I actually installed mplayer from source and it works very well. I'm happy with it.
thanks caleb On Sat, 2006-04-15 at 15:40 +0200, ruben wrote: > At Fri, 14 Apr 2006 20:38:56 -0400, caleb storms wrote: > > > > I was wondering i'm running debian test on a g4 and video playback is > > not what i'm used to in linux. the programs i'm used to don't seem to > > be here like vlc and mplayer, i did get vlc from unstable but it won't > > play anything but dvd it seems. The problem is that the picture stops > > and jumps and sometimes the sound seems to be lagging. > > > > any suggestions ? > > You probably want to add the following to your /etc/apt/sources.list: > > # mplayer repository > deb http://honk.sigxcpu.org/linux-ppc/debian/ mplayer/ > deb-src http://honk.sigxcpu.org/linux-ppc/debian/ mplayer/ > > Just look at the website and you'll see the list of video-related > packages that's available. The mplayer package you want is > "mplayer-g4" but you may need to install additional packages for > codecs. > > Ruben > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]