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Mplayer video problems

I just installed the last version of Mplayer, but when i try to play a file i can't see anything.
This is what it writes to me

[Harp00] mplayer sigla_chobin.mpg
MPlayer 1.0pre1-3.2.2 (C) 2000-2003 MPlayer Team

CPU: Advanced Micro Devices (Family: 6, Stepping: 0)
Detected cache-line size is 64 bytes
CPUflags: MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 1 3DNow2: 1 SSE: 1 SSE2: 0
Compiled for x86 CPU with extensions: MMX MMX2 3DNow 3DNowEx SSE

Reading config file /usr/local/etc/mplayer/mplayer.conf: No such file or directory
Reading config file /home/franco/.mplayer/config
Reading /home/franco/.mplayer/codecs.conf: Can't open '/home/franco/.mplayer/codecs.conf': No such file or directory
Reading /usr/local/etc/mplayer/codecs.conf: Can't open '/usr/local/etc/mplayer/codecs.conf': No such file or directory
Using built-in default codecs.conf
font: can't open file: /home/franco/.mplayer/font/font.desc
font: can't open file: /usr/local/share/mplayer/font/font.desc
Linux RTC init error in ioctl (rtc_irqp_set 1024): Permission denied
Try adding "echo 1024 > /proc/sys/dev/rtc/max-user-freq" to your system startup
scripts.
Using usleep() timing
Can't open input config file /home/franco/.mplayer/input.conf: No such file or directory
Can't open input config file /usr/local/etc/mplayer/input.conf: No such file or
directory
Falling back on default (hardcoded) input config

Playing sigla_chobin.mpg
MPEG-PS file format detected.
VIDEO: MPEG1 352x240 (aspect 12) 30,000 fps 1089,6 kbps (136,2 kbyte/s)
==========================================================================
Opening audio decoder: [mp3lib] MPEG layer-2, layer-3
MP3lib: init layer2&3 finished, tables done
AUDIO: 44100 Hz, 2 ch, 16 bit (0x10), ratio: 14000->176400 (112,0 kbit)
Selected audio codec: [mp3] afm:mp3lib (mp3lib MPEG layer-2, layer-3)
==========================================================================
Can't open /dev/fb0: No such device
[fbdev2] Can't open /dev/fb0: No such device
==========================================================================
Opening video decoder: [mpegpes] MPEG 1/2 Video passthrough
VDec: vo config request - 352 x 240 (preferred csp: Mpeg PES)
VDec: using Mpeg PES as output csp (no 0)
Movie-Aspect is 1,33:1 - prescaling to correct movie aspect.
VO: [null] 352x240 => 352x264 Mpeg PES
Selected video codec: [mpegpes] vfm:mpegpes (Mpeg PES output (.mpg or Dxr3/DVB card))
==========================================================================
Checking audio filter chain for 44100Hz/2ch/16bit -> 44100Hz/2ch/16bit...
AF_pre: af format: 2 bps, 2 ch, 44100 hz, little endian signed int
AF_pre: 44100Hz 2ch Signed 16-bit (Little-Endian)
AO: [oss] 44100Hz 2ch Signed 16-bit (Little-Endian) (2 bps)
Building audio filter chain for 44100Hz/2ch/16bit -> 44100Hz/2ch/16bit...
Starting playback...
A: 0,0 V: 0,0 A-V: 0,000 ct: 0,000 48/ 48 0% 0% 0,0% 0 0 0%

Exiting... (End of file)

Code:

Can't open /dev/fb0: No such device

[fbdev2] Can't open /dev/fb0: No such device

That is most likely your problem. Either maybe you don't have the XFree86 development packages installed or you don't have framebuffer support, etc.

are you trying to play in X or in the console? if in console then you need to sort out a framebuffer for it to use as the error message suggests if in X try running it like this

mplayer movie.mpg -vo xv

So, what should i do?
Have i to download some packages?
I tried only in console mode, also because if i try to click over a mpeg file in X it say that i have no installed any appropriate program for .mpeg files.
And i do not understand why if i have just installed one.
Probably the problem it's only i am a new newbie.

i wouldnt try to play it in a virtual terminal because it will require properly setting up a framebuffer(not an easy thing for a newbie), so go with X. now while your in X open up a terminal and type 'mplayer movie.mpg -vo xv' and see what happens

I would recommend just getting the Xfree86 development package as trickykid said. If you dont have it on CD then yeah you will have to download it as an rpm. No big deal. It will be called Xfree86 devel though as opposed to development. I had the same problem too and installing that rpm did the trick for me! Good luck.

