[MPlayer-users] Cannot install MPlayer PLEASE HELP

[Reimar Döffinger]

Hello,
On Sun, Nov 04, 2007 at 06:01:45PM -0500, Paul Morris wrote:
> Hello all! I am having some serious problems with mPlayer and streaming all
> internet radio stations!!! First and foremost I am running Gutsy. I followed
> the installation instructions to the 'T" on the first page of this post (
> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=558538) and my first wall that I
> hit is when I do ./configure I receive the following
> 
> ./configure
> Detected operating system: Linux
> Detected host architecture: i386
> Checking for cc version ... 4.1.3, ok
> Checking for host cc ... cc
> Checking for cross compilation ... yes
> Checking for CPU vendor ... AuthenticAMD (15:72:2)
> Checking for CPU type ... AMD Turion(tm) 64 X2 Mobile Technology TL-50
> Checking for kernel support of mmx ... failed
> It seems that your kernel does not correctly support mmx.
> To use mmx extensions in MPlayer, you have to upgrade/recompile your kernel!

The default cc 4.1 in Gutsy crashes even when compiling a simple "hello
world". Don't ask me how that could slip through the QA process (maybe
because it only happens on really old PCs or so (Intel P2 here)).
Install gcc-4.2 and do configure --cc=gcc-4.2

Greetings,
Reimar Döffinger