ok sorry im gona do the ultimate sin and copy and paste! sorry guys! This is what i have in the elisa conf file Sorry this doesnt make much sense to me! Hope someone can help!! "" [general] version = '0.3.2' install_date = '2007-10-28' media_providers = ['media_ugly:shoutcast_media', 'fspot:fspot_media', 'coherence_plugin:upnp_media', 'media_bad:ipod_media', 'base:local_media', 'media_good:elisa_media', 'media_good:gnomevfs_media', 'audiocd:audiocd_media', 'flickr:flickr_media', 'stage6:stage_media'] metadata_providers = ['media_good:gst_metadata', 'media_good:taglib_metadata', 'media_good:cover_in_dir', 'media_good:cover_cache', 'media_good:amazon_covers'] service_providers = ['hal:hal_service', 'coherence_plugin:coherence_service'] player_engines = ['base:playbin_engine', 'audiocd:cdda_engine'] backends = ['backend1'] frontends = ['frontend1'] [media_scanner] enabled = '1' db_backend = 'sqlite' database = 'elisa.db' fivemin_location_updates = [] hourly_location_updates = [] daily_location_updates = [] weekly_location_updates = [] unmonitored_locations = [] [backend1] activity = 'base:elisa_activity' controller = 'poblenou:elisa_controller' input_providers = ['input_good:lirc_input'] [frontend1] backend = 'backend1' view = 'poblenou:elisa_view' theme = 'poblenou:tango_theme' input_providers = ['pigment:pigment_input'] [base:main_menu_activity] menu_activities = ['base:audio_activity', 'base:video_activity', 'base:image_activity', 'base:config_activity', 'base:service_activity'] [base:audio_activity] # the audio media locations locations = [] cover_files = ['front.jpg', 'cover.jpg'] [base:image_activity] # the picture media locations locations = [] [base:video_activity] # the video media locations locations = [] [input_good:lirc_input] # filename of the LIRC config map to use lirc_rc = 'streamzap.lirc' delay = '4' repeat = '1' [coherence_plugin:coherence_service] logmode = 'none' controlpoint = 'yes' [[plugins]] [base:service_activity] # a list of activites, which should beappear in the service_menu service_activities = ['service:about_activity'] [dvd:dvd_activity] # uri of the dvd. must be file:///* or dvd:// dvd_uri = 'dvd://' [theme_switcher:theme_switcher_activity] # a list of themes 'plugin:component' like 'classic:theme' themes = ['poblenou:tango_theme', 'poblenou:poblenou_theme', 'poblenou:chris_theme'] [elisa_view] theme = 'poblenou:tango_theme' [media_good:cover_cache] # the pathes to the caches of the covers caches = [] [media_good:amazon_covers] # set your locale amazon here, could be any of de,jp,ca,uk,fr locale = '' [fspot:fspot_media] # absolute path to f-spot photos.db file db_path = '/home/jman/.gnome2/f-spot/photos.db' [poblenou:elisa_controller] # whether or not Elisa should start fullscreen start_fullscreen = '0' [base:player_controller] show_status_on_ok = '0' volume_decrement_step = '0.02' seek_backward_step = '15' volume_increment_step = '0.02' seek_forward_step = '30' [dvd:dvd_player_controller] show_status_on_ok = '0' volume_decrement_step = '0.02' seek_backward_step = '15' volume_increment_step = '0.02' seek_forward_step = '30' [pigment:pigment_context] # If set to 1, the mouse behaviour will be adapted for touchscreen equipped # hardware. touchscreen = '0' # The ratio of the screen. This is a string containing a relation value, # separated by a colon (:). Common values are 16:9, 4:3, 16:10, but it could be # any other, too. You can have special values : mm, based on screen size in # milimeters, sr, based on window manager resolution, or auto. auto will use mm # special value. screen_ratio = 'auto' # Here you can set the width in pixels the window should have at startup. The # height is computed using screen_ratio. If this value is 0, we decide # automatically. window_width = '0' [poblenou:player_view] # The size the subtitle font should have (in pgm-size) subtitle_font_size = ' 0.2' [poblenou:dvd_player_view] # wether or not to use GPL GStreamer elements gpl = 0 <div>On 09/11/2007, Javad Ayaz <<a href="mailto:javadayaz@gmail.com"> javadayaz@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><div>that is correct...there was nothing in the folders! </div> <div> </div> <div>I dont know what is in the video sec of elisa.conf as i am not at my pc. I will look at it and post it when i get home tonight!! </div> <div>  </div> <div>On 09/11/2007, Alan Pope <<a href="mailto:alan@popey.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">alan@popey.com </a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><div> On Fri, 2007-11-09 at 11:59 +0000, Javad Ayaz wrote: > sorry.! > > i followed the instructions...entered the location details for media. > restarted my whole pc. Then ..nothing...from memory..i think elisa > stopped working..then had to take the location and it worked ok > again...but without my media as before!!! So in Elisa if you navigate to Video --> Folders do you not see yours listed? What do you have in your video section of your elisa.conf? 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