I installed Xfree86 developing packages but it doesn't works!
Here is what it writes :

[franco@localhost franco]$ mplayer /mnt/cdrom/chobin/sigla_chobin.mpg
MPlayer 1.0pre1-3.2.2 (C) 2000-2003 MPlayer Team

CPU: Advanced Micro Devices (Family: 6, Stepping: 0)
Detected cache-line size is 64 bytes
CPUflags: MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 1 3DNow2: 1 SSE: 1 SSE2: 0
Compiled for x86 CPU with extensions: MMX MMX2 3DNow 3DNowEx SSE

Reading config file /usr/local/etc/mplayer/mplayer.conf: No such file or directory
Reading config file /home/franco/.mplayer/config
Reading /home/franco/.mplayer/codecs.conf: Can't open '/home/franco/.mplayer/codecs.conf': No such file or directory
Reading /usr/local/etc/mplayer/codecs.conf: Can't open '/usr/local/etc/mplayer/codecs.conf': No such file or directory
Using built-in default codecs.conf
font: can't open file: /home/franco/.mplayer/font/font.desc
font: can't open file: /usr/local/share/mplayer/font/font.desc
Linux RTC init error in ioctl (rtc_irqp_set 1024): Permission denied
Try adding "echo 1024 > /proc/sys/dev/rtc/max-user-freq" to your system startup
scripts.
Using usleep() timing
Can't open input config file /home/franco/.mplayer/input.conf: No such file or directory
Can't open input config file /usr/local/etc/mplayer/input.conf: No such file or
directory
Falling back on default (hardcoded) input config

Playing /mnt/cdrom/chobin/sigla_chobin.mpg
MPEG-PS file format detected.
VIDEO: MPEG1 352x240 (aspect 12) 30,000 fps 1089,6 kbps (136,2 kbyte/s)
==========================================================================
Opening audio decoder: [mp3lib] MPEG layer-2, layer-3
MP3lib: init layer2&3 finished, tables done
AUDIO: 44100 Hz, 2 ch, 16 bit (0x10), ratio: 14000->176400 (112,0 kbit)
Selected audio codec: [mp3] afm:mp3lib (mp3lib MPEG layer-2, layer-3)
==========================================================================
Can't open /dev/fb0: No such device
[fbdev2] Can't open /dev/fb0: No such device
==========================================================================
Opening video decoder: [mpegpes] MPEG 1/2 Video passthrough
VDec: vo config request - 352 x 240 (preferred csp: Mpeg PES)
VDec: using Mpeg PES as output csp (no 0)
Movie-Aspect is 1,33:1 - prescaling to correct movie aspect.
VO: [null] 352x240 => 352x264 Mpeg PES
Selected video codec: [mpegpes] vfm:mpegpes (Mpeg PES output (.mpg or Dxr3/DVB card))
==========================================================================
Checking audio filter chain for 44100Hz/2ch/16bit -> 44100Hz/2ch/16bit...
AF_pre: af format: 2 bps, 2 ch, 44100 hz, little endian signed int
AF_pre: 44100Hz 2ch Signed 16-bit (Little-Endian)
AO: [oss] 44100Hz 2ch Signed 16-bit (Little-Endian) (2 bps)
Building audio filter chain for 44100Hz/2ch/16bit -> 44100Hz/2ch/16bit...
Starting playback...
A: 0,0 V: 0,0 A-V: 0,000 ct: 0,000 81/ 81 0% 0% 0,0% 0 0 0%

Exiting... (End of file)

The problem now is i don't know what a framebuffer is.

I tried also with: mplayer /mnt/cdrom//chobin/sigla_chobin.mpg -vo xv
but here is what it writes back:

MPlayer 1.0pre1-3.2.2 (C) 2000-2003 MPlayer Team

CPU: Advanced Micro Devices (Family: 6, Stepping: 0)
Detected cache-line size is 64 bytes
CPUflags: MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 1 3DNow2: 1 SSE: 1 SSE2: 0
Compiled for x86 CPU with extensions: MMX MMX2 3DNow 3DNowEx SSE

Reading config file /usr/local/etc/mplayer/mplayer.conf: No such file or directory
Reading config file /home/franco/.mplayer/config
Reading /home/franco/.mplayer/codecs.conf: Can't open '/home/franco/.mplayer/codecs.conf': No such file or directory
Reading /usr/local/etc/mplayer/codecs.conf: Can't open '/usr/local/etc/mplayer/codecs.conf': No such file or directory
Using built-in default codecs.conf
font: can't open file: /home/franco/.mplayer/font/font.desc
font: can't open file: /usr/local/share/mplayer/font/font.desc
Linux RTC init error in ioctl (rtc_irqp_set 1024): Permission denied
Try adding "echo 1024 > /proc/sys/dev/rtc/max-user-freq" to your system startup
scripts.
Using usleep() timing
Can't open input config file /home/franco/.mplayer/input.conf: No such file or directory
Can't open input config file /usr/local/etc/mplayer/input.conf: No such file or
directory
Falling back on default (hardcoded) input config

Playing /mnt/cdrom/chobin/sigla_chobin.mpg
MPEG-PS file format detected.
VIDEO: MPEG1 352x240 (aspect 12) 30,000 fps 1089,6 kbps (136,2 kbyte/s)
==========================================================================
Opening audio decoder: [mp3lib] MPEG layer-2, layer-3
MP3lib: init layer2&3 finished, tables done
AUDIO: 44100 Hz, 2 ch, 16 bit (0x10), ratio: 14000->176400 (112,0 kbit)
Selected audio codec: [mp3] afm:mp3lib (mp3lib MPEG layer-2, layer-3)
==========================================================================
Error opening/initializing the selected video_out (-vo) device.

Exiting... (End of file)

Please if you can, help me.
Thank you!!

try -vo x11
or compile it with gui (./configure --enable-gui) and use gmplayer(need to download skins)