mplayerplug-in problem

[Kam Leo]

On 4/14/06, Wong Kwok-hon <kwokhon at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 4/14/06, Lyvim Xaphir <knightmerc at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > On Fri, 2006-04-14 at 15:04 +0800, Wong Kwok-hon wrote:
> > > On 4/14/06, Lyvim Xaphir <knightmerc at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > > > On Fri, 2006-04-14 at 13:20 +0800, Wong Kwok-hon wrote:
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Sorry for breaking in.... I also got this problem "buffering" and I
> > > > > installed all codecs. Problem happened even in FC4 and FC5 in 3.21 and
> > > > > 3.25. Do I need to install the xpi ??
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Would someone help ?
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks...
> > > > >
> > > > > Wong Kwok Hon
> > > >
> > > > Wong, read the whole thread, man.  Have you installed the sourceforge
> > > > FC5 mplayer plugin?
> > > >
> > > > LX
> > >
> > > I read and I installed the mplayerplug-in-3.25-fc4.i386.rpm but still
> > > have this problem...
> > >
> > >
> >
> > Did you remove the other mplayerplug-in first?
> Yes... I removed the old mplayerplug-in first.
>
> >
> > You also may need to delete your .mozilla/firefox/pluginreg.dat in order
> > to reset the plugins, after you remove the old plugin.  Also don't
> > forget that your browser needs to be shut down and restarted after the
> > FC5 plugin is installed.
>
>  Done but no luck... still the same.. Try play the file
> http://www.metacafe.com/watch/88475/coffee_art/ which caused me
> buffering....
>
> > Above, you have the FC4 version of the plugin listed, is that actually
> > what you downloaded?  There is a typo on the sourceforge FC5 plugin
> > link, perhaps that is where you are getting that.
>
>  I installed mplayerplug-in-3.25-fc4.rpm which download from the mplayerplug-in.
>
> > Also, have you installed the win32 codecs in
> > /usr/local/lib/win32?
>
> I installed them in /usr/lib/codecs instead.
>
> > Finally, before you install the sourceforge FC5 mplayer plugin make sure
> > this does not exist:
> >
> > /usr/lib/mozilla/pluginsmplayerplug-in-rm.so
> >
>
> I know... this is the Real media plugin :)
>

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