GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 508360
Unable to load updated plugins
Last modified: 2008-01-10 11:29:24 UTC
Please describe the problem: I am trying to install support for common media files for Movie Player and Rhythmbox Music Player. It asks me to refresh the list of plugins for either program every time I click on a media file. A refresh of the list is shown yet no updates are made and not no new plugins are added. I realize this finish trying to install the require plugins for a second time. Steps to reproduce: 1. Open a media file (any) from my second hard disk. 2. Wait for the software to load and access the file. 3. Wait for the error message dialog box to display. Error message: << The playback of this movie requires a MPEG- 1 Layer 3 (MP3) decoder plugin which is not installed. >> Actual results: NOTHING Expected results: My media to start playing with the player. Does this happen every time? Yes. Other information: This content in question was created by a Windows system and is now being used on a Linux system. I have access to this drive within Ubuntu and I have access to non media files whithin Ubuntu as well. Windows has NOT been reinstalled on the master drive and has yet to be reinstalled on this system.
I have checked but have not confirmed if a fix can be found within xbuntu. This version seens to offer more or better support for media files however I didn't have the resources to test this at that time. I plan to install xbuntu this weekend to either import required plugins or to replace ubuntu.
I don't think this is a GStreamer bug, but rather a problem with your installation/distribution. You are probably best off asking for help in the ubuntu support fora. Some hints though: you'll probably want to install the following packages: gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly-multiverse gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad-multiverse gstreamer0.10-ffmpeg Also see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestrictedFormats for more information.