no sound when playing WMV files

[ekravche]

ZIYAD A. M. AL-BATLY Wrote: 
> On Sat, 2005-04-23 at 19:36 -0400, Dex wrote:

> > Hey Guys, appreciate your input. I tried gedit etc.... and this is
> what

> > it initially tells me:

> > 

> > 

> > 

> > (gedit:14723): GnomeUI-WARNING **: While connecting to session

> > manager:

> > 

> > Authentication Rejected, reason : None of the authentication
> protocols

> > specified are supported and host-based authentication failed.

> > 

> > It does, however, open session manager with catalog.cache. When I
> try

> > to find the file to modify it tells me it can't find it. So - I go

> > searching for it manually, pointing to it - and bang, the same
> problem

> > as before - now it finds it, but can't open it! 

> > 

> > I'm in root terminal with gedit, so naturally don't use sudo, but no

> > matter what I can't open the file.  :?

> > 

> > 

> > -- 

> > Dex

> > 

> Don't use root privilege when editing your own files *EVER*!  It's a

> very Very VERY bad thing to do to yourself!

> 

> (You don't need to edit the *.dll file itself!  All you need is
> editing

> one file which is "~/.xine/catalog.cache" like explained next.)

> 

> Just do the following:

> * Quit Totem.

> * Edit the file "~/.xine/catalog.cache" by running:

> gedit ~/.xine/catalog.cache

> in a terminal or the "Run Application..." dialogue.

> * Search for the string:

> 
> [/usr/lib/xine/plugins/1.0.0/xineplug_decode_w32dll.so]

> (from "Search" menu, choose find and enter that string when

> asked.)

> * About 6 or 7 lines below you'll find a line that reads:

> decoder_priority=1

> change it to:

> decoder_priority=7

> * Save the file and exit gedit.

> * Try Totem now.

> 

> (In the above, I'm assuming you are using totem-xine and you installed

> w32codecs correctly.  If you didn't know how to do any of that or you

> don't know what I'm talking about just ask again.)

> Ziyad.

> 

> 

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your solution worked. Thanx for posting


-- 
ekravche