Totem Problem Opening Files

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allan miller wrote:
> I just installed Ubuntu with no problems except one.  When I try to run
> totem and play a file, I get the following error message (exaple:
> opening /home/amiller/vid.mpg):
> 
> Totem could not play 'file:///home/amiller/vid.mpg'.
> Failed to open; reason unknown
> 
> File operations for all other applications I've tried work fine.  I've
> tried opening different types of files in different folders and get the
> same error message.
> 
> Any ideas what the problem might be?
> 

Nope, but I hope someone has an answer because I have the same problem.
I tried installing some codecs and stuff from universe, and I can play 
videos in xine, but still nothing plays in totem.

DT