from Packman

Code:

$ rpm --query --queryformat '%{NAME}-%{VERSION}-%{RELEASE}-%{ARCH} -> %{VENDOR}\n' libxine1 libxine1-codecs
libxine1-1.1.15-44.pm.0-x86_64 -> packman.links2linux.de
libxine1-codecs-1.1.15-44.pm.0-x86_64 -> packman.links2linux.de

Check your xine packages
Code:
```
$ rpm --verify --query --all '*xine*'
```

Verify you have all the gstreamer plugins (codecs) installed and installed from Packman

Code:

$ rpm --query --queryformat '%{NAME}-%{VERSION}-%{RELEASE}-%{ARCH} -> %{VENDOR}\n' gstreamer-0_10-ffmpeg gstreamer-0_10-fluendo-mp3 gstreamer-0_10-fluendo-mpegdemux gstreamer-0_10-fluendo-mpegmux gstreamer-0_10-plugins-bad gstreamer-0_10-plugins-base gstreamer-0_10-plugins-good gstreamer-0_10-plugins-good-extra gstreamer-0_10-plugins-ugly
gstreamer-0_10-ffmpeg-0.10.5-42.pm.1-x86_64 -> packman.links2linux.de
gstreamer-0_10-fluendo-mp3-0.10.7-42.pm.2-x86_64 -> packman.links2linux.de
gstreamer-0_10-fluendo-mpegdemux-0.10.15-42.pm.1-x86_64 -> http://packman.links2linux.de
gstreamer-0_10-fluendo-mpegmux-0.10.4-42.pm.1-x86_64 -> packman.links2linux.de
gstreamer-0_10-plugins-bad-0.10.8-42.pm.1-x86_64 -> packman.links2linux.de
gstreamer-0_10-plugins-base-0.10.21-42.pm.1-x86_64 -> packman.links2linux.de
gstreamer-0_10-plugins-good-0.10.10-42.pm.3-x86_64 -> packman.links2linux.de
gstreamer-0_10-plugins-good-extra-0.10.10-42.pm.3-x86_64 -> packman.links2linux.de
gstreamer-0_10-plugins-ugly-0.10.10-42.pm.1-x86_64 -> packman.links2linux.de

Check your gstreamer packages
Code:
```
$ rpm --verify --query --all '*gst*'
```
Check your MPlayer package
Code:
```
$ rpm --verify MPlayer
```
Check your VLC packages
Code:
```
$ rpm --verify --query --all '*vlc*'
.....UG.    /usr/bin/qvlc
.....UG.    /usr/bin/svlc
.....UG.    /usr/lib64/vlc/gui/libqt4_plugin.so
```
Like you see in this case there is a problem, but it's just a permissions problem. Anyway it's a packaging problem I'm going to report to Packman so they can fix it.
Check your w32codec package
Code:
```
$ rpm --verify w32codec-all
package w32codec-all is not installed
```
Note that this package only adds support for some rare formats, and only works on 32bits systems. On a x86-64 system it will not make any difference.

If after checking all this you are unable to fix your problem open a thread in this forum. But copy & paste (yes, c&p no just "everything seems ok") the commands from this post and your results, so we know you followed them correctly. And also give us a copy of your installed packages... don't say "I have xine from Packman", prove it!!!

Code:

