so im trying to add the block.  i copied the text in the downloaded zip file, pasted to the new html block, and all i get is code, i put it in the php block, i get syntax error... which areas need editing so this works on my site?

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE block-info SYSTEM "http://www.ezportal.com/xml/block-info">
<block-info xmlns="http://www.ezportal.com/xml/block-info" xmlns:ezportal="http://www.ezportal.com/">
<id>chadon:mediagallery</id>
<title>Media Gallery randon photos</title>
<version>1.1</version>
<blocktype>php</blocktype>
<forumversion>SMF 1.1x 2.x</forumversion>
<author>Chadon</author>
<website>http://www.ozinart.com/index.php?action=contact</website>
<editable>1</editable>
<can_cache>1</can_cache>
<parameter1>
   <type>string</type>
   <required>1</required>
   <default>4</default>
   <title>Number of images</title>
   <order>1</order>
</parameter1>


<blockdata><![CDATA[global $sourcedir, $context, $txt, $galurl, $scripturl, $settings;

require_once($sourcedir . '/Subs-MGallery.php');
loadMGal_Settings();

if (loadlanguage('MGallery') == false)
  loadLanguage('MGallery', 'english');

$items = getMediaItems(0, $parameter1, 'RAND()');


foreach ($items as $item)
  echo '
          <div class="smalltext" style="text-align: center; line-height: 1.4em; border: 1px

#000000 solid; padding: 5px;">
      <a href="',$galurl,'sa=item;id=',$item['id'],'"><img

src="',$galurl,'sa=media;id=',$item['id'],';thumb" alt="',$item['title'],'" /></a>
      </div>
';]]></blockdata>

</block-info>

sweet, now tell me this, i am not using the smf gallery, im using the large aeva mod, with media tab.  so when i enable the block, its blank, im assuming the code strings are incorrect?

here is a quick list of my installed mods.

in that code then, what would need changed, say, the url, to make this compatible, or is it more complicated than that?

for example, my media section is http://ozinart.com/index.php?action=media

whereas, the xml file provided, lists MGallery in several places...

gotcha, thanks