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hi there, have installed ubuntu 9.10 (karmic koala) on powerpc. use computer media server far have been unable video output. there sound, , if try taking screenshot (vlc, totem) decoding work video blank screen.

have tried several movie players, including vlc, gnome's default movie player (totem) , mplayer. mplayer show video output black , white , has weird scaling, meaning shows pictures on approx 10% of horizontal axis.

when searching on google people suggest using ppc-codecs package medibuntu repository. turns out doesn't exist karmic koala, , latest version hardy heron , impossible install (as far know) on karmic koala.

no super user might not have done correctly, don't know how might wrong. hope me issue.

please let me know if haven't supplied enough information.

in advance!

/steffen t.

hi steffen!

here how installed codecs medibunu on imac:

first libstdc++5 here:

http://packages.debian.org/lenny/pow...dc++5/download

ppc codecs .deb package mp3's etc medibuntu website:

http://packages.medibuntu.org/pool/n...u1_powerpc.deb

, .deb package dvd etc:

http://packages.medibuntu.org/pool/free/libd/libdvdcss/

save them somewhere handy, , install them (libstdc++5 first) gdebi package installer, or command line.

worked on imac 'lampy' g4 - plays formats fine. first time opened mp4 video in totem prompted me download codec aac, had medibuntu repository enabled in synaptic downloaded ok , worked fine.

other notes;-

-if mp3 playback bad consider removing pulse audio
-if youtube etc bad consider using firefox extension download instead of using embedded player.
-i not vlc working 9.10 might need remove , use player.
-compositing managers/display effects interfere video playback


cheers

conal


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