$ rpm --query --all 'libav*' 'libpostproc*' 'libswscale*' '*xine*' '*gst*' MPlayer '*vlc*' | grep -v avahi | sort                                                                                      
amarok-xine-1.4.10-100.pm.1                                                                                    
gstreamer-0_10-0.10.21-42.pm.3                                                                                 
gstreamer-0_10-ffmpeg-0.10.5-42.pm.1                                                                           
gstreamer-0_10-fluendo-mp3-0.10.7-42.pm.2                                                                      
gstreamer-0_10-fluendo-mpegdemux-0.10.15-42.pm.1                                                               
gstreamer-0_10-fluendo-mpegmux-0.10.4-42.pm.1
gstreamer-0_10-lang-0.10.21-42.pm.3
gstreamer-0_10-plugins-bad-0.10.8-42.pm.1
gstreamer-0_10-plugins-bad-lang-0.10.8-42.pm.1
gstreamer-0_10-plugins-base-0.10.21-42.pm.1
gstreamer-0_10-plugins-base-lang-0.10.21-42.pm.1
gstreamer-0_10-plugins-farsight-0.12.9-0.pm.3
gstreamer-0_10-plugins-good-0.10.10-42.pm.3
gstreamer-0_10-plugins-good-extra-0.10.10-42.pm.3
gstreamer-0_10-plugins-ugly-0.10.10-42.pm.1
gstreamer-0_10-plugins-ugly-lang-0.10.10-42.pm.1
gstreamer-0_10-utils-0.10.21-42.pm.3
gstreamer-utils-0.10.21-42.pm.3
kdemultimedia3-video-xine-3.5.10-5.21
libavc1394-0-0.5.3-104.1
libavcodec52-0.4.9.15866svn-20081117.pm.2304
libavdevice52-0.4.9.15866svn-20081117.pm.2304
libavformat52-0.4.9.15866svn-20081117.pm.2304
libavogadro0-0.8.1-18.1
libavutil49-0.4.9.15866svn-20081117.pm.2304
libgstapp-0_10-0-0.10.8-42.pm.1
libgstinterfaces-0_10-0-0.10.21-42.pm.1
libgstreamer-0_10-0-0.10.21-42.pm.3
libpostproc51-0.4.9.15866svn-20081117.pm.2304
libswscale0-0.4.9.15866svn-20081117.pm.2304
libvlc2-0.9.6-0.pm.1
libvlccore0-0.9.6-0.pm.1
libxine1-1.1.15-44.pm.0
libxine1-aa-1.1.15-44.pm.0
libxine1-codecs-1.1.15-44.pm.0
MPlayer-1.0rc2_r27637-3.pm.3
phonon-backend-gstreamer-0_10-4.2.0-53.3
phonon-backend-xine-4.1.3-59.11
vlc-0.9.6-0.pm.1
vlc-noX-0.9.6-0.pm.1
vlc-qt-0.9.6-0.pm.1
xinetd-2.3.14-115.1
xine-ui-0.99.5-161.1

And to avoid problems... the most important thing I can say you: even if YaST/zypper/updater gives you such an option... **NEVER** ignore a dependency. Change vendor is ok, ignore dependencies never is a good idea.

caf4926 · #2 (**permalink**) 20-Nov-2008, 07:42

Nice one 'RedDwarf'. This is almost the kind of walk thru I was discussing in PM with 'oldcpu'. I have not scrutinized it yet. But I think it looks promising.

Lee. Maybe you'll spot this and pass a comment.

oldcpu · #3 (**permalink**) 20-Nov-2008, 08:09

RedDwarf, this is great for checking! If users would only provide information from the commands noted in this, we would get to the root of their problems a lot faster.

There are some constructs there I had not seen before, so it is always nice to learn new things.

I did have one very very minor suggestion (which is not necessary, its just a minor suggestion) .... I note this line:

Code:

rpm --query --all 'libav*' 'libpostproc*' 'libswscale*' '*xine*' '*gst*' MPlayer '*vlc*' | grep -v avahi | sort

I confess I like to know about more than just MPlayer. Hence I propose:

Code:

rpm --query --all 'libav*' 'libpostproc*' 'libswscale*' '*xine*' '*gst*' '*layer*' '*vlc*' | grep -v avahi | sort

which I think would also detect smplayer, flash-player, realplayer.

When I get home, back to a Linux PC, I'll have to try out those lines.

caf4926, as you know I prefer installing software from a software package manager directly, as opposed to via the one-click install. If you create a how to, I would recommend you start with a very brief guide on how to setup one's respo with OSS, Non-OSS, Update and Packman. Propose some apps to install with a brief description (ie codecs come with the dependencies of libffmpeg0 and with libquicktime0, xvid .... ). w32codec-all may pickup a few additional exotic codecs, but in general the libffmpeg0 codecs should cover most of what a user encounters [that is likely too much to say].

And then for a troubleshooting guide, reference this post of RedDwarf.

walla299 · #4 (**permalink**) 30-Nov-2008, 16:41

Thank you very much for posting this trouble shooting how-to!

Just wanted to bring up one thing: On step 1, the command:

Code:

LC_ALL=C zypper ve

gives me an "unknown command ve" from zypper. I'm running OpenSuse 10.3.

All the other commands seem to work fine.

caf4926 · #5 (**permalink**) 30-Nov-2008, 22:38

yep. different

Zypper/Usage/10.3 - openSUSE

man zypper

walla299 · #6 (**permalink**) 02-Dec-2008, 01:11

This thread has been a great help to a lot of people, including me. Any way we can get it made "sticky"?

Grohl · #7 (**permalink**) 07-Dec-2008, 06:54

Hello:

I don't understand step 2.

I've got a lot of packages from VideoLAN repositories.
What should I do ?

