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1. Check if there are missing dependencies
Code:

      # LC_ALL=C zypper ve
      Reading installed packages...
      Dependencies of all installed packages are satisfied.

2. Check if there are packages installed from the VideoLAN repository
Code:

      $ rpm -qa --queryformat '%{NAME} -> %{VENDOR}\n' | grep -i VideoLAN
      libdvdcss -> VideoLAN Project (http://www.videolan.org)

Only libdvdcss should be installed from the VideoLAN repository.
3. Check your basic multimedia packages
Code:

      $ rpm --verify --query --all 'libav*' 'libpostproc*' 'libswscale*'

If it return anything there is a problem, check man rpm for details.
No need to reinstall to be sure, this check is 100% sure.
4. Verify you have xine installed and installed from Packman
Code:

      $ rpm --query --queryformat '%{NAME}-%{VERSION}-%{RELEASE}-%{ARCH} -> %{VENDOR}\n' libxine1 libxine1-codecs
      libxine1-1.1.15-44.pm.0-x86_64 -> packman.links2linux.de
      libxine1-codecs-1.1.15-44.pm.0-x86_64 -> packman.links2linux.de

5. Check your xine packages
Code:

      $ rpm --verify --query --all '*xine*'

6. Verify you have all the gstreamer plugins (codecs) installed and installed from Packman
Code:

      $ rpm --query --queryformat '%{NAME}-%{VERSION}-%{RELEASE}-%{ARCH} -> %{VENDOR}\n' gstreamer-0_10-ffmpeg gstreamer-0_10-fluendo-mp3 gstreamer-0_10-fluendo-mpegdemux gstreamer-0_10-fluendo-mpegmux gstreamer-0_10-plugins-bad gstreamer-0_10-plugins-base gstreamer-0_10-plugins-good gstreamer-0_10-plugins-good-extra gstreamer-0_10-plugins-ugly
      gstreamer-0_10-ffmpeg-0.10.5-42.pm.1-x86_64 -> packman.links2linux.de
      gstreamer-0_10-fluendo-mp3-0.10.7-42.pm.2-x86_64 -> packman.links2linux.de
      gstreamer-0_10-fluendo-mpegdemux-0.10.15-42.pm.1-x86_64 -> http://packman.links2linux.de
      gstreamer-0_10-fluendo-mpegmux-0.10.4-42.pm.1-x86_64 -> packman.links2linux.de
      gstreamer-0_10-plugins-bad-0.10.8-42.pm.1-x86_64 -> packman.links2linux.de
      gstreamer-0_10-plugins-base-0.10.21-42.pm.1-x86_64 -> packman.links2linux.de
      gstreamer-0_10-plugins-good-0.10.10-42.pm.3-x86_64 -> packman.links2linux.de
      gstreamer-0_10-plugins-good-extra-0.10.10-42.pm.3-x86_64 -> packman.links2linux.de
      gstreamer-0_10-plugins-ugly-0.10.10-42.pm.1-x86_64 -> packman.links2linux.de

7. Check your gstreamer packages
Code:

      $ rpm --verify --query --all '*gst*'

8. Check your MPlayer package
Code:

      $ rpm --verify MPlayer

9. Check your VLC packages
Code:

      $ rpm --verify --query --all '*vlc*'
      .....UG.    /usr/bin/qvlc
      .....UG.    /usr/bin/svlc
      .....UG.    /usr/lib64/vlc/gui/libqt4_plugin.so

Like you see in this case there is a problem, but it's just a permissions problem. Anyway it's a packaging problem I'm going to report to Packman so they can fix it.
10. Check your w32codec package
Code:

      $ rpm --verify w32codec-all
      package w32codec-all is not installed

Note that this package only adds support for some rare formats, and only works on 32bits systems. On a x86-64 system it will not make any difference.


If after checking all this you are unable to fix your problem open a thread in this forum. But copy & paste (yes, c&p no just "everything seems ok") the commands from this post and your results, so we know you followed them correctly. And also give us a copy of your installed packages... don't say "I have xine from Packman", prove it!!!
Code:

 $ rpm --query --all 'libav*' 'libpostproc*' 'libswscale*' '*xine*' '*gst*' MPlayer '*vlc*' | grep -v avahi | sort                                                                                      
 amarok-xine-1.4.10-100.pm.1                                                                                    
 gstreamer-0_10-0.10.21-42.pm.3                                                                                 
 gstreamer-0_10-ffmpeg-0.10.5-42.pm.1                                                                           
 gstreamer-0_10-fluendo-mp3-0.10.7-42.pm.2                                                                      
 gstreamer-0_10-fluendo-mpegdemux-0.10.15-42.pm.1                                                               
 gstreamer-0_10-fluendo-mpegmux-0.10.4-42.pm.1
 gstreamer-0_10-lang-0.10.21-42.pm.3
 gstreamer-0_10-plugins-bad-0.10.8-42.pm.1
 gstreamer-0_10-plugins-bad-lang-0.10.8-42.pm.1
 gstreamer-0_10-plugins-base-0.10.21-42.pm.1
 gstreamer-0_10-plugins-base-lang-0.10.21-42.pm.1
 gstreamer-0_10-plugins-farsight-0.12.9-0.pm.3
 gstreamer-0_10-plugins-good-0.10.10-42.pm.3
 gstreamer-0_10-plugins-good-extra-0.10.10-42.pm.3
 gstreamer-0_10-plugins-ugly-0.10.10-42.pm.1
 gstreamer-0_10-plugins-ugly-lang-0.10.10-42.pm.1
 gstreamer-0_10-utils-0.10.21-42.pm.3
 gstreamer-utils-0.10.21-42.pm.3
 kdemultimedia3-video-xine-3.5.10-5.21
 libavc1394-0-0.5.3-104.1
 libavcodec52-0.4.9.15866svn-20081117.pm.2304
 libavdevice52-0.4.9.15866svn-20081117.pm.2304
 libavformat52-0.4.9.15866svn-20081117.pm.2304
 libavogadro0-0.8.1-18.1
 libavutil49-0.4.9.15866svn-20081117.pm.2304
 libgstapp-0_10-0-0.10.8-42.pm.1
 libgstinterfaces-0_10-0-0.10.21-42.pm.1
 libgstreamer-0_10-0-0.10.21-42.pm.3
 libpostproc51-0.4.9.15866svn-20081117.pm.2304
 libswscale0-0.4.9.15866svn-20081117.pm.2304
 libvlc2-0.9.6-0.pm.1
 libvlccore0-0.9.6-0.pm.1
 libxine1-1.1.15-44.pm.0
 libxine1-aa-1.1.15-44.pm.0
 libxine1-codecs-1.1.15-44.pm.0
 MPlayer-1.0rc2_r27637-3.pm.3
 phonon-backend-gstreamer-0_10-4.2.0-53.3
 phonon-backend-xine-4.1.3-59.11
 vlc-0.9.6-0.pm.1
 vlc-noX-0.9.6-0.pm.1
 vlc-qt-0.9.6-0.pm.1
 xinetd-2.3.14-115.1
 xine-ui-0.99.5-161.1  

And to avoid problems... the most important thing I can say you: even if YaST/zypper/updater gives you such an option... **NEVER** ignore a dependency. Change vendor is ok, ignore dependencies never is a good idea.