firefox not opening mplayer fc11

[vbdanl]

i used to be able to watch music videos from a local radio station website using firefox and mplayer with fc11. maybe the solution is to upgrade to fc12, since it seems to work fine on the pc with fc12, but maybe the problem is something easy to fix, and i can wait awhile before getting everything up on fc12.. -( also, with fc11, i can play the same videos using a newly installed version of google chrome. i am just trying to find out what causes this type of error and how i can fix it.
if i go to www.kzsn.com and select the "on demand" tab, then select a video, i should see mplayer open up and the video play - i don't get the black box and no video, no sound..
as stated above, this works fine using google chrome, or using another pc with fc12.
this website also has some videos that play via flashplayer. they also did not play in fc11 with firefox, but i was recently able to get them to work by downgrading to a previous version of shockwave (found that in another post). not sure if this has anything to do with the problem i am having, but thought i would mention it, just in case..
only other thing i can't seem to do with any release of fc (maybe linux in general) is watch movie trailers from the apple website (which used to work fine) - was wondering if anyone else can with fc11 or fc12? thanks..

[Sagitter]

Have you installed these packages?

gecko-mediaplayer -- mencoder

[vbdanl]

Originally Posted by Sagitter

Have you installed these packages?

gecko-mediaplayer -- mencoder

i will check when i get home. what is the best way to display which media packages and plugins are installed ?

[Sagitter]

$ rpm -qa | grep -e gecko -e mencoder -e mplayer -e xine

[vbdanl]

Originally Posted by Sagitter

$ rpm -qa | grep -e gecko -e mencoder -e mplayer -e xine

here are the results:
:~$ rpm -qa | grep -e gecko -e mencoder -e mplayer -e xine
xine-lib-1.1.16.3-2.fc11.i586
mplayer-gui-1.0-0.111.20090923svn.fc11.i586
xine-ui-0.99.5-16.fc11.i586
gnome-mplayer-common-0.9.8-1.fc11.i586
mplayer-1.0-0.111.20090923svn.fc11.i586
gecko-mediaplayer-0.9.8-1.fc11.i586
xine-lib-pulseaudio-1.1.16.3-2.fc11.i586
mencoder-1.0-0.111.20090923svn.fc11.i586
xine-lib-extras-freeworld-1.1.16.3-1.fc11.i586
xine-lib-extras-1.1.16.3-2.fc11.i586
phonon-backend-xine-4.3.1-102.fc11.i586
gnome-mplayer-0.9.8-1.fc11.i586
:~$
looks like I have what you asked about, but not sure?

[mouse_runner]

maybe you need the mplayerplug-in
have you got in /usr/lib/win32 all codecs from winehq?

[vbdanl]

Originally Posted by mouse_runner

maybe you need the mplayerplug-in
have you got in /usr/lib/win32 all codecs from winehq?

not sure how i know that, but here is what i have:

:/usr/lib/win32$ ls -CF
acelpdec.ax l3codeca.acm ubv263d+.ax
alf2cd.acm l3codecx.ax ubvmp4d.dll
aslcodec_dshow.dll LCMW2.dll ultimo.dll
aslcodec_vfw.dll LCodcCMP.dll VDODEC32.dll
asusasv2.dll LCODCCMW2E.dll vdowave.drv
asusasvd.dll lhacm.acm vgpix32d.dll
ativcr2.dll lsvxdec.dll vid_3ivX.xa*
atrac3.acm m3jp2k32.dll vid_cvid.xa*
atrc.so.6.0* m3jpeg32.dll vid_cyuv.xa*
AvidQTAVUICodec.qtx m3jpegdec.ax vid_h261.xa*
avimszh.dll mcdvd_32.dll vid_h263.xa*
avizlib.dll mcmjpg32.dll vid_iv32.xa*
BeHereiVideo.qtx mi-sc4.acm vid_iv41.xa*
CLRVIDDC.DLL mpg4c32.dll vid_iv50.xa*
clrviddd.dll mpg4ds32.ax ViVD2.dll
cook.so* msadp32.acm vivog723.acm
cook.so.6.0* msg711.acm vmnc.dll
ctadp32.acm msgsm32.acm voxmsdec.ax
CtWbJpg.DLL msh261.drv vp31vfw.dll
ddnt.so.6.0* msms001.vwp vp4vfw.dll
DECVW_32.DLL msnaudio.acm vp5vfw.dll
divxa32.acm msrle32.dll vp6vfw.dll
divx_c32.ax msscds32.ax vp7vfw.dll
divxc32.dll msvidc32.dll vssh264core.dll
divxdec.ax mvoiced.vwp vssh264dec.dll
divx.dll nsrt2432.acm vssh264.dll
dnet.so.6.0* pclepim1.dll vsshdsd.dll
drv2.so.6.0* qdv.dll vsslight.dll
drv3.so.6.0* qpeg32.dll vsswlt.dll
drv4.so.6.0* qtmlClient.dll wma9dmod.dll
drvc.so* QuickTimeEssentials.qtx wmadmod.dll
dspr.so.6.0* QuickTimeInternetExtras.qtx wmsdmod.dll
frapsvid.dll QuickTime.qts wmspdmod.dll
huffyuv.dll README wmv8ds32.ax
i263_32.drv rt32dcmp.dll wmv9dmod.dll
iac25_32.ax scg726.acm wmvadvd.dll
iccvid.dll sipr.so.6.0* wmvdmod.dll
icmw_32.dll sp5x_32.dll wmvds32.ax
imaadp32.acm tm20dec.ax wnvplay1.dll
imc32.acm tokf.so.6.0* wnvwinx.dll
ir32_32.dll tokr.so.6.0* wvc1dmod.dll
ir41_32.dll tsccvid.dll xanlib.dll
ir50_32.dll tsd32.dll zmbv.dll
ivvideo.dll tssoft32.acm
jp2avi.dll tvqdec.dll
:/usr/lib/win32$

[Sagitter]

@ vbdanl.

Download and install bynary codec:
http://www.mplayerhq.hu/MPlayer/rele...071007.tar.bz2

# mkdir -p /usr/lib/codecs
# tar -jxvf all-20071007.tar.bz2 --strip-components 1 -C /usr/lib/codecs/

Reboot.

[vbdanl]

Originally Posted by Sagitter

@ vbdanl.

Download and install bynary codec:
http://www.mplayerhq.hu/MPlayer/rele...071007.tar.bz2

# mkdir -p /usr/lib/codecs
# tar -jxvf all-20071007.tar.bz2 --strip-components 1 -C /usr/lib/codecs/

Reboot.

still no joy..
i did the above, then reopened firefox, select www.kzsn.com and go into on demand, videos on demand, and try to play steve earle's guitar town.. (its a good one)..
it scrolls down and selects the song, but does nothing else. just have a gray screen where the black mplayer screen should appear and play the video. it works with google chrome, but not firefox.
i tried to go into the same video again, and this time i see a message about a plugin has been disabled that is needed. i did disable the newer version of the shockwave plugin, and that allowed flash videos (some on the kzsn website, and also youtube videos) to play.
do i need to remove the disabled plugins? if so, how?

[Sagitter]

Control plugins: Tools--> Addons--> Plugins

Check Windows Media Player plugins with this link:

http://plugindoc.mozdev.org/testpages/wmp11.html

[vbdanl]

attached is a screenshot of the video playing using google chrome.
i compared the aboutlugins info on chrome vs firefox. i don't know, but i am guessing this has something to do with the problem..
most of the plugin info is identical. here are the differences:
chrome has shockwave 10.0r42 and firefox has 10.0r32
firefox has NPAPI PluginsWrapper 1.3.0 - did not see this one in Chrome.
firefox shows info under Java Plugin 1.6.0-14-b08. chrome last line shows Java, but no detail.

i was not able to play youtube or any shockwave videos with firefox using the newer r42 plugin, but am able to using the r32 plugin.

maybe the problem has to do with a newer version of firefox? can you play the steve earle video using firefox?

[vbdanl]

Originally Posted by Sagitter

Control plugins: Tools--> Addons--> Plugins

Check Windows Media Player plugins with this link:

http://plugindoc.mozdev.org/testpages/wmp11.html

sorry, i was adding a post before i saw this one. i noticed i was supposed to boot from above, and i don't think i did. will reboot, then try your info here.. thanks.

---------- Post added at 12:53 PM CST ---------- Previous post was at 12:06 PM CST ----------

Originally Posted by Sagitter

Control plugins: Tools--> Addons--> Plugins

Check Windows Media Player plugins with this link:

http://plugindoc.mozdev.org/testpages/wmp11.html

i ran the testpage, and it played fine. i see the firefox logo and hear a little sound.
when i go into tools-addons-plugins, i see plugins that are enabled and disabled, but i don't see anyway to remove the disabled plugins (probably isn't going to make any difference anyway). i still wonder if anyone running fc11 with this kernel "Linux boss 2.6.30.10-105.fc11.i686.PAE #1 SMP Thu Dec 24 16:41:17 UTC 2009 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux" and firefox 3.5.6 is able to play the videos i have been trying to ?

[Sagitter]

I have not understood.
Can you play the steve earle video, now?
I can.

[vbdanl]

Originally Posted by Sagitter

I have not understood.
Can you play the steve earle video, now?
I can.

Nope. same screen as i displayed in earlier post.
are you running fc11 or fc12 ?
i can play it with firefox on another pc that is running fc12, just not this one that is running fc11, unless i use google chrome or some other browser..

[Sagitter]

Nope. same screen as i displayed in earlier post.
are you running fc11 or fc12 ?
i can play it with firefox on another pc that is running fc12, just not this one that is running fc11, unless i use google chrome or some other browser..

I reboot with Fedora 11 (i have a multiboot).
By help section of kzsn.com, i have readed that are necessary mozilla plugin therefore

# yum install mozplugger

restart Firefox.

Now video should play on Firefox 3.5.6