For example:

libfaac0 -> VideoLAN Project
libdvdcss -> VideoLAN Project OS![/url])
libdca0 -> VideoLAN Project )
faad2 -> VideoLAN Project
libswscale0 -> VideoLAN Project
libavfilter0 -> VideoLAN Project
ffmpeg -> VideoLAN Project
lame -> VideoLAN Project
faac -> VideoLAN Project
libxvidcore4 -> VideoLAN Project
libavcodec52 -> VideoLAN Project
liba52-0 -> VideoLAN Project
libavutil49 -> VideoLAN Project
libpostproc51 -> VideoLAN Project
libmp3lame0 -> VideoLAN Project
libx264-65 -> VideoLAN Project
libavformat52 -> VideoLAN Project
libmad0 -> VideoLAN Project
libfaad0 -> VideoLAN Project
libavdevice52 -> VideoLAN Project

They've got dependencies with kaffeine, Mplayer, ffmpeg, etc,

Thanks !

caf4926 · #8 (**permalink**) 07-Dec-2008, 07:31

Disable Videolan with the repo manager

Use software management to do Update all unconditionally in packman

video demo here: OpenSUSE Help - Video Downloads - By carl4926

Choose vendor change to packman on dependency errors

dmera · #9 (**permalink**) 22-Dec-2008, 21:25

Thank you for the steps. Excellent. I only have one message at step 7, which I even don't know if it's a problem or not
dan@linux-bes1:~/Desktop> rpm --verify --query --all '*gst*'
S.5....T /usr/lib64/gstreamer-0.10/libgstpulse.so

here is everything else as suggested:

dan@linux-bes1:~/Desktop> rpm --query --all 'libav*' 'libpostproc*' 'libswscale*' '*xine*' '*gst*' MPlayer '*vlc*' | grep -v avahi | sort

gstreamer-0_10-0.10.21-42.pm.3

gstreamer-0_10-ffmpeg-0.10.6-42.pm.1

gstreamer-0_10-fluendo-mp3-0.10.7-42.pm.2

gstreamer-0_10-fluendo-mpegdemux-0.10.15-42.pm.1

gstreamer-0_10-fluendo-mpegmux-0.10.4-42.pm.1

gstreamer-0_10-lang-0.10.21-42.pm.3

gstreamer-0_10-plugins-bad-0.10.8-42.pm.2

gstreamer-0_10-plugins-bad-lang-0.10.8-42.pm.2

gstreamer-0_10-plugins-base-0.10.21-42.pm.1

gstreamer-0_10-plugins-base-lang-0.10.21-42.pm.1

gstreamer-0_10-plugins-good-0.10.10-42.pm.3

gstreamer-0_10-plugins-good-extra-0.10.10-42.pm.3

gstreamer-0_10-plugins-ugly-0.10.10-42.pm.1

gstreamer-0_10-plugins-ugly-debuginfo-0.10.10-42.pm.1

gstreamer-0_10-plugins-ugly-lang-0.10.10-42.pm.1

gstreamer-0_10-pulse-0.9.5-54.1

libavc1394-0-0.5.3-104.1

libavcodec51-0.4.9svn-20080906.pm.0

libavcodec52-0.4.9.16240svn-20081219.pm.2021

libavdevice52-0.4.9.16240svn-20081219.pm.2021

libavformat52-0.4.9.16240svn-20081219.pm.2021

libavutil49-0.4.9.16240svn-20081219.pm.2021

libgstapp-0_10-0-0.10.8-42.pm.2

libgstinterfaces-0_10-0-0.10.21-42.pm.1

libgstreamer-0_10-0-0.10.21-42.pm.3

libpostproc51-0.4.9.16240svn-20081219.pm.2021

libswscale0-0.4.9.16240svn-20081219.pm.2021

libxine1-1.1.15-44.pm.0

libxine1-codecs-1.1.15-44.pm.0

Mplayer-1.0rc2_r27637-3.pm.3

RealPlayer-10.0.9-51.1

smplayer-0.6.5.1-0.pm.1

xinetd-2.3.14-115.1

thank you again.

RedDwarf · #10 (**permalink**) 22-Dec-2008, 21:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by dmera

Thank you for the steps. Excellent. I only have one message at step 7, which I even don't know if it's a problem or not
dan@linux-bes1:~/Desktop> rpm --verify --query --all '*gst*'
S.5....T /usr/lib64/gstreamer-0.10/libgstpulse.so

Your Packman package gstreamer-0_10-plugins-good has overwrote the file from your gstreamer-0_10-pulse package.

It's a packaging bug, but doesn't affects openSUSE 11.1. You can just remove the package gstreamer-0_10-pulse, but isn't a real problem.

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