Gxine hangs up Puppy 201

[New Puppy Fan]

Hi to all Puppylovers,
There is one unpleasant moment in Puppy 2.0.1. - gxine couldn't start at all, it hangs up my computer. Nothing helps accept reset button for restarting.
Did someone had such kind of problem?
Thanks in advance!

[MU]

no, this is new to me, and I have no solution.
But there are alternatives, mplayer, xmms, xine-ui:
http://www.murga.org/~puppy/viewtopic.php?t=9000
http://www.murga.org/~puppy/viewtopic.php?t=7145

Mark

[MU]

you also could try to rename /root/.gxine, so that it starts with no configuration.
Or edit the files there, maybe it uses by default a video-driver incompatible with your card.
Or maybe your card works with another colordepth, try to edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf , the screen-section, try 24 instead of 16.

Mark

[New Puppy Fan]

you also could try to rename /root/.gxine, so that it starts with no configuration.
Or edit the files there, maybe it uses by default a video-driver incompatible with your card.
Or maybe your card works with another colordepth, try to edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf , the screen-section, try 24 instead of 16.

Thank you, Mark. I first installed xmms - it works just fine. Then I renemed /root/.gxine - gxine works now too. Thanks again! Is it possible to run video with gxine in repeat mode (like with xmms)? I couldn't find such option in menu.

[MU]

Is it possible to run video with gxine in repeat mode (like with xmms)? I couldn't find such option in menu.

I don't know that (would like to know, too).

To play videos in loops, I use mplayer.
You could do this, if you have it:

create a script
/usr/local/bin/gmplayer-loop

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#!/bin/sh

gmplayer -loop 10000 "$@" &

Make it executable (right-click in Rox -> permissions.
Now right-click a video -> Set run action

Replace the line defaultmediaplayer "$1" with gmplayer-loop "$1"
Now you can watch looping videos by clicking on them in Rox.

You don't really need the script, you also could use directly
gmplayer -loop 10000 "$1"
as run-action in Rox.
But I can use the script from other applications too, so I use this way.

You also could add the option -fs for "fullscreen".

Mark

[timcriger]

Is it possible to run video with gxine in repeat mode (like with xmms)? I couldn't find such option in menu.

yes, just open gxine's playlist and check the box "Repeat."

hope this is what you were asking.

[BarryK]

There's also Xfmedia multimedia player, available as a pupget.

[New Puppy Fan]

yes, just open gxine's playlist and check the box "Repeat."
hope this is what you were asking.

I never thought Repeat box is in a Playlist. I'm using it now. Thanks you, timcriger.

There's also Xfmedia multimedia player, available as a pupget.

Thanks, Barry. I installed xfmedia. It's cool!

[New Puppy Fan]

But there are alternatives, mplayer, xmms, xine-ui:
http://www.murga.org/~puppy/viewtopic.php?t=9000
http://www.murga.org/~puppy/viewtopic.php?t=7145
Mark

I installed xine-ui recently. I like it, but there is one thing about Set Run Action in Rox. I entered a shell command: run-xine "$1", but nothing happens, xine starts and I have to run .mpg file manually. The same thing is with xmms. Maybe I put wrong command there?
Thanks for any idea!

[MU]

xine "$1" works
xmms "$1" too, also
gmplayer-loop "$1" with my examplescript above.

How does your "run-xine" looks like?

Mark

[New Puppy Fan]

xine "$1" works
xmms "$1" too, also
gmplayer-loop "$1" with my examplescript above.

How does your "run-xine" looks like?

Mark

I downloaded xine-ui from here : http://www.murga.org/~puppy/viewtopic.php?t=5701

[MU]

Ah, no, run-xine is only to start it from the dotpups-menu.
This startscript does not handle parameters.

use
xine "$1"

Mark

[New Puppy Fan]

Ah, no, run-xine is only to start it from the dotpups-menu.
This startscript does not handle parameters.

use
xine "$1"

Mark

Thanks, Mark. It works! There is only 1 more thing. Each time I have to check box for Loop in Playlist>LoopModes menu. Is it possible to save all parameters? (I mean looped playback).

Thanks again.

[MU]

Oh, don't know that, but there might be a option in /root/.xine/config

You can open it in the texteditor, it is quite long, so you might have a chance to find an apropriate entry.
Mark

[New Puppy Fan]

But there are alternatives, mplayer, xmms, xine-ui:
http://www.murga.org/~puppy/viewtopic.php?t=9000
http://www.murga.org/~puppy/viewtopic.php?t=7145
Mark

Hi! It looks I have strange behaviour with xine-ui. I installed xine-unicrome.pup. It works fine. But when I run PupGet Manager to install or delete any other packages it always remove xine package, so I have to reinstall it again.
Really appreciate any suggestions.

[MU]

oh sorry, Pupget wants Dotpups to use uppercase as first letter.
I re-uploaded a new one now:
http://dotpups.de/dotpups/Multimedia/Xine-unichrome.pup
Thanks for reporting it.
Mark