Re: [SLE] Re: viewing videos using Windows Media Player and Quicktime and SuSE 9.3 -- how to do it?

On Sunday 18 December 2005 05:21, Randall R Schulz wrote:
> Hi,
>

>
> I went to the page the OP mentioned
> (<http://www.boardsmag.com/screeningroom/commercials/2183>) and saw the
> puzzle-piece icon indicating a suitable plug-in was not available. And
> sure enough, looking at the "About Plug-Ins..." (Help menu) page I see
> the MPlayer plug-in is not listed.
>
> So I went to YaST Software Management to see what's up ('cause I use
> MPlayer from time to time and I thought I recalled installing MPlayer
> plug-in) and it shows the package mplayerplug-in to be installed. So I
> forced a re-install, restarted Mozilla and now the "About Plug-Ins"
> page _does_ show mplayerplugin and furthermore I can now see that
> charming Coca Cola ad.
>
> I'm not sure how this situation came about. Probably it had to do with
> the order in which I installed and / or updated the various packages
> involved.
>

There is definitely something in this?
I had all plugins working fine and (from memory) updated Firefox. Even
though the plugins were still installed, they had in fact dissappeared
from Firefox. So, I could not play the ad mentioned by the OP either -
same 'get plugin' message.

I updated my Packman repository (I use USA mirror), removed any
'pluginreg.dat' files (they re-generate) forced a re-install of the
mplayer-plugin with Yast (with Firefox not loaded), loaded Firefox and
'whalah' - all relevant plugins returned. Go back to the site and the ad
plays just fine.

I am sure I have seen this before. I think when you do anything of
significance to Firefox (certainly an update) you have to re-install your
plugins! I think it has to do with these cryptically named profile
folders that get generated.

For what it's worth, all works again here!
Paul.


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