kaffeine don't play wmv or avi for just one user acount , the other can

[yaotekiua]

hi there

I use kaffeine as the main player in kubuntu 0.04 . I could see all the videos (wmv, avi , mpg, mp4, 3gp ,flv ) without problem until a week ago. Now he just can see mpg files. But the other user in the computer can see all that formats without problem. So I think it is not a codecs problem but a configuration problem.

When I open any of these formats kaffeine tries to install the codecs but I get a message "Codec package is already installed"

Dragon player handle the audio, but shows a black screen.

From the terminal I don't get any error when try playing >>kaffeine video.wmv or >>dragon video.wmv

vlc plays all right, but it uses different codecs

I turned off Desktop effects but it keep the same.

Anyone knows how to solve this?
Any ideas?

[lmilano]

Re: kaffeine don't play wmv or avi for just one user acount , the other can

I would try resetting the config. One option is to try to choose "defaults" from the Setttings menu. Another, if that doesn't work, from Konsole (make sure kaffeine is not running):

cd ~/.kde/share/config/
mv kaffeinerc kaffeinerc.bak

And start kaffeine after that and retry.

[yaotekiua]

Re: kaffeine don't play wmv or avi for just one user acount , the other can

if I move the kaffeinerc I still get the windows that tries to install the codec and display the same error:

"Codec package is already installed"

but anyway I keep the same with dragon player. I installed kmplayer to see what happens and it din't work either but if I try to open a file with it form the konsole I get the following message:

jorge@cuarto:~/tempH$ kmplayer Sao\ Paulo\ -\ Sociedade\ Anonima.avi
kmplayer(5461) KMPlayer::Source::setUrl: ""
kmplayer(5461) KMPlayer::Source::setUrl: "lists:"
kmplayer(5461) KMPlayer::Source::setUrl: "dvd://"
kmplayer(5461) KMPlayer::Source::setUrl: "dvd://"
kmplayer(5461) KMPlayer::Source::setUrl: "vcd://"
kmplayer(5461) KMPlayer::Source::setUrl: "cdda://"
kmplayer(5461) KMPlayer::PartBase:penUrl: PartBase:penUrl "file:///home/jorge/tempH/Sao%20Paulo%20-%20Sociedade%20Anonima.avi" true
kmplayer(5461) KMPlayer::Source::reset: Source::reset urlsource
kmplayer(5461) KMPlayer::PartBase:layingStopped: playingStopped KMPlayer::PartBase(0x99a85e8)
kmplayer(5461) KMPlayer::Source::reset: Source::reset urlsource
kmplayer(5461) KMPlayer:ocument::~Document: ~Document ""
kmplayer(5461) KMPlayer::ViewArea::getSurface: 0x0
kmplayer(5461) KMPlayer::PartBase:layingStopped: playingStopped KMPlayer::PartBase(0x99a85e8)
kmplayer(5461) KMPlayer::Source::setUrl: "file:///home/jorge/tempH/Sao%20Paulo%20-%20Sociedade%20Anonima.avi"
kmplayer(5461) isPlayListMime: isPlayListMime video/x-msvideo
kmplayer(5461) KMPlayer::MediaInfo::wget: wget1 "file:///home/jorge/tempH/Sao%20Paulo%20-%20Sociedade%20Anonima.avi" "video/x-msvideo" true
kmplayer(5461) KMPlayer::MediaInfo::create: 0
kmplayer(5461) KMPlayer::AudioVideoMedia::AudioVideoMedia: AudioVideoMedia::AudioVideoMedia
kmplayer(5461) KMPlayer::Process::Process: new Process mplayer
kmplayer(5461) KMPlayer::VideoOutput::VideoOutput: VideoOutput::VideoOutput
kmplayer(5461) KMPlayer::VideoOutput::useIndirectWidget: setIntermediateWindow false -> true
kmplayer(5461) KMPlayer::MediaManager::stateChange: processState mplayer "Not Running" -> "Ready"
kmplayer(5461) KMPlayer::PartBase:layingStarted: playingStarted KMPlayer::PartBase(0x99a85e8)
kmplayer(5461) FileDocument::readFromFile: readFromFile "/home/jorge/.kde/share/apps/kmplayer/recent.xml"
kmplayer(5461) KMPlayer::Mrl::begin: document "file:///home/jorge/tempH/Sao%20Paulo%20-%20Sociedade%20Anonima.avi" 0x99c2148
kmplayer(5461) KMPlayer::AudioVideoMedia:lay: 0x9b82110
kmplayer(5461) KMPlayer::AudioVideoMedia:lay: 1
kmplayer(5461) KMPlayer::MediaManager:layAudioVideo: found process false 1
kmplayer(5461) KMPlayer::MPlayer::deMediafiedPlay: " '/home/jorge/tempH/Sao Paulo - Sociedade Anonima.avi' -identify"
mplayer -wid 50332646 -slave -vo xv,sdl,x11 -ao alsa,oss,sdl,arts -framedrop -contrast 0 -brightness 0 -hue 0 -saturation 0 '/home/jorge/tempH/Sao Paulo - Sociedade Anonima.avi' -identify
kmplayer(5461) KMPlayer::VideoOutput::embedded: windowChanged 50332646
kmplayer(5461) KMPlayer::MPlayerBase:rocessStopped: process stopped
kmplayer(5461) KMPlayer::MediaManager::stateChange: processState mplayer "Buffering" -> "Ready"
kmplayer(5461) KMPlayer::VideoOutput::~VideoOutput: VideoOutput::~VideoOutput
kmplayer(5461) KMPlayer::MediaManager:rocessDestroyed: processDestroyed 0x9b82110
kmplayer(5461) KMPlayer::Process::~Process: ~Process mplayer
kmplayer(5461) KMPlayer::AudioVideoMedia::~AudioVideoMedia: AudioVideoMedia::~AudioVideoMedia
kmplayer(5461) KMPlayer::Source::reset: Source::reset urlsource
kmplayer(5461) KMPlayer::PartBase:layingStopped: playingStopped KMPlayer::PartBase(0x99a85e8)



I think that maybe it says where is the problem but I don't know it for sure. I need someone to help me.

[lmilano]

Re: kaffeine don't play wmv or avi for just one user acount , the other can

Three KDE apps are having the same issue and there is a mention to the mime type

I would try installing a light wm, say icewm, and login on an icewm session - from there:

cd ~/.kde/share/
mv mimelnk mimelnk.bak

This should reset the file associations (mime types). Now you can login in KDE and retry, HTH!