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Need help from RH9 user!
Sorry for the Long Dreadful thread!
I am having trouble with the Mplayer installation, and i need some help!
i was stuck halfway while following th installation guide below.
http://www.mjmwired.net/resources/mplayer-fedora.html#files
5) Installing (Stuck here!!!!)
[root@myhost MPlayer-1.0pre3]# make
make: *** Warning: File `Makefile' has modification time in the future (2003-12-09 05:33:31 > 2000-04-15 06:23:19.920663)
############################################################
####### Please run ./configure again - it's changed! #######
############################################################
make: *** [config.h] Error 1
If you need more details abt the steps i performed pls read below
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I did the following steps
1) I dnload all this file:
MPlayer-1.0pre3.tar.bz2
qt6dlls.tar.bz2
rp9win32codecs.tar.bz2
win32codecs.tar.bz2
default-1.7.tar.bz2
font-arial-iso-8859-1.tar.bz2
2) Install the additional Codes
[root@myhost mm]# mkdir /usr/lib/win32
[root@myhost mm]#
[root@myhost mm]# bzip2 -cd win32codecs.tar.bz2 | tar xvf -
[root@myhost mm]# cp win32codecs/* /usr/lib/win32/
[root@myhost mm]# bzip2 -cd qt6dlls.tar.bz2 | tar xvf -
[root@myhost mm]# cp qt6dlls/* /usr/lib/win32/
[root@myhost mm]# bzip2 -cd rp9win32codecs.tar.bz2 | tar xvf -
[root@myhost mm]# cp rp9win32codecs/*.dll /usr/lib/win32/
3)Setup Mplayer
[root@myhost mm]# bzip2 -cd MPlayer-1.0pre3.tar.bz2 | tar xvf -
[root@myhost mm]# cd MPlayer-1.0pre3/
4) Did the Configurations
[root@myhost MPlayer-1.0pre3]# ./configure --help
[root@myhost MPlayer-1.0pre3]# ./configure --enable-gui --enable-largefiles --enable-menu
5) Installing (Stuck here!!!!)
[root@myhost MPlayer-1.0pre3]# make
make: *** Warning: File `Makefile' has modification time in the future (2003-12-09 05:33:31 > 2000-04-15 06:23:19.920663)
############################################################
####### Please run ./configure again - it's changed! #######
############################################################
make: *** [config.h] Error 1
I am a newbie, so pls try to explain in details!
Thanyou!
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I think your clock is wrong..
try date
and if you want to set the clock, use a gui thingy (like in windows) or do man date
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Looks to me like your system clock is off by four years, if it's reporting the date as 2000-04-15. You can fix this by syncing your clock with a remote one that is pretty much guaranteed to be correct by using the following command:
rdate -s clock.psu.edu
Of course, you need to be connected to the Internet at the time to run this command successfully. If you don't have a connection to the net, try using the date command as follows:
date MMDDhhmmCCYY
Where:
MM = month (e.g. 04 for April)
DD = day (e.g. 15 for the 15th)
hh = hours (24 hour clock, so 13 = 1pm)
mm = minutes (e.g. 30 for half past)
CC = century (you'll want 20 here)
YY = year (you'll want 04 here)
Try again after running one of these commands and it should hopefully work. If not, let me know and I'll have another stab at it.
Edit: Forgot to mention, you'll need to be logged in as root (or su to it) in order to change the system date/time.
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What do you get as the output of the date command?
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Quote:
Originally posted here by the_JinX
I think your clock is wrong..
try date
and if you want to set the clock, use a gui thingy (like in windows) or do man date
Quote:
Originally posted here by pwaring
Looks to me like your system clock is off by four years, if it's reporting the date as 2000-04-15. You can fix this by syncing your clock with a remote one that is pretty much guaranteed to be correct by using the following command:
rdate -s clock.psu.edu
Of course, you need to be connected to the Internet at the time to run this command successfully. If you don't have a connection to the net, try using the date command as follows:
date MMDDhhmmCCYY
Where:
MM = month (e.g. 04 for April)
DD = day (e.g. 15 for the 15th)
hh = hours (24 hour clock, so 13 = 1pm)
mm = minutes (e.g. 30 for half past)
CC = century (you'll want 20 here)
YY = year (you'll want 04 here)
Try again after running one of these commands and it should hopefully work. If not, let me know and I'll have another stab at it.
Edit: Forgot to mention, you'll need to be logged in as root (or su to it) in order to change the system date/time.
Try both of you Guys methods, but still the same error!!!!
[root@localhost MPlayer-1.0pre3try2]# make
############################################################
####### Please run ./configure again - it's changed! #######
############################################################
make: *** [config.h] Error 1
[root@localhost MPlayer-1.0pre3try2]#
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If your clock is correct, you can fix this error by using touch. Type touch Makefile in the same directory as the source for mplayer. If your clock is wrong though, you'll have to touch all the source files which will be a bit more effort that fixing your clock...
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Quote:
Originally posted here by Beryllium9
If your clock is correct, you can fix this error by using touch. Type touch Makefile in the same directory as the source for mplayer. If your clock is wrong though, you'll have to touch all the source files which will be a bit more effort that fixing your clock...
[root@localhost MPlayer-1.0pre3try2]# touch makefile
[root@localhost MPlayer-1.0pre3try2]# make
make: *** No targets. Stop.
root@localhost MPlayer-1.0pre3try2]# make install
make: *** No rule to make target `install'. Stop.
What happen man????.....
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you made an empty makefile
the file you want is Makefile (note in linux and most unixes these are different files (not in win))
so:
rm makefile
touch Makefile
and remember the CaSe sensetivity of unix filesystems
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Why didn't anyone suggest checking the BIOS date/time since that is where it pulls that information?
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Quote:
Originally posted here by the_JinX
you made an empty makefile
the file you want is Makefile (note in linux and most unixes these are different files (not in win))
so:
rm makefile
touch Makefile
and remember the CaSe sensetivity of unix filesystems
Still Unable to install, why does Linux want to make things so difficult for us????
[root@localhost MPlayer-1.0pre3try2]# touch Makefile
[root@localhost MPlayer-1.0pre3try2]# make
############################################################
####### Please run ./configure again - it's changed! #######
############################################################
make: *** [config.h] Error 1
[root@localhost MPlayer-1.0pre3try2]# make install
############################################################
####### Please run ./configure again - it's changed! #######
############################################################
make: *** [config.h] Error 1
[root@localhost MPlayer-1.0pre3try2]#
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Quote:
Originally posted here by MsMittens
Why didn't anyone suggest checking the BIOS date/time since that is where it pulls that information?
I have already done "rdate -s clock.psu.edu"
And the error
" make: *** Warning: File `Makefile' has modification time in the future (2003-12-09 05:33:31 > 2000-04-15 06:23:19.920663)"
does not come out anymore !
Rite now i am facing this error!
[root@localhost MPlayer-1.0pre3try2]# make
############################################################
####### Please run ./configure again - it's changed! #######
############################################################
make: *** [config.h] Error 1
Do i have to resort to changing to BIOS Time
Coz for certain reasons, i will cause me alot of trouble if i change the Bios Time.
Is there anyother alternative?
Thankyou!
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Well, it would make sense to at least have the correct year. At least for the installation at least.
And as for the most recent error, just re-run the configure file by typing ./configure
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The rdate function only affects your local system time, not the hardware clock. Shutdown and leave your computer for 30 seconds, then start it up again (do not just reboot!), run the date command and tell us what it shows.
I don't think it is likely to be a problem with your BIOS - usually they go back to the epoch (1970 sometime) rather than just losing 4 years, but it's a possibility. Best bet is to try the date command first after a complete shutdown as that should help narrow down the possibilities.
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Quote:
Originally posted here by pwaring
The rdate function only affects your local system time, not the hardware clock. Shutdown and leave your computer for 30 seconds, then start it up again (do not just reboot!), run the date command and tell us what it shows.
I don't think it is likely to be a problem with your BIOS - usually they go back to the epoch (1970 sometime) rather than just losing 4 years, but it's a possibility. Best bet is to try the date command first after a complete shutdown as that should help narrow down the possibilities.
Yes!!!
I tried to play around with all the command again. And i finally got the
installation running.
I dun really noe which command that i might have miss out !
Wana say a big Thanks to :
pwaring
the_JinX
Ms Mitten
Berylliu9
Wait.......
Hmm... Now the entire setup is done!
I type gmplayer and it doesnt work...
[root@localhost root]# gmplayer
bash: gmplayer: command not found
But, I can only watch video by Rclick and choose Mplayer from /usr/local/bin/mplayer
And i doesnt have the play FWD and REV panel!
No skins as well!
Hmm.. any idea? : )
Thankyou!
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did you try: mplayer --help
I personaly use xine (with the mplayer libs)
so perhaps you should check out xine ( www.xinehq.de or xine.sourceforge.net )
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Try: whereis gmplayer. It might not be in your path so you'll have to either run it from its location (e.g. /usr/loca/bin/gmplayer) or add it to the $PATH environment variable.
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Quote:
Originally posted here by the_JinX
did you try: mplayer --help
I personaly use xine (with the mplayer libs)
so perhaps you should check out xine ( www.xinehq.de or xine.sourceforge.net )
Yup. Now i am using Xine
it is easier to use and install.
Big Thanks to all you guys for helping!
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Quote:
Originally posted here by novkhan
Yes!!!
I tried to play around with all the command again. And i finally got the
installation running.
I dun really noe which command that i might have miss out !
My guess would be it was running ./configure again, since that's what was being suggested by make....
Never mind, you seem to have solved your problems.
Steve
