[SOLVED] smplayer failed to play mkv

malayo · 03-17-2011, 04:16 AM

as the title above, it failed playing mkv but totem can play it just fine

Code:

[h264 @ 0x7f3be8ee5600]AVC: nal size 122945
[h264 @ 0x7f3be8ee5600]no frame!
Error while decoding frame!
[h264 @ 0x7f3be8ee5600]AVC: nal size 95745
[h264 @ 0x7f3be8ee5600]no frame!
Error while decoding frame!

Too many audio packets in the buffer: (4100 in 702036 bytes).
Maybe you are playing a non-interleaved stream/file or the codec failed?
For AVI files, try to force non-interleaved mode with the -ni option.
A:   0.2 V:   0.0 A-V:  0.227 ct:  0.000   0/  0 ??% ??% ??,?% 1121 0 

Exiting... (End of file)

smplayer used v. 0.6.9 (SVN r3447) on debian 6 64-bit

jim_p · 03-17-2011, 10:24 AM

Are you using mplayer from the stock debian repo or the one from debian multimedia? If so, use the 2nd.

malayo · 03-17-2011, 07:51 PM

i'm using the one from stock debian repo

i tried adding debian multimedia repo and do apt-pinning by trying higher and lower priority number than squeeze but both pulls from main. How would i be able to install from debian multimedia?

below is my preferences file content:

Code:

ackage: *
Pin: origin www.debian-multimedia.org
Pin-Priority: 100

Package: *
Pin: release a=squeeze
Pin-Priority: 300

Package: *
Pin: release a=debian
Pin-Priority: 200

the last repo is linux mint debian edition

jim_p · 03-18-2011, 02:53 AM

What does "apt-cache policy mplayer" show you about mplayer? Here is what I get on my laptop, where I dont use apt-pinning.

Code:

$ apt-cache policy mplayer
mplayer:
  Εγκατεστημένα: (κανένα)
  Υποψήφιο:      3:1.0~rc4-0.1
  Πίνακας Έκδοσης:
     3:1.0~rc4-0.1 0
        500 http://ftp.uni-kl.de/debian-multimedia/ testing/main i386 Packages
     2:1.0~rc4.dfsg1-2 0
        500 http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/ testing/main i386 Packages

On a regular upgrade, apt would upgrade it to the debian multimedia one, since it's a "newer" version.

Please note that I am not using the regular mplayer package but mplayer-nogui which is only available in debian-multimedia.
It works in the same manner as the regular mplayer, so if you install it it will probably replace "plain" mplayer and smplayer will use it as an mplayer binary with no extra configuration.

malayo · 03-18-2011, 07:48 AM

# apt-cache policy smplayer

Code:

smplayer:
  Installed: 0.6.9-1
  Candidate: 0.6.9-1
  Version table:
 *** 0.6.9-1 0
        500 http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ squeeze/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

even with
# aptitude -t www.debian-multimedia.org install smplayer

apt still pulls from main

the trooper · 03-18-2011, 08:09 AM

What's in your sources.list?,also you are looking at the smplayer package and not mplayer.
I get the same as jim p:

Code:

ade@Pc1:~$ apt-cache policy mplayer
mplayer:
  Installed: (none)
  Candidate: 3:1.0~rc4-0.1
  Version table:
     3:1.0~rc4-0.1 0
        990 http://debian-multimedia.org/ wheezy/main amd64 Packages
     2:1.0~rc4.dfsg1-2 0
        990 http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ testing/main amd64 Packages
        500 http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ unstable/main amd64 Packages

malayo · 03-18-2011, 08:48 AM

sorry i misread

Code:

# apt-cache policy mplayer
mplayer:
  Installed: 2:1.0~rc3++final.dfsg1-1
  Candidate: 2:1.0~rc3++final.dfsg1-1
  Version table:
     2:1.0~rc3++svn20100804-0.2 0
        100 http://www.debian-multimedia.org/ squeeze/main amd64 Packages
 *** 2:1.0~rc3++final.dfsg1-1 0
        500 http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ squeeze/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

my sources.list

Code:

deb http://security.debian.org/ squeeze/updates main
# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
#deb-src http://security.debian.org/ squeeze/updates main

deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian squeeze main contrib non-free

#deb http://ftp.tw.debian.org/debian experimental main contrib non-free

deb http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian squeeze contrib non-free

deb http://apt.ludomatic.fr squeeze non-free

deb http://packages.linuxmint.com/ debian main upstream import

## libreoffice
deb http://download.tuxfamily.org/gericom/libreoffice / #gericom@hummer

eveningsky339 · 03-18-2011, 09:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by malayo

deb http://packages.linuxmint.com/ debian main upstream import

What is this? It would seem you are mixing the LMDE repo's with Debian. I don't see any MPlayer packages in the LMDE repo but I am concerned about some sort of repository conflict, especially considering you are running stable and LMDE is based on testing.

I can't say if that's the problem but its something to consider.

frgomes · 02-17-2012, 09:43 PM

I confirm that mixing packages from linuxmint with squeeze may lead to problems, unless you know very well what you are doing.

You will probably find easier reinstalling everything from scratch than trying to fix the huge mess you will obtain after several packages are installed.

You have been warned!

malayo · 02-18-2012, 01:46 AM

yup, i had reinstalled my squeeze amd64 and use smplayer from main. no problem playing .mkv at all.

craigevil · 02-18-2012, 12:29 PM

Get rid of these repos:
deb http://packages.linuxmint.com/ debian main upstream import

## libreoffice
deb http://download.tuxfamily.org/gericom/libreoffice / #gericom@hummer

LibreOffice is in backports. And Mint LMDE is based on testing not stable which is what you are running.

A Suggested sources.list, which includes backports and debian-multimedia.org

Code:

##################
## Debian Stable  ##
##################
#Stable 
#deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian/ squeeze main contrib non-free 
#Stable Sources
#deb-src http://http.us.debian.org/debian/ squeeze main contrib non-free 

#Security Updates  http://www.debian.org/security/
#deb http://security.debian.org/ squeeze/updates main contrib non-free 

# Please note: The debian-volatile project has been discontinued with the Debian Squeeze release.
# See http://lists.debian.org/debian-volatile-announce/2011/msg00000.html for details.
# Debian Volatile is now squeeze-updates
# Squeeze-updates 
deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ squeeze-updates main contrib non-free

# Debian Stable Backports 
# For information visit - http://backports.debian.org/
# Secure apt: apt-get install debian-backports-keyring
#deb http://backports.debian.org/debian-backports squeeze-backports main contrib non-free

# Debian Multimedia Packages - http://debian-multimedia.org/
# DMM Mirrors http://debian-multimedia.org/debian-m.php
# DMM list of mirrors using Google cache http://tinyurl.com/3aoalbl
# Secure apt: apt-get install debian-multimedia-keyring
# deb http://www.debian-multimedia.org squeeze  main non-free

alekkova · 09-01-2017, 02:59 AM

uncheck /Smplayer/Options/Preferences/Interface/Hide video window when playing